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Geordie Brown's Job PRINTER! - Listing

10MODE 128:VDU2 20VDU1,27,1,97,1,1:VDU1,27,1,69:VDU1, 27,1,119,1,1:REM Ctr-Emp-Hgt On 30VDU1,14:PRINT"Geordie's New Job"' 40VDU1,14:PRINT"------=====------"' 50VDU1,27,1,70:VDU1,27,1,119,1,0:REM Emp-Hgt Off 60: 70PRINT"When Geordie Brown of Backwor th wasn't feeling very fit" 80PRINT"The Doctor said he would have to give up working at the pit," 90PRINT"He would have to get a lighte r job and finish digging coal" 100PRINT"So he went to see what jobs t hey had to offer on the dole."' 110: 120PRINT"He looked around on his own a nd as heavy work was out" 130PRINT"It took him quite awhile befo re he found a job to suit," 140PRINT"At last he was successful,and he found a job hissel-" 150PRINT"They tried him as a waiter at the 'Whitley Rex Hotel'."' 160: 170PRINT"He watched the other waiters and they showed him what they could" 180PRINT"He was very keen to learn the business so he soon became quite good," 190PRINT"Very pleasant with the custom ers they all liked Geordie Brown," 200PRINT"Then he moved and got more mo ney at the 'Turks Head' in the town."' 210: 220PRINT"The managment in Geordie had the very highest hopes" 230PRINT"Just like a young apprentice he was learning all the ropes," 240PRINT"He became a first class waite r and was always in demand" 250PRINT"When celebration lunches, or big dinner doe's were planned."' 260: 270PRINT"He built a reputation as a ma n that did things right" 280PRINT"He could serve a meal correct ly from the soup to sweet alright," 290PRINT"He served the 'Turks Head' lo yally for quite a lengthy spell" 300PRINT"Then he took a job with prosp ects at the 'Gosforth Park Hotel'."' 310: 320PRINT"It was up to date and modern and was always in the news" 330PRINT"Attracting all the upper clas s to their expensive doe's," 340PRINT"White ties and tails for the gentlemen from all the nearby towns," 350PRINT"Accompanied by their ladies i n their low cut evening gowns."' 360: 370PRINT"One evening at a function, Ge ordie noticed with distress" 380PRINT"A lady's breast had somehow s pilled outside her low cut dress," 390PRINT"To save her from embarrassmen t when he saw the breast hang slack," 400PRINT"He took his hand and firmly g rasped the breast and put it back."' 410: 420PRINT"But the manager was livid, He said Geordie, At the Rex" 430PRINT"Or at the 'Turks Head' they m ay think that suits the other sex," 440PRINT"But to use your hand like tha t in here, It simply isn't done," 450PRINT"To do that job in this hotel "' 460: 470VDU1,27,1,69:VDU1,27,1,119,1,1:REM Emp-Hgt On 480PRINT"We Use A Big Warm Spoon"' 490PRINT"-------=========-------" 500VDU1,27,1,119,1,0:REM Double Height Off 510VDU1,15:PRINT"Written By Richard Ha swell":VDU1,18:REM Compressed Off 520VDU1,27,1,70:VDU1,27,1,97,1,0:REM E mp-Ctr Off 530VDU3:END 540REM"  550REM"   560REM"         580REM"   590REM" As Written By 600REM" J.W.Murphy 610REM"  Pen Name  620REM"   630REM"       650REM"   660REM" Reprinted Here With 670REM" Kind Permission Of 680REM" His Son Jeff Murphy 690REM"   700REM" Please Do Not Delete 710REM" Remove Or Alter The 720REM" Above Section 730REM" Computed By Fred Price 740REM" 16-4-97 750REM"  760REM" SAVE"GBSJOB"