A group of animals approached me
"Good evening Mr Sheep" said I
"How much is your wool"
He thought for a moment and replied
"It's not worth it mate. It's only twenty
seven pence for a whole sheep load. It
must be complete rubbish. I wouldn't
want to 'fleece' you"
I turned to the Hen, said I
"Good evening Mrs Hen. How much
are your eggs".
She thought for a moment and said
"One pound a dozen mate, and I'm
not 'yolking'. They must be rubbish"
I turned to the Cow. said I
"Good evening Mrs Cow. How much
is your milk"
She thought for a moment and said
"Forty pence a litre mate, and that's
'whey' too cheap. It must be rubbish"
"Why is everything so cheap" said I
"This is 'Once Great Britain'" they replied
"The Land of Milk and subsidy"