Alex Salmond´s colleagues decided it would be a worthy gesture to name a railway locomotive after him. So an official went to the National Railway Museum at York, to investigate the possibilities.
´There are a number of locomotives at the NRM without names,´a consultant told the official,´But they are mostly freight locomotives.´
´Oh dear, a freight locomotive is not very fitting for a Party Leader,´said Sir Humphrey,´How about that great big green one over there?´he said, pointing to the Flying Scotsman.
´That one has already got a name,´said the consultant. ´It´s called ´The Flying Scotsman.´
´Couldn´t we re-name it?´asked the official.
´I suppose for Alex Salmond it might be considered,´said the consultant.
´That´s excellent!´said the official,´So that´s settled then............let´s look at re-naming the Flying Scotsman. How much will it cost? Remember we can´t spend too much, given the expenses scandal!´
´Well,´said the consultant,´Why don´t we just paint out the ´F´.
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´There are a number of locomotives at the NRM without names,´a consultant told the official,´But they are mostly freight locomotives.´
´Oh dear, a freight locomotive is not very fitting for a Party Leader,´said Sir Humphrey,´How about that great big green one over there?´he said, pointing to the Flying Scotsman.
´That one has already got a name,´said the consultant. ´It´s called ´The Flying Scotsman.´
´Couldn´t we re-name it?´asked the official.
´I suppose for Alex Salmond it might be considered,´said the consultant.
´That´s excellent!´said the official,´So that´s settled then............let´s look at re-naming the Flying Scotsman. How much will it cost? Remember we can´t spend too much, given the expenses scandal!´
´Well,´said the consultant,´Why don´t we just paint out the ´F´.
No chance of signing him now.