Anthem of the Ministry of Fuel and Power, The

DESCRIPTION: "If it's heat that you require, Poke the missus, not the fire, If you still want any more, Poke the little girl next door." Sleep with every girl in town, if necessary, rather than burning more fuel
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1976 (Page-ForGawdsakeDontTakeMe)
KEYWORDS: political sex | rationing
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REFERENCES (1 citation):
Page-ForGawdsakeDontTakeMe, p. 182, "The Anthem of the Ministry of Fuel and Power" (1 short text)
NOTES [41 words]: Given that most sources of heating in Britain were imported, and the rest had to be mined or cut by men who had been drafted into the army, I'd love to know how the poet expected the government to come up with more fuel. Surrender to the Nazis? - RBW
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File: PFGS182

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