Nostalgic memories of Choppington's local history

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I recall the mayor of Choppington being a short, rotund man of about 50 years. He was balding and had a gruff voice. He hated children and outlawed toys. Things became so horrible that he threatened to jail anyone caught giving a child a toy or a child who possessed any kind of toy. Terror squads were formed and they marauded the streets of fair Choppington in search of play criminals. One day, a ...see more
My memory of that fateful evening is somewhat hazy as I was completely blotto and fragments of what happened come to me in flashes... I was havind a few pints at The Goose & Pedophile when in walked Shaboobala; Choppington's only negro. She was a tall, very dark woman with several rings around her neck... possibly 9. I vaguely remember wondering why in blazes I was so attracted to this ...see more
i love the pork choppingtons, the lamb choppingtons, all the trees that i have choppingtoned to the ground, and most of all... the karate choppingtons. the choppington suey was good at the chinese restaurant called chop's house of choppington chop suey.
I remember when the constable appeared on his boat in the harbour. Asking about the disappearance of a young girl. The whole town seemed to not want to speak to the policeman. He was a christian and didn't believe in the "pagan" ways of the chops. So we lured him in with a string of lies, made him participate in our may day celebrations, and them burned him alive in a giant statue made of willow ...see more
while staying at the hotel choppington, i had the pleasure of dining with a good friend of mine; a mr. chadwick chopperman of choppington downs, sw. choppington. mr. chopperman and i dined on pork choppingtons that evening. the pork was delicious but not nearly as juicy as the gossip that surrounds choppington. once the home of the man who knew too much, as well as a favourite hiding place of jimmy hoffa. ...see more
I recall the wee folk of choppington being almost hobbit-like in appearance. Their droll little smiles and corn cob pipes hanging from their tiny mouths. The women of choppington are robust, and resemble prehistoric deer. The children of choppington were all but non-existent; and those which i saw had a fear in their eyes unlike any i have seen before. perhaps the adults were using them for food ...see more
Oh sweet sweet choppington! the day i met you was wondrous and full of chopping memories. i love to be in choppington's warm embrace. i distinctly remember exploring your many sights and sounds... as well as your many flavours. to visit with choppington is to be in heaven. choppington, sweet sweet choppington how i love thee.