Corf

“Say, Corf,” Atkinson bustled up to me, “is your machine running?”

THE DREAM OF DEBS 2010

Coincidentally, as a college student Corf had written a magazine article titled "The Dream of Debs," about a national strike that would take a government to break.

“. . . in the stiff, dead fingers, the petition of his slaves who toiled in Hell's Bottom.” 2008

Corf compares the beginning days of the strike to the earthquake and fire of 1906 but as to the strike, said it was the silence that he noticed at first — no rattle and jar of wagons, no horse hooves on the cobblestones.

“. . . in the stiff, dead fingers, the petition of his slaves who toiled in Hell's Bottom.” 2008

Corf returns to San Francisco after a tour of neighboring towns to learn that the strike is over.

“. . . in the stiff, dead fingers, the petition of his slaves who toiled in Hell's Bottom.” 2008

At his club Corf sees General Folsom who says he has ordered troops in from the Presidio to guard the banks, mint, post office and other public buildings.

“. . . in the stiff, dead fingers, the petition of his slaves who toiled in Hell's Bottom.” 2008

Panic ensues, servants flee, taking the silver with them (a problem only to Corf and his wealthy, clubbish friends), horses are confiscated for food and as stray dogs begin to disappear from the streets, corpses began to appear in them and in the by-ways and countrysides.

“. . . in the stiff, dead fingers, the petition of his slaves who toiled in Hell's Bottom.” 2008

BTW, another interesting fact about Blissett is that apparently he used to live in a house in Bournemouth which was not on the near side of the Corf but the far side.

Luther Blissett Comes Out Of Retirement Kerron Cross 2006

When people used to ask him where he lived he used to say "Far Corf".

Luther Blissett Comes Out Of Retirement Kerron Cross 2006

There are some women you see and you think: Corf She's beautiful; and there are others who deprive you of even that simple ability.

Some by Fire Pawson, Stuart 1999

This ridge runs from the isle of Wight directly west into Dorsetshire, and goes by Corf-castle towards Dorchester, perhaps beyond that place.

Theory of the Earth~ Part 2 (historical) 1788