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Help required form journo witty clever people to draft a letter (grammar curmudgeons welcome too)

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Coddy · 05/02/2004 09:39

ok first read \link{http://www.thisissalisbury.co.uk/wiltshire/salisbury/news/SALIS_NEWS0.html\this]

its the mother of two bit(that in he paper is a sub headline) that gets my goat.

am going to write to paper and complain - helprequired for it to be pithy and clever

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Thomcat · 05/02/2004 13:52

I think Aloha is spot on with her advice Coddy - I'm no use here mate. xx

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Coddy · 05/02/2004 13:52

I will be aname and address supplied I think

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Nicksie · 05/02/2004 14:00

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Coddy · 05/02/2004 14:01

LOl.

I cant put my name as I ahve a very distinctive foreign surname....

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Nicksie · 05/02/2004 14:03

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Coddy · 05/02/2004 14:04

yes thats it.

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Coddy · 05/02/2004 14:05

Ok everyone (not nicksie) is that ok?

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Coddy · 05/02/2004 14:10

too late
e mailed

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Nicksie · 05/02/2004 14:13

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aloha · 05/02/2004 14:14

Let us know when you make it into print!

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Coddy · 05/02/2004 14:18

N because you took the piss!

Thanks aloha. I will!

9 12 is my aim....

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emmatmg · 05/02/2004 14:19

Only just read you email coddy, and it seems you've done a damm fine job already.

The smallest person in this house has been up since 5am (and 3am and 4am) so my brain wouldn't have been a great deal of help anyway.

You must let us know what they reply.

Nicksie · 05/02/2004 14:27

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ks · 05/02/2004 14:53

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Coddy · 05/02/2004 14:59

shit ks!
you see i needed you earlier!!

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ks · 05/02/2004 15:10

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SoupDragon · 05/02/2004 18:02

Coddy, here you go... headline on our local paper today in 3.5cm heavy typeface "Tributes to a loving father"

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Coddy · 05/02/2004 18:47

grrr

(soupy seen wiping black ink off her pile of two million local rags i order to find that headline)

Yes but if he had got a job wouldld he have got that?

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LadyCodworth · 05/02/2004 18:48

Hear hear and I second that

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Coddy · 05/02/2004 18:51

oh crabs was as we were discussig tc's pubic hair shaving ont he valentines day presetns thread.

Very odd IMO

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Beccarollover · 05/02/2004 18:58

rofl welcome to mumsnet Ladycoddy

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Coddy · 05/02/2004 18:58

OH Br
get off to flab watchers!

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Beccarollover · 05/02/2004 18:59

waiting for my friend - were going to miss it soon - think she must be scales dodging

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