The Sum Total Of My Knowledge
Being just a common public footslave, I never get to go anywhere, or see anything, or watch television, or surf the internet, or do anything (other than kiss the feet of my betters). I therefore get all of my news via my customers' feet, though, depending on said customers, the nature of that news may not be about international affairs, or high politics, or environmental issues. Tonight, for example, on the sink estate, my esteemed regular customers, misses Mukta and Arabella madams, are discussing some football match. I really have no idea what they're talking about - not just because I'm thick, but because I have no idea as to the context of the match. I don't even understand the basic rules of the game! Moreover, I am forbidden, by Law , from speaking to my betters, or asking them questions about current affairs, or in any way joining in their conversations high above me, unless I am specifically invited by them to do so, and unless that conversation i...