The King and the Duke were just returning from the funeral of
an associate of theirs and arguing over a bet ."I didnt say I would
pay you fifty pounds if Arsenal win Mike. I said I would pay fifty
pounds to see them win". The Duke said in his strangulated cockney
accent that Del Boy would of been proud of."Yes you did you f.....g liar
!" The King said in a more rounded tone that was still London in
its origin."Look just because they believe you are King s..t in
Rhodesia doesnt mean you can talk to me like that you old git! " The
Duke replied, and they went on in this way until they turned different
ways to their seperate council flats. Having lately returned from
Africa after about forty years to live off social security in London.
They were both doing farely well on
benefits, to be able to afford to
fly back to Rhodesia every
year but the King having a bigger appetite
than the Duke wanted to go twice a year for at least six months. Knowing
he had to be careful of the Social Security brigade finding out. The
cold weather payment just about covered the flight and swopping his
flat with
people in Africa and staying in their house in Harare helped
the stay, but then he needed spending
money.His girl
friends over
there expected it.He had already sworn to The Home Office that about
twenty different people were his children or ex wives, so did he dare to
keep on with it as it was a
quite a good earner. Everyone he knew
was scamming. The Black market was a part of life he had always
known.Africa ran on it.Perhaps not quite so well since Mugabe had come
to power, but his friends there had got a farm out of it. A bit far out
in the country but alright for a stay when he was there. The King
decided he would get a child sent over, one of the extended family so he
could claim more benefits and with the comforting
thought of more money
made his coco and went to bed, feeling farely exhausted at the thought of
all the running around he would have to do over vizas.
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