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sagger maker’s bottom knocker from barnsley one of the last of a now dead trade famed for his skill and precision where ever saggers had been made forced to redundancy’s scrap heap by world wide non demand of his skill lack of money and self respect made him tired and physically ill took up dwile flonking in somerset became a regular girter of the team but regular skilled work remained his great and longed for dream flonked by a wanton driveller thrust which he sadly failed to catch led to his early demise and an unfinished match so take note passing stranger of his sad demoralising tale a tragic life so swadged short by dwile flonking and real ale he rests beneath this stone his driveller in his hand the finest sagger maker’s bottom knocker ever seen in this fair land

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Date: 10/24/2022 6:12:00 AM
I had to look it up ! I learned something new today. Thanks Terry.
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Terry Ireland
Date: 10/25/2022 1:27:00 AM
Love these quaint names Wendy - Dwile Flonking flows so well off the tongue, and as f0r Sagger Maker"s Bottom Knocker, well, you just can't make it up.

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