Simpletons are also known as noodles, fools, and gothamites. On 19 July that year, they supported Sydney band the Simpletons at the Punters Club. The villain is represented by a living oak tree who gambles and outplays simpletons. The two simpletons, while regretting the past dear, also accept this deprivation. The government had approved a tax on simpletons to cover rising expenditures.