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I hope the puddings in your tearoom are fresher than these!

"A week-long south Devon regatta has got under way with a procession
of a giant pudding which dates back 800 years."


http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/devon/8192143.stm
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On 9 Aug, 15:30, Fuschia wrote:
I hope the puddings in your tearoom are fresher than these!

"A week-long south Devon regatta has got under way with a procession
of a giant pudding which dates back 800 years."



The giant pudding normally resides on the Isle of Wight.
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On 2009-08-09 15:30:04 +0100, Fuschia said:


I hope the puddings in your tearoom are fresher than these!

"A week-long south Devon regatta has got under way with a procession
of a giant pudding which dates back 800 years."


http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/devon/8192143.stm


LOL!! I do love it when sub-editors don't edit! ;-)) Paignton's not
far from here but I'd never heard of that before!
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On 2009-08-09 15:30:04 +0100, Fuschia
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I hope the puddings in your tearoom are fresher than these!

"A week-long south Devon regatta has got under way with a procession
of a giant pudding which dates back 800 years."


http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/devon/8192143.stm


LOL!! I do love it when sub-editors don't edit! ;-)) Paignton's not far
from here but I'd never heard of that before!
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Are you saying that because you haven't heard of it it's not true?

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"Fuschia" wrote

I hope the puddings in your tearoom are fresher than these!

"A week-long south Devon regatta has got under way with a procession
of a giant pudding which dates back 800 years."


http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/devon/8192143.stm


Very badly written piece, sound almost like the pudding is 800 years old
instead of the recipe.

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On 2009-08-09 18:16:47 +0100, "Bob Hobden" said:


"Fuschia" wrote

I hope the puddings in your tearoom are fresher than these!

"A week-long south Devon regatta has got under way with a procession
of a giant pudding which dates back 800 years."


http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/devon/8192143.stm


Very badly written piece, sound almost like the pudding is 800 years old
instead of the recipe.


It's one of those hilarious mistakes that crop up every so often just
because someone hasn't read it with a fresh eye, or has sent it out too
rapidly, or both.
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