Bloaters
“If a bloater and a half cost three ha’pence, what would thirteen cost?” Tommy did not know and was sent into an adjoining classroom to work out the problem. The boy was very quiet, and on looking to see what he was doing the master discovered him before a blackboard covered with figures. “How are you getting on, Tommy?” he asked. “What was the question, sir?” he replied. “If a bloater and a half——” “Oh, bloaters—I’ve been working it out in kippers!”