THE PRESIDENT OF THE COALMINERS ASSOCIATION IS MAKING HIS ANNUAL SPEECH, HE, AND EVERYONE ELSE IS WEARING A TUXEDO AND THEIR FACES & HANDS ARE ALL COVERED IN SOOT.
PRESIDENT:
Miners, Miners Wives & Minors I welcome you all to this years Miners convention, unfortunately I must start with some troubling news, someone has played a rather cruel trick on us.
THERE IS A MURMUR AROUND THE CROWD.
PRESIDENT:
Every year, we have gathered here to raise a glass to Charlie Price, the first of the last great coalminers. We stand before this magnificent portrait and raise a glass to his memory.
CROWD#1
Good old Charlie!
CROWD#2
He was a hero God bless him.
PRESIDENT:
It has been brought to our attention, That the man in this picture is not actually the famous Charlie Price.
CROWD#1
You can't be serious
CROWD#2
Well I did have my doubts.
PRESIDENT:
I have it on good authority that this portrait, is actually of a singer called Al Jolson.
CROWD GASP
PRESIDENT:
It's not even real soot on his face, it's just make up.
CROWD#1
Not even real soot! That's just offensive
CROWD#2
I wondered why he always looked so happy.
PRESIDENT:
The Bad news is that we've all been made a laughing stock, The good news is that we don't have to do the mining on one knee anymore.
CROWD#2
Oooh Maaamy!
END
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