| Back in the 1950's to 1970's a lot of lads in our | | | | told him to look at the top of his apple tree. They |
| cricket team were farm lads from the surrounding | | | | also put some tar on an outside toilet seat and a |
| farms. Cricket was a social as well as a sports | | | | very unfortunate lady got stuck to the seat. |
| environment for them. Normally they would play | | | | These pranksters needed a comeuppance and they |
| cricket and spend the time after the match in the | | | | got it one night after winning the local cricket evening |
| local pub. If they won a local competition they would | | | | league trophy. 'Geordie' had far too much to drink |
| spend a LOT of time in the pub! | | | | and was completely legless. 'Squeak' had too much |
| Our team was a decent village team and they won a | | | | but he could still walk. He had the problem of getting |
| few trophies over the years. 'Geordie' & 'Squeak' | | | | his mate home to the farm that was a mile away. |
| were two of our best players and they certainly | | | | "Aha" thought 'Squeak' when he saw a wheelbarrow |
| knew how to celebrate. One night it got them into | | | | in the farmer's yard where he had painted the |
| trouble with the local bobby! | | | | painted the pig black. "I'll put 'Geordie' in the |
| They were both farm lads and worked on a farm | | | | wheelbarrow and take him home in that" he thought |
| about 1 mile away from the village. In those days | | | | to himself. |
| they would walk or bicycle to the cricket games. | | | | The villager saw 'Squeak' take the wheelbarrow and |
| After going to the pub they would sometimes play | | | | got in touch with the local bobby. "I'll teach them two |
| pranks on the local village residents. | | | | a lesson" said the local bobby. He soon caught up |
| Lots of the villagers used to keep a pig in their | | | | with them because a mile takes a long time if you zig |
| backyard, after the war, to get round the ration | | | | zag all over the place. "What are you two up to" the |
| problem. One night 'Geordie' & 'Squeak' crept into a | | | | bobby asked 'Squeak'. "I'm taking him home" |
| farm yard and painted a villager's pig black with tar. | | | | stammered 'Squeak'. "Are you drunk 'Squeak'" |
| Next morning he was totally outraged when he saw | | | | boomed the bobby. "He's a lot worse than me" said |
| the pig had been painted and vowed revenge. | | | | 'Squeak'. |
| Another villager had their chimney blocked up. There | | | | "I'm arresting you for being drunk in charge of a |
| was a house in the village that was built in a quarry. | | | | wheelbarrow" said the bobby. "Anything you say will |
| It was possible to walk in the field at the back of the | | | | be taken down and used in evidence against you". |
| house and climb on to the roof. 'Geordie' & 'Squeak' | | | | "Me Mam will kill me if you do that" pleaded 'Squeak'. |
| climbed up the roof and stuffed some straw inside | | | | The bobby could barely keep a straight face! "OK I'll |
| the chimney pot. It blocked the chimney and sent | | | | let you off this time but if I hear of any more pranks |
| smoke back in to the living room inside the house. | | | | in the village then I'll tell your Mam what you have |
| The villager was vowing revenge if he found out | | | | been up to". 'Squeak' finally got 'Geordie' home in the |
| who the culprits were. | | | | wheelbarrow that night but they never played any |
| 'Geordie' & 'Squeak' also tied a gentleman's bike to | | | | more pranks on the villagers after being found "Drunk |
| the top of an apple tree. He could not locate the bike | | | | in charge of a wheelbarrow". |
| at all and was completely stunned when someone | | | | |