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MASONIC HUMOUR Norman Stote Norman Stote So now it’s Openness. Well it ain’t for me squire! It’s like leavin’ yer front door open with an invitation plastered on the double garage-door to come and meet the wife. Doors are for closin’ and that’s what makes masonry special. Just cos some misguided geezer reckons we’re on the make in local government and all that doesn’t mean we’ve all got to spill the beans and turn ourselves into the rotary-club. Nuthin’ ‘gainst rotary-clubs of o’course -ol’ Tony Maccetti’s an honourable rotarian - but we’re different. Always ‘ave been. Bein’ in the double-glazin’ trade meself ‘as taught me ... Norman Stote As you all know, we’ve now entered the Age of Aquarium. So I’ve fixed the wife up with a topical fish-tank in the lounge. She says it reminds ’er of me - ’specially the Japanese killer monk-fish which cost 300 nicker. That’s a lot for a Buddhist fish. So now when I nips out for lodge-meetings, she’s not left lonely. I can’t be all bad. The kids? Glad you asked. Kerry-Ann and Troy ’ve both reached that difficult age. I don’t know ’ow you deal with it. As for me, I think it’s best to ignore it and let ’em do what they like. You can’t stop ’em, can you? ’Gainst Nature. Specially when you know you’ve brought ’em up proper. Any’ow, to give this New Age thing a bit of a send-off, I got Kerry-Ann ...   Norman Stote © Grand Lodge Publications Ltd 1997-2010