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I'LL SEE YOU IN COURT

Today, in order to practise the language of the green baize, I spent my morning lesson playing a game of poker with Seo Francisco and two of his managers. I cleaned the bastards out, fair and square.

It may take years of legal wrangling, but I'm determined to get what I'm entitled to. No changing the rules just because I'm a Johnny Foreigner. Things don't work like that where I come from I explained as the security guards carried me to the gate.

If anyone knows a good lawyer in São Paulo (preferably one that accepts Legal Aid cases) please break radio silence.


Comments

Gadjo Dilo said…
I know a good paulistano prison-breakout specialist. He might be a useful contact for you, just in case ;-)
8 May 2008 at 01:43
No Good Boyo said…
I want to make it clear to any Brazilian goons, hoods etc out there that I do not know this MC Ward of whom you talk about him.
8 May 2008 at 06:28
M C Ward said…
GD - I won't forget this - you're family, you are.

NGB - I won't forget this either. You're my wife's family, you are.
8 May 2008 at 09:15
No Good Boyo said…
Does that mean I'll have to adopt Mrs Ward and your brood once you're sold to a Bolivian monkey brothel?
8 May 2008 at 21:06
M C Ward said…
Ready when you are.
9 May 2008 at 01:20
No Good Boyo said…
Mrs Boyo is preparing our attic room. My job is to swirl the trough water anti-clockwise in order to make our southern hemispherical relatives feel at home.
9 May 2008 at 01:47
Gadjo Dilo said…
Don't worry, MC, while your missus is on the “career realignment” scheme up at Boyo's we'll spring you from the Bolivian massage parlour: my wife's due over there soon anyway as a representative of her government's Corruption Encouragement Commission.
9 May 2008 at 02:31
M C Ward said…
Thanks chaps.

I could weep at your being there, and for your opening your hearts to us with such candor.

We could all appear on Oprah together. "My Family Was Adopted By A Welsh After an Unfortunate Misunderstanding In Cochabamba, And I Was Rescued By a Romanian Lady Corruption Envoy". Imagine the ratings!
9 May 2008 at 10:55
No Good Boyo said…
Sounds like a Dario Fo play. I'd watch it, even though I'm in it.
13 May 2008 at 06:51
Gadjo Dilo said…
I reckon we're all in it, mate. Life: A Play by Dario Fo seems one of the best descriptions of this mortal coil.
14 May 2008 at 00:37
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