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I heard him yesterday – did you?
In guise of various style and hue
Familiar as the old string vest
Announced himself our dinner guest.
The younger diners thought him odd
(I thought we’d lost the Poor Old Sod)
I recognised his British garb -
Intelligent ironic barb -
I cleared a space for him to sit
And welcomed back satiric wit.