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A Life in the Day of Nixdown Nixon - The Woody Back to School Unit

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A <strong>Life</strong> <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>Day</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Nixdown</strong> <strong>Nixon</strong>My chums josh me about my passion forclobber but anybody who tries out well craftedclobber is an <strong>in</strong>stant convert.My chum Deborah Mor<strong>to</strong>n has always beensometh<strong>in</strong>g <strong>of</strong> a hobo. Even when she was famous andalways <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> newspapers she always hid underbaseball caps, over-sized lea<strong>the</strong>r jackets and sweatpants.<strong>The</strong> only th<strong>in</strong>g that she ever seemed <strong>to</strong> spendany money on was cowboy boots, <strong>of</strong> which she hasan extensive collection.At <strong>Woody</strong>s she was amongst <strong>the</strong> most clobberchallenged gals <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> unit and <strong>to</strong>ok numerousunnecessary excursions over Katie Becks lap <strong>to</strong> haveher rump roasted with a lea<strong>the</strong>r soled slipper forclobber abuse. I put it down <strong>to</strong> that cheap cataloguecrap she <strong>in</strong>sists on buy<strong>in</strong>g. It is a shame reallybecause she is a pretty little th<strong>in</strong>g and I alwaysthought that she would brush up nicely.When Deborah was promoted <strong>to</strong> Deputy RedshirtI decided that it was time <strong>to</strong> take her <strong>in</strong> hand. Iflew my clobber consultant out <strong>to</strong> Ibiza, where wewere all spend<strong>in</strong>g furlough, and had Debs measuredup for tailored clobber. She made a terrible fuss about<strong>the</strong> expense. It is not that she is a tight-wad but sheis squirrel<strong>in</strong>g away every penny <strong>to</strong> support herself andher team when she returns <strong>to</strong> <strong>the</strong> tennis circuit nextyear. I reassured her that my fa<strong>the</strong>r had generouslyapproved <strong>the</strong> ‘Mor<strong>to</strong>n Makeover’ budget. She f<strong>in</strong>allyra<strong>the</strong>r poutily succumbed and now she is a convert <strong>to</strong>my style <strong>of</strong> radical chic. This is fortunate becauseshe’s back <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> news <strong>the</strong>se days and is perceived asan icon for <strong>the</strong> zeitgeist <strong>of</strong> Whops and Clobber and it

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