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The holidaymaker
One beautiful sunny morning, while on holiday in Blackpool, I decided to take a leisurely stroll down to the Promenade, hire a deckchair and have a relaxing read at the morning paper. So, off I go down to the seafront, stopping by on the way at the newsagent to buy a copy of the "Daily Mirror".
On arrival at the prom, I hire my deckchair and position it for the optimum sunshine. I was just getting comfortable when this guy cam up to me, along with his wife.
He had khaki shorts on with a string vest, flip-flops and, on his head was a hanky, knotted in all four corners. His wife had one of those 50's style floral dresses and had a "kiss-me-quick" hat on her head. Both were holding ice cream cones which were beginning to melt in the heat of the day.
"You are Chalky White and I hereby claim my £50 prize" He said to me with great delight and waving a newspaper in my face.
"Sorry?" I said, looking at him questioningly.
"You are Chalky White and I hereby claim my £50 prize" He repeated with gusto.
"Sorry pal, I don't know what you're on about...so fuck off and leave me alone." I retorted, getting a bit annoyed at having my enjoyment curtailed.
" You know what I'm talking about…….so don't speak to me like that" he growled.
"You stop tryin' to get out of paying him wot's owed" said his wife objectionably.
" What're you two morons on about" I said, getting very agitated.
"It's in here…….page 24" said the man, opening his paper.
I opened my paper at the same page, and, I couldn't believe it. There was a picture of a man who was my double and who was apparently called 'Chalky White'. Underneath the picture was the following story….
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