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You're absolutely right I did, and I'd completely forgotten. Grey cells I'm afraid.
However, I think the subject more than deserves another airing. I shall probably bring it up again next year.
You're absolutely right I did, and I'd completely forgotten. Grey cells I'm afraid.
However, I think the subject more than deserves another airing. I shall probably bring it up again next year.
Lol! And it looks like last year's thread has now resurfaced, as 'someone' has posted in it.
Yes, I expect we'll all be talking about it this time next year, too.
"In 1989 Dodd was charged with tax evasion. The subsequent trial, with the prosecution case led by Brian Leveson QC, produced several revelations. The Diddy Men, who had appeared in his stage act, were often played by local children from stage schools, and were revealed never to have been paid. Dodd was also revealed to have very little money in his bank account, having £336,000 in cash stashed in suitcases in his attic. When asked by the judge, "What does a hundred thousand pounds in a suitcase feel like?", Dodd made his now famous reply, "The notes are very light, M'Lord."
Dodd was represented by George Carman, who in court famously quipped, "Some accountants are comedians, but comedians are never accountants". The trial lasted three weeks: Dodd was acquitted."
"In 1989 Dodd was charged with tax evasion. The subsequent trial, with the prosecution case led by Brian Leveson QC, produced several revelations. The Diddy Men, who had appeared in his stage act, were often played by local children from stage schools, and were revealed never to have been paid. Dodd was also revealed to have very little money in his bank account, having £336,000 in cash stashed in suitcases in his attic. When asked by the judge, "What does a hundred thousand pounds in a suitcase feel like?", Dodd made his now famous reply, "The notes are very light, M'Lord."
Dodd was represented by George Carman, who in court famously quipped, "Some accountants are comedians, but comedians are never accountants". The trial lasted three weeks: Dodd was acquitted."
For not paying The Diddy Men though!
Doo a diddy diddy dum.... that wasnt nice of him.... BUT didnt the jockey Lester Piggot have his Knighthood taken from him for the very same thing..... maybe memories are failing when it comes to Doddy..
Doddy hid his money.
A crafty one was he,
Nothing in the bank it seems,
For anyone to see,
He cleaned out all his bank account,
As much a thief as Buster,
Without a Great Train Robbery,
Just a feather duster.
Doo a diddy diddy dum.... that wasnt nice of him.... BUT didnt the jockey Lester Piggot have his Knighthood taken from him for the very same thing..... maybe memories are failing when it comes to Doddy..
Doddy hid his money.
A crafty one was he,
Nothing in the bank it seems,
For anyone to see,
He cleaned out all his bank account,
As much a thief as Buster,
Without a Great Train Robbery,
Just a feather duster.
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