DD Coincidence 2/24
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A Plummy one
One Saturday Margo and I had been shopping in Liverpool and had bought some deliciously ripe plums of which, during the evening's TV viewing, I had eaten three or four. Next morning I was watching Margo potting some plants when I was suddenly aware that the plums were having a deleterious effect on my already fragile digestive system and said, as I left her rapidly, ' I'll have to get rid of my plums.' As I dashed into the kitchen on my way to the bathroom, Radio Merseyside's DJ, Billy Butler, greeted me with the catchphrase of his Sunday morning programme - 'Hold Your Plums!' My riposte was brief, fruity and in the negative!
Date submitted:Thu, 23 Feb 2012 13:34:08 +0000Coincidence ID:6031
