The Folklore of Western Australia

SOPHISTICATED TOM -

Tom Doyle was a publican in Kanowna and although quite rich was somewhat unsophisticated. When he took his new bride on honeymoon to Melbourne he was asked by the Manager if he required the bridal chamber. Tom replied that his new wife may require the chamber but he was happy to 'piss out the window'.

Back home in Kanowna a dignitary was making a speech when Tom encountered olives in vinegar for the first time. In the middle of the speech Tom jumped up and shouted out that 'someone has pissed in the gooseberries.'

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