He was introduced as “an honorary Australian”.
Come orf it!
He’s the one with the Imperial Honours.
Not to mention: a fellow-county-man and admirer of Frederick Sewards (‘Fred’) Trueman, OBE, who once famously said: “What d’yer mean ‘your bridge’? It’s made of Yorkshire steel and yer still ’aven’t paid for it”.
There are, though, places in Australia for Yorkshiremen.
They’re called detention centres.
Or, just possibly, philosophy departments.
— Is your name not Bruce then?
— No it‘s Michael.
