Tuesday, November 10, 2009

Newcastle Evening Chronicle Part III

Newcastle Evening Chronicle: New supermarket threatens angry shopkeepers

"Gaaaaah! Legitimate business competition! GAAAAH!"

"Gaaaah! Free market economics! GAAAAH!"

3 comments:

  1. Poor. No "anger". No "fury", no "devastated" etc. No Glum Councillor pointing at those cracked paving slabs. Mr Foldedarms not identified.

    Blyth quote: "...horrible and like being on Death Row".
    (I'm not saying anything in response).

    There's a "Get Carter" joke here somewhere...anybody know where it is?

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  2. Anonymous10:44 am

    Bugger. In fairness, the real story (not exactly well reflected in the copy) was that the two businessmen pictured were being offered a pittance for their properties by Morrison's agents, with a take-it-or-leave-it-we're-coming-to-knock-your-office-down-anyway attitude.

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