Loose talk costs lives [IRA ca. 70s]
“Who shot ya, Johnny Tight-lips?”
“I ain’t sayin’ nothin’”
“Well what do I tell your mother?”
“Who says I have a mother?”
"Johnny Tight-Lips, where'd they hit ya?"
"I ain't saying nothing."
"Well what do I tell the doctor?"
"Tell 'em to suck a lemon."
I dun goofed
The first rule of sinn fein is :
I remember a slightly less-diplomatic version of this painted on a wall. Something like "touting (informing) is seriously hazardous to your health", meaning you'll be shot if you talk to the security forces.
Great days...