Have they any idea what they are asking? I mean – a silver lining to every cloud?
Yeh
– I know. Like they don't have to fit them do they.
Nope
– just leave it to the usual fools. Oh, It's ok. We can do it. That
is so much their slogan – but who has to do it – that's what I
ask. As if we don't know!
Yeh
– now stop moaning and give us a hand with this one.
I
don't know, floating around up hear fitting all these clouds. Why
can't they just let them be – you know – like they is. None of
this fitting on silver linings. Must cost a fortune.
Size
15c I think.
What?
Size
15c, I said.
Oh
OK – nope hang on – we're clean out.
Damn!
Careful
– don't let Y-K-W hear.
Oh
– he's too up his own to be listening.
Yeh
– usually – but you never know do you. Might just pull another
sneaky like he did with that other crew.
Yeh
– but they were really asking for it. What with thinking He was out
and all, and that jackass going and sitting on His throne and
pretending. He were only mucking around I heard. Not like he really
meant it – and then zap! Thunderbolt everywhere. Fried them good
and proper.
I
know – like that He is. Misses comes down on him for something and
the moment He gets back SOMEONE”S GOT TO PAY.
Poor
SOMEONE
Yeh
– bad choice of name that. Bet his mother never saw that coming.
Bet she thought “That's a nice name”.
Well
– no-one had used it before – well not as a name that is.
I
know.
And
it was different.
I
know.
But
then He goes and invents a language and sticks that word in.
Yeh
– poor SOMEONE! There he was with a unique name, and, whoops, Y-K-W
had just shoved it into some language or other, and then makes that
the official language of up here.
Not
as bad as some of the guys!
I
know.
Poor
Coal-Scuttle!
Yeh!
And
what about Piss-Take?
I
know.
And
Shit-Face!
Yep!
Still,
you didn't do too badly, did you Aftershave?
Nope.
Neither did you Sunset.
Keeps
me smiling.
Which
you've got to do when you'r up here, cloud fitting, 'cos there's not
much hold you up.
True.
So
– what about this bugger – no 15cs. S'pose we could bend a 257A
to make it fit.
Yeh
– but you know Y-K-W doesn't like shoddy work.
Well
– he can damn well see that there's enough 15cs then!
Yeh
– but like it's supposed to be the recycling mob's job to see that
there's plenty of retreads for us to use.
Anyway
– why do them humans need silver linings?
Think
they'd just realise what a short deal they've got if there weren't.
As it is, no matter how shitty it is they can look up and say “Every
Cloud's got a silver lining” - and so long as that's true they feel
OK. So we've got to keep it true, so it is OK.
But
silver – I ask you!
I
know!
Just
don't they think how hard it is getting it to stay up here!
I
know.
Heard
talk as how design department got ideas of making it a silver spray
on.
Well
that would be easier – but wouldn't that be cheating them down
there? Like, if it's not real silver?
Be
a hell of a lot easier for us!
Yep
– one quick squirt and then your done. None of this careful
fitting. And Y-K-W want it all done neat and tight, so you better
look out, 'cause if you don't and He decides to do a spot check, then
– Zap.
Yeh
– trellah trellah and squirt squirt. Happy times!
Nah!
They'l never do it. It will still be us up here with 15 tonne length
of the real McCoy, fitting them close on every last cloud that stupid
puff dragon blows out, keeping them down there in illusion-ville.
If
only they knew!
