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"Commenting
on a complaint from a Mr Arthur Purdey about a large gas bill, a
spokesman for North Westgas said, "We agree it was rather high
for the time of year. It's possible Mr Purdey has been charged for
the gas used up during the explosion that destroyed his house."
(The Daily
Telegraph)
Police
reveal that a woman arrested for shoplifting had a whole salami
in her knickers. When asked why, she said it was because she was
missing her Italian boyfriend. (The Manchester Evening News)
Irish
police are being handicapped in a search for a stolen van, because
they cannot issue a description. It's a Special Branch vehicle and
they don't want the public to know what it looks like. (The Guardian)
A
young girl who was blown out to sea on a set of inflatable teeth
was rescued by a man on an inflatable lobster. A coastguard spokesman
commented, "This sort of thing is all too common". (The
Times)
At
the height of the gale, the harbourmaster radioed a coastguard on
the spot and asked him to estimate the windspeed. He replied he
was sorry, but he didn't have a guage. However, if it was any help,
the wind had just blown his Land Rover off the cliff. (Aberdeen
Evening Express)
Mrs
Irene Graham of Thorpe Avenue, Boscombe, delighted the audience
with her reminiscence of the German prisoner of war who was sent
each week to do her garden. He was repatriated at the end of 1945,
she recalled "He'd always seemed a nice friendly chap, but
when the crocuses came up in the middle of our lawn in February
1946, theyspelt out "Heil Hitler." (Bournemouth Evening
Echo)
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