Bad Machinery by John Allison for June 17, 2024

Okay, guys, I know you’re criminal thugs and all, but that’s just not cool. Stick with breaking Darren’s kneecaps.

I’m assuming it’s some kind of tradition in the old country for bachelor/ette parties to be “fancy dress” (which I was embarrassingly old before I figured out does not mean “tuxedos and evening gowns” in Britane).

I have the feeling that Little Sister’s friend Blossom is going to make a Shepherd’s Pie out of those two thugs….

Granted that two of them are similarly built and dressed identically, but with all due respect, Mrs. Shauna’s Mum, they each look quite distinct.

Do British gangsters wear a necktie with a short-sleeve white dress shirt to show off their tattoos?

I know schools and regiments have identifying necktie patterns — do the gangs?

You know, Darren may be a lot of very unfortunate things, but it does say something about him on how quickly he moved to protect his sister here.

Wonder how Jonny and Mac feel about middle aged men in bee costumes.