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Whcn^ Mr. F. Laiigstone, the member for Waimarino, sets out to condemn the Government he seldom fails to be incisive, but sometimes his metaphors and similes get a bit tangled up. . "The moratorium is the child of Toryism," declared Mr. Laugstone yesterday. "It is like many of the weeds iv the political garden, and naturally their weeds are coming home to roost." (Laughter.)- ' . .. ■ •
The Leader of the Opposition (Mr. T. M. Wilforjd): "You mean chickweed."
Mr. .Langstone: "Fat hen." a (Laughter.) ■ . •
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Evening Post, Volume CVIII, Issue 62, 10 September 1924, Page 5
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83MIXED METAPHOR Evening Post, Volume CVIII, Issue 62, 10 September 1924, Page 5
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