A Conversation for 'Beachcomber' and UK Satire
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Cloviscat Started conversation Sep 6, 2000
My favourite bit of Beachcomber:
"He called his Sweetie 'Grapefruit'
And now he's in disgrace
'Cos every time he squeezed her
She hit him in the face
(from memory - no guarantees of accuracy)
Well it made me laugh 
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Ventrical Posted Sep 6, 2000
Here are a couple of my favourite bits (which were removed in edited version of the entry):
A Mrs. Emily Gifthorse writes:
Yesterday morning I noticed that a blue-tit had pecked the cap off my milk-bottle. The milk inside was frozen, and the little bird had tiny skates on its feet and was skating round and round on the milk.
And here is a snippet that might seem uncannily familiar to Chris Morris fans:
TODAY'S NEWS
Orang-Outang Kisses Plumber
Egg-Throwing Baronet Detained
Bubbles from Meat are Invisible says Gas Man's Daughter
Shot a Fungus Off Own Nose - Chemist's Mad Feat
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