NOT LIKELY!
The greengrocer was standing at bis shop door when an old lady came along to buy some gooseberries. She looked at the fruit and then turned to the greengrocer. "Those gooseberries look rather dirty, don't you think?" she eaid. "Well, madam," retorted the greengrocer, "you can't expect me to wash their facet and part their hair in the i middle to foorpenee & pound, can you!"
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Auckland Star, Volume LX, Issue 73, 27 March 1929, Page 24
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67NOT LIKELY! Auckland Star, Volume LX, Issue 73, 27 March 1929, Page 24
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