Double the Treasure ; Pols Get Their Licks As They Wear Two Hats and Double Dip

The Record, Bergen County, NJ › January 30, 2007

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GILBERT AND SULLIVAN would have loved New Jersey. Consider this dialogue from "The Mikado," between Koko, the Lord High Executioner and Pooh-Bah, the Lord High Everything Else. Koko asks to consult with Pooh-Bah over how much to spend on festivities for his upcoming wedding.

POOH-BAH: Certainly. In which of my capacities? As First Lord of the Treasury, Lord Chamberlain, Attorney General, Chancellor of the Exchequer, Privy Purse or Private Secretary?

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Double the Treasure ; Pols Get Their Licks As They Wear Two Hats and Double Dip

KOKO: Suppose we say as Private Secretary.

POOH-BAH: Speaking as your Private Secretary, I should say that, as the city will have to pay for it, don't stint yourself, do it well... Of course you will understand that, as Chancellor of the Exchequer, I am bound to see that due economy is observed.

KOKO: Oh! ...

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