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ha ha, we've agreed on a few things Tommy.
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Result of Audit of Branded Goods in Alun2005's Kitchen That Were Acquired by Collecting Coupons.
As promised, following a root and branch, exhaustive, no-effort-spared investigation into this pressing matter of modern life, I can reveal the following findings : 1. A KitKat branded lunchbox (from around the late 1970s and still going strong) acquired through collecting KitKat wrappers. Sadly, I have been unable to find a photo of identical model item online, and even when I search for 'KitKat lunchbox' at eBay the modern version is different. (There also used to be a late 1980s KitKat coffee mug acquired in the same manner. The mug was sadly broken into many pieces following an unfortunate fall to the floor in the last days of the 20th century, so cannot form part of this inventory. Although a nice coffee mug, it has long since been despatched to the dustbin of history and there can be no room for sentiment in an important audit such as this). END OF AUDIT |
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hahaha!
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Tommy, there can be NO place for levity in a serious audit such as this.
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Now then, this has brought to mind a plastic 'Moo' Alarm Clock which I acquired by sending off cardboard coupons from 'La Vache Qui Rit' cheese triangles packs approx 15 years ago.
I know I had enough coupons for two of them and gave one to my neighbour as a part of either a birthday or Christmas present, which he enjoyed very much - until it sadly broke when he bashed it too hard one day when it was mooing at him to get up (unfortunately, as pleasant a cow clock as it was it was very flimsy!). I will have to search under my bed later (where I keep all my strange purchases to be given away at a later date) to see if I still have the second one - but I might have sent that one to Sparky as part of his 'prezzie collection' at sometime or other. I will report back! |
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a plastic 'Moo' Alarm Clock which I acquired by sending off cardboard coupons from 'La Vache Qui Rit' cheese triangles
This could be very apex of fin-de-siecle sophistication I've ever come across. I'm amazed that The Louvre hasn't made you an offer TT. |
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Alun, I have a 50th anniversary KitKat wrapper somewhere. they were still Rowntree Mackintosh then.
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Very, very funny Alun!
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Now I know this may sound bizarre but I've been thinking about it - and I'm almost sure that the Cow faced alarm clock didn't actually go 'Moo' when it sounded its alarm but 'C0ck-a-doodle-doo' - as I can remember my late neighbou doing impressions of it.
I really will have to investigate if I still have one and check it out! |