Dick Turpin

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Richard Turpin (bapt. 21 September 1705 – 7 April 1739) was an English highwayman whose exploits were romanticised following his execution in York for horse theft. Turpin may have followed his father's trade as a butcher early in his life but, by th… more »



Ignatius Slake:
Question number one: how do you catch a cold?

Dick Turpin:
Eh, I trap sneezes in a kerchief and use them as bait.

Ignatius Slake:
That's a good reply. How long is a piece of cheese?

Dick Turpin:
How long is it where, my lord?

Ignatius Slake:
Where, what?

Dick Turpin:
I find mountain cheese lasts much longer than stilton.

Ignatius Slake:
Careful, Mr. Alexander. How do you cure a ham?

Dick Turpin:
[laughs nervously] Oh my lord, I think you're trying to trick me. eh, ah, I would cure a ham if he were alive, but alas, poor nose sunday's passed all physic.

Ignatius Slake:
He has indeed, yes, he has indeed.

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