10*KEY0 RUN |M
20MODE 128:VDU2
30VDU1,27,1,97,1,1:VDU1,27,1,69:VDU1,
27,1,119,1,1:REM Ctr-Emp-Hgt
40VDU1,14:PRINT"Geordie's Red Lamp"'
50VDU1,14:PRINT"------======------"'
60VDU1,27,1,70:VDU1,27,1,119,1,0:REM
Emp-Hgt
70:
80PRINT"When Geordie Broon of Backwor
th waas a Home Guard in the war"
90PRINT"Both him and Bill wor sent ti
guard a bridge and stop each car:"
100PRINT"So Geordie tuek a reid lamp t
hat he had to wave aboot"
110PRINT"And if some driver didn't sto
p then wos towld to shoot."'
120:
130PRINT"The Sergent got them posted a
nd the neet was caad and damp"
140PRINT"And when a car approached the
bridge, then Geordie waved his lamp:"
150PRINT"It nivvor stopped - it went s
trite on, just halfway ower it got,"
160PRINT"But Bill saa what had happend
, so he fired a rifle shot."'
170:
180PRINT"The bullet killed the driver,
cos it shot him throo the heid:"
190PRINT"The car then swerved inti a w
aal that stopped the engine deid,"
200PRINT"The corpse waas then removed
ti where the mortuary waas,"
210PRINT"And there had to be an inquet
to investigate the caas."'
220:
230PRINT"The Coroner questioned Geordi
e, and then he questioned Bill a lot:"
240PRINT"He heard hoo Geordie waved hi
s lamp, and why Bill fired the shot,"
250PRINT"He considered aal they had ti
say and efter what he heard"
260PRINT"He-sed They'd duen thier duty
when the accident occured."'
270:
280PRINT"He hoped they waddent fret ow
er much cos that would be a shem"
290PRINT"For he didn't think that any
blame cud be attached ti them,"
300PRINT"He began to sum the matter up
while them two held thier breath"
310PRINT"And arrived at the conclusion
it waas Accidental Death."'
320:
330PRINT"Both Bill and Geordie went oo
tside as suen as they could get"
340PRINT"And Geordie waas in such a st
ate Bill saa he was upset:"
350PRINT"The sweat was runnin doon his
broo, his face waas saad ti see:"
360PRINT"Why shud a thing like that, h
e sed, hev faalin on ti me?."'
370:
380PRINT"So Bill sed - Geordie man che
er up!, Thats finished aal the fuss"
390PRINT"Ye heard the coroner say nee
blame cud be attached to us,"
400PRINT"Aa knaa aa did, sed Geordie,
but aa'm not contented yit-"
410PRINT"Aa cannot help but feel aa sh
ud hev had that REID LAMP LIT."'
420VDU1,14:PRINT"------======------"'
430VDU1,15:PRINT"Written By Richard Ha
swell":VDU1,18:REM Comp
440VDU1,27,1,70:VDU1,27,1,97,1,0:REM E
mp-Ctr
450VDU3:END
460REM"
470REM"
480REM"
500REM"
510REM" As Written By
520REM" J.W.Murphy
530REM" Pen Name
540REM"
550REM"
570REM"
580REM" Reprinted Here With
590REM" Kind Permission Of
600REM" His Son Jeff Murphy
610REM"
620REM" Copies of the Bumper
630REM" Edition Of GEORDIE
640REM" BROON OF BACKWORTH can
650REM" be obtained from his
660REM" son Mr Jeff Murphy, At
670REM" 33 Wellington Avenue,
680REM" Wellfield, Whitley Bay,
690REM" NE25 9JG, Or give him a
700REM" ring on (0191) 252 9465
710REM"
720REM" Please Do Not Delete
730REM" Remove Or Alter The
740REM" Above Section
750REM" Computed By Fred Price
760REM" 26.9.97
770REM"
780REM" SAVE"REDLAMP"