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Old 05-December-2006, 09:40 AM
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Default Beware the Killer "Mince Pies"

As reported on the BBC

It is could to see Craven District Council protecting us from this dangerous menace
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Well, that explains Jay Leno last night. Monday's he does a thing called Headlines... misprints and malapropisms in the news or ads. One he showed was advertising "Menacemeat Pies."

I didn't notice, but it could have been a Yorkshire ad.
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