{"id":31769,"date":"2026-01-26T21:21:48","date_gmt":"2026-01-26T21:21:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stuartmillerosborne.com\/?p=31769"},"modified":"2026-01-26T21:26:13","modified_gmt":"2026-01-26T21:26:13","slug":"colin-dale","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stuartmillerosborne.com\/index.php\/2026\/01\/26\/colin-dale\/","title":{"rendered":"Colin Dale"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Who is Colin Dale <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>How should I know <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I have noticed <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>That ewe have been signing <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Your books using that name <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Is this another of your silly games <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Yes and no <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>What do you mean <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Whenever I sign a book <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I always ask permission <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After explaining my reasons <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Bully 4 ewe <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Are you going to continue this humour<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For the time being <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Have you anything coming out Joe <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Only the Spectator essay <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Which I am presenting to the T.E.Lawrence Society <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It is a rehash of my college stuff <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Which I wrote for the magazine <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I have agreed to sign copies <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For a small donation to charity <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Which I will match <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You are so good Joe <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Perhaps you should die now and go to heaven <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>That is an idea <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Let me get this right you are going to sign your booklets <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Using the name Colin Dale <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Whatever for <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Josie we are identical twins <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You are twelve minutes older than me <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When we were born we made the local rag <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Did we <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Yes <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Do you not remember why <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Not really <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mummy has told you the story many times <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>That she and daddy were at some religious jolly in Hendon <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When she went into labour <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It was a difficult birth and pretty dramatic <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ambulances and sirens and everything else <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>What has that to so with your silly name <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Where was this hospital <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In Hendon <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Wrong <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>How should I know <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It was situated in Colindale <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mummy said it was Burnt Oak <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So there clever clogs <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Splitting hairs Josie <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hence the name <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Colin Dale <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Was it worth the wait <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There is something I hate about you Joe <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>That being <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You are so fucking arrogant <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I could say things about ewe<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Fuck off <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Josie before ewe say sorry and make a cup of tea <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There is another connection <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And if you can tell me what it is <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Then I will take you both out for a meal <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I am not playing your silly games <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Please yourself Josie <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But you will miss out on a nice meal<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Have you a copy of your silly essay <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Do you want me to sign it <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Do not push your luck Joe <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Do not push your luck <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Who is Colin Dale How should I know I have noticed That ewe have been signing Your books using that name Is this another of your silly games Yes and no What do you mean Whenever I sign a book I always ask permission After explaining my reasons Bully 4 ewe Are you going to 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