MINTER COURT

DURING THE WAR//

Galley Slaves.
I was sent to join a new galley so they chained me up next to Joe. Then the galley master came round and lashed all of us; he really went to town. When he stopped all the galley slaves leaned back and urinated in the air. I said to Joe, what was all that about, he looked at me as if I was ignorant. What day is it he asked, Friday I said, well said Joe, every Friday night we have a whip round and a piss up.

Couldn’t wait for Saturday, but we had to row the bleeding thing even harder, cos the Captain went water ski-ing.

UNCLEALBERT