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I bought a tin of dog food and paid £67.50

The thin red line that costs you a packet

19 July 2014

9:00 AM

19 July 2014

9:00 AM

‘Cydney,’ I have just told the spaniel, ‘you had better enjoy this tin of dog food because it cost me £67.50.’ I hear you ask, ‘How on earth is this possible? Are you feeding foie gras to your cocker?’ I might as well be. It would be cheaper than buying pet food in Streatham after Transport for London has run amok with a red line painter in a deserted street.

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