Og the Jester. Failed to see the funny side of life

Og was blind jester at the court of the king

He’d do tricks, he could dance and even sing

King Henry thought him a truly grand bloke

He’d laugh till he cried at Og’s every joke

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But Henry heard rumours that Og was the man

Who’d been planting the parsnip with lady wife Anne

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Og confessed:

I’m sorry, Sire, I done what I shouldn’t have oughta

You’re right said the king and made Og a head shorter

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Og’s confession was to be expected as he spent a somewhat chilly Tuesday afternoon being stretched a full 8 inches on the Tower of London’s rack.

This unexpected and welcome increase in height was, of course, soon to be offset by the removal of 9 inches of his now unneeded head. Poor old Og.