Punch, Volume 270Punch Publications Limited, 1976 - English wit and humor |
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But you cannot resort to “ punishing ” burglars and trespassers by anything which seems to savour of retribution for their wrongdoing . It is all terribly English — and pussyfooting . You can arguably set up a complicated system of ...
But you cannot resort to “ punishing ” burglars and trespassers by anything which seems to savour of retribution for their wrongdoing . It is all terribly English — and pussyfooting . You can arguably set up a complicated system of ...
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It seems almost too good to be true . H is for the Highway Code . Breaking the Highway Code is not an offence in itself but is always a relevant factor in any prosecution . It's a shame , therefore , it is ATMO8P A is for Accident .
It seems almost too good to be true . H is for the Highway Code . Breaking the Highway Code is not an offence in itself but is always a relevant factor in any prosecution . It's a shame , therefore , it is ATMO8P A is for Accident .
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DEAL and LILLE Nobody has ever bothered to twin two towns which rhyme with each other , so Deal and Lille seem a natural . ... NICE and BLYTH Again , no ostensible connection between these two , but the slogan seems too cheery to lose .
DEAL and LILLE Nobody has ever bothered to twin two towns which rhyme with each other , so Deal and Lille seem a natural . ... NICE and BLYTH Again , no ostensible connection between these two , but the slogan seems too cheery to lose .
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