Two tinies duly amended, thanks, Max. No idea what happened to Sean. The footy coach actually instructed him to 'take out' an opposing ruckman from Lalor who was making the difference in the game. Sean did but never looked the coach in the eye again. 'Bogan' probably does not apply out of Aus but hey, let's see what Patrick and Doug make of the term. A 'sleeve' is a single arm's worth of tattoos. I'd send a pic but this site won't handle it.
Cheers,
Bill
On 05/03/2014, at 12:04 PM, Max Richards wrote:
> quite a full character sketch, Bill, and from how many years back?
>
> [tiny slips:
> de rigueur
> and shift hyphen up against sergeant]
>
> of course this reader is curious -
> what became of Sean?
> and you'd tell us if you knew.
> Splendid set of false teeth, I trust.
>
> [does the word bogan work outside Australia, I wonder?]
>
> not sure I can visualise single sleeves.
>
> I'm still a bit shocked at the coach's yell.
>
> Max
>
>
>
> On 05/03/2014, at 8:06 AM, Bill Wootton wrote:
>
>> One knacker
>>
>> Illiterate Sean, with his goofy
>> grin, both arms scraggily
>> tattooed above lanky wrists
>> (before single sleeves
>> became bogan de rigeur),
>> you wanted on your side.
>> Sean, that loosest
>> of Watsonia cannons.
>>
>> Cranky and snap-violent,
>> punctual only by accident,
>> lacking customary restraints,
>> tight grey-panted Sean,
>> to those in the know,
>> was a testicle light
>> but a ballsier leader
>> you'd struggle to find.
>>
>> Bursting through the centre
>> with the damp footy
>> one Greensborough winter,
>> kicking the sealer,
>> he inspired the coach
>> to yell, Go One-Knacker.
>> Sean shook his head
>> afterwards. Don't do that.
>>
>> A product of 9D,
>> legendarily unteachable,
>> reaching year 11
>> on tech school
>> automatic promotion,
>> Sean toothlessly offered
>> to assist three of us
>> teachers last period Friday
>>
>> when fifteen-year olds
>> get a whiff of weekend.
>> We stood back
>> while Sean sergeant
>> -majored kids to seats,
>> cocked an eye at us
>> and rasped: Don't forget
>> to all do your homework.
>>
>> bw
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