TOO LAZY TO EAT
A record in laziness scorns to have been attained by Henry James Pearson, a Clapton porter. When ho wus charged at the North London Police Court with neglecting to maintain his three young children, prosecuting counsel said ho had been arrested because ho was too lazy to attend on a summons. Tho man was. added counsel, too lazy to work, to apply for tho unemployment dole, to got parish relief, or oven to walk to the court. It, was because ho had done nothing; that proceedings had been taken against him. Tho Magistrate remanded tho man, who was told ho could have a meal. Then 'Parsons reached tiro climax of his laziness, observing that ho would not trouble to eat tho meal.
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Evening Star, Issue 17793, 15 October 1921, Page 10
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126TOO LAZY TO EAT Evening Star, Issue 17793, 15 October 1921, Page 10
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