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What's that on your collar Sutcliffe? O’Brien said you got some amorous sweet girl Eddie? Danny D said what is it? I can't see Eddie said lipstick I said red stuff where where? he said pulling at his white shirt collar with the red lipstick mark he opened his shirt collar and pulled it downward how'd that get there? he asked your cousin still staying with you is she Eddie? Danny said smiling no not her not that bucktooth ***** Eddie said it must have been my mum she insists on kissing me before school can't bring herself to kiss your spotty skin so kisses your collar Danny said she must have missed Eddie said how do I get it off? who with? O’Brien said I ask that question myself who's the lucky girl what you talking about? Sutcliffe said how do I get the lipstick off? God knows Danny said soak it salt maybe I said but now how now? Eddie said we walked on toward school Eddie rubbing at his collar with a greying handkerchief that's the last time she's going to kiss me Eddie said the red lipstick had smeared more like a stain it's worse now I said looks like a wound thanks he said thanks you did it not me I said what am I going to do? can't go to school like this go home and change then O’Brien said I can't my mum's gone to work he looked at us all tearfully it's just lipstick Sutcliffe no one's going to care Danny said of course they will he said   especially Thompson you know what he's like he'll have out front for a right pasting if he sees me come back to my place I said my Mum'll put it into soak and you can wear one of mine you'll be late Danny said you go on I said we'll get a bus we can make it if we run O’Brien looked at me you're all heart Benny all heart so Eddie and I ran back to my place and he took off his shirt which my mother put in soak and he wore one of mine and off we rushed to school on the 78 bus   Eddie all wide eyed and I saw Fay going to school with her swaying hips and blonde hair and all I could do was give a keen eyed stare.
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Oct 11, 2014
Oct 11, 2014 at 1:47 PM UTC
LIPSTICK ON HIS COLLAR.
What's that on your collar Sutcliffe? O’Brien said you got some amorous sweet girl Eddie? Danny D said what is it? I can't see Eddie said lipstick I said red stuff where where? he said pulling at his white shirt collar with the red lipstick mark he opened his shirt collar and pulled it downward how'd that get there? he asked your cousin still staying with you is she Eddie? Danny said smiling no not her not that bucktooth ***** Eddie said it must have been my mum she insists on kissing me before school can't bring herself to kiss your spotty skin so kisses your collar Danny said she must have missed Eddie said how do I get it off? who with? O’Brien said I ask that question myself who's the lucky girl what you talking about? Sutcliffe said how do I get the lipstick off? God knows Danny said soak it salt maybe I said but now how now? Eddie said we walked on toward school Eddie rubbing at his collar with a greying handkerchief that's the last time she's going to kiss me Eddie said the red lipstick had smeared more like a stain it's worse now I said looks like a wound thanks he said thanks you did it not me I said what am I going to do? can't go to school like this go home and change then O’Brien said I can't my mum's gone to work he looked at us all tearfully it's just lipstick Sutcliffe no one's going to care Danny said of course they will he said   especially Thompson you know what he's like he'll have out front for a right pasting if he sees me come back to my place I said my Mum'll put it into soak and you can wear one of mine you'll be late Danny said you go on I said we'll get a bus we can make it if we run O’Brien looked at me you're all heart Benny all heart so Eddie and I ran back to my place and he took off his shirt which my mother put in soak and he wore one of mine and off we rushed to school on the 78 bus   Eddie all wide eyed and I saw Fay going to school with her swaying hips and blonde hair and all I could do was give a keen eyed stare.
THREE SCHOOL BOYS AND LIPSTICK ON A COLLAR IN 1960
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Oct 11, 2014
Oct 11, 2014 at 1:47 PM UTC
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