GEORGE BELCHER, RA (1875-1947)

VISITOR: DO YOU KNOW WHAT REGIMENT IT WAS PASSED BY JUST NOW? NATIVE: I DON'T RIGHTLY KNOW SIR. I THINK IT WAS THE WEST SOMETHING VISITOR: WEST RIDING? NATIVE: NO SIR THEY WAS A WALKING – WASNT 'EM JARGE?	BUTCHER 'HAS YOUR HUSBAND GOT ANY WORK, MRS GREEN?' CUSTOMER 'NO 'E 'AINT DOIN' NOTHIN'. YER SEE 'E'S BIN WAITIN' FOR YEARS EXPECTING TO START ON THE CHANNEL TUNNEL'	CLASS DISTINCTIONS
OVERHEARD FIRST CONVIVIAL GENTLEMAN: WHEN I GOA WHOAM MY WIFE'LL TELL THREE LIES SECOND GENT: WHAT ARE THEY BOB? FIRST GENT: WELL WHEN I GOA IN SHE'LL SAY, 'HUMPH, THA'S NEVER CAM WHOAM! THA'S A BEAUTY! AN' THA'S 'AD NOWT TO SUP NOATHER!'	VISITOR: 'OH THE DINNER'S FINISHED! I SUPPOSE I CAN HAVE SOME BOILED EGGS?' WAITER: 'NOT IN 'ERE SIR BUT I'LL GET THE WAITRESS TO LAY YOU SOME IN THE COFFEE ROOM'	OUTSIDE THE PUB
IF YOU'VE GOT 'ALF A CROWN ON YER I'VE GOT 2 SHILLINGS. WE'LL GO AND BUY A PAIR OF BOOTS