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Nyquil and "The Comical Tragedy of Punch and Judy" by Christopher Reilly and Darron Laessig.

"What is that heavy thing you lugging be?"
"It be a "gallows", Mr. Punch."
""Gallows!" Such a pretty thing it is!"
"You won't think it so pretty come soon."
"What is happening soon that make gallows not the pretty thing it is?"
"Your ugly self hanging from it."
"Why?"
"Why what, Mr. Punch?"
"Why soil pretty gallows with ugly me?"
"Mr Punch, you are to be hanged to death for the murders of neighbor, baby, mayor, beadle, wife, doctor, three of the four constables that apprehened you and misuse resulting in dog and horse being dented in head..."

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There's nothing like the true classics to cheer up a congested night. Rootle-de-tootle-de-toot!

Re: the only reference I know...

Date: 2003-02-08 04:38 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] msfledermaus.livejournal.com
Punch is a very old puppet play...very sick, very tragic, and comedic:)

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