There are two free papers that around 4:30 Indian men give out on the street -- they literally bully you if you do not take them -- that have mostly celebrity gossip and truncated news articles that they've obviously copied from other news services. They are great! The popular of the two is LONDON LITE. Everyone in London reads this one and there is this one section where you can send in texts and they publish them every day in the paper. You can ask a question or comment on a question that someone posted the day before, or just post a random comment. Here are a few from last week's paper (the letters/numbers after their name is the texters postal code in London):
PLEASE can anyone tell me ideas for getting rid of hiccups? On train home and annoying everyone! Shauny, WC2
ANYONE else get annoyed when overtaken by a fellow walker? Competitive, Kent
BEEN sleeping with my friend's younger brother. Really like him! Tell her or not? TCG, London
MY HAIR is receding at age of 19, life feels over. Any good ways of getting over it? BL, London
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(Sarah asked yesterday how long it is okay to go without having sex; replies:)
SARAH: when you ask how long is too long it's been too long! CK, RM11
SARAH: was a month shy of two years' no sex. Trust me, that's way too long! Lostozy, WD18
SARAH: years for a Brit, a day for the rest of us. Robert, HP15
SARAH: my last time was when George W Bush was first elected. Charly B, London
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(ANGRY yesterday wrote that her boyfriend is going to a football game on her birthday, what should she do?)
ANGRY: boyfriend at football on birthday? Go with him, ruin his day and stop moaning and spoiling ours. PAUL, N1
ANGRY: chuck stock cube in the shower head. Milly, London
ANGRY: you should totally leave him! Teach him for being a normal bloke who likes football. Pat. SW3
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(comments):
SPOTTED an abandoned pair of knickers at Barnes Bridge Station. Someone out there feeling chillier than normal? Adam, N6
MISSED my Lite man while he was in Lima for a month! Good to have you back. Strand Fan, SE3
SOD the credit crunch. Just bought girlfriend brand new car for Christmas. BB, HA3
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1 comment:
What an interesting collection of texts! I always love it in posh newpapers like The Telegraph people write in angry letters to the editor. Good stuff!
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