Wongly delivered letter gets to famous person,

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I have the same fairly common surname as a certain film and TV actress (now retired politician)- Glenda Jackson. Having received a letter addressed to her, I was in the process of driving with the letter to the post office when I happened to see her in the street. I stopped, waved and then pushed the letter into her hand saying simply "this is for you". I was in a hurry so just drove off leaving a rather startled Miss Jackson in a Swiss Cottage side-street.
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Date submitted:Mon, 16 Jan 2012 09:18:24 +0000Coincidence ID:5011