The Farrelly Files #8: The Man In The Mirror

I’m looking through you…

pon reflection, we have to say, the mirror is a wonderful thing…

At the right angle, it can make us look slim, tall, dynamic, dashing and perfectly lit. At the wrong angle, it can make you look like that mad, midget gypsy up in Kindlestown Park.

Not sure which kid, but Vincent is here, late ’40s

For Vincent Carroll, when officialdom stood between him and a good time, the mirror was as good as a passport.

This was a man, after all, who, having gotten a major whack with a frying pan from his justifiably angry wife, was disgusted at how well the offending weapon connected with his head. And was subsequently determined to sue Teflon.

That one never made it to court. Carroll couldn’t make his claim stick.

For this particular entry in our Farrelly Files, the late, great Vincent Carroll had bigger fish to fry when he went to cash his Christmas dole cheque at the bank…