"CROCKERNISION".
What is "Crockern:sion? ; ' Mr Hogg, • M.P., says it Is something that is ,; born crooked ■—.>• morally, physically | Other V ; have concerning its mean--1 ing. 'One academic individual suggests that it was originally applied to the porcine race when they be- \ came possessed of evil spirits. Another says it is a swear word,, purely and simply, and that the modern interpretation commences with the fourth letter -in the alphabet. In any case,there-is lrfctle;use-in: -worry-: ing alrout-the matter. : . \Mr Hogg /says it is "crookedj" and so it must 'be crooked? <
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Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10144, 21 January 1911, Page 4
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88"CROCKERNISION". Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10144, 21 January 1911, Page 4
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