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rosalind

28th February 2014, 11:46

This morning I wrote to a great Scottish newspaper requesting permission to reproduce an advert from 1853 (in my book)

The kind lady replied asking if I had placed the advert myself.
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mamya

28th February 2014, 12:28
Brilliant !! I shall save the smile for later as face is frozen with dental anaesthesia - but a wonderful post Rosalind.
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bernie

28th February 2014, 12:29
Reminds me of the old joke.
A man is going through his father's effects after his death. He comes across an old ticket from a cobblers shop. He knows the shop is still in business so he calls in and with a smile on his face presents the ticket. The old man behind the counter looks at the ticket, scratches his head and disappears into the back of the shop. Five minutes later he returns and says, "They'll be ready next Tuesday!"
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flopsybunny

28th February 2014, 12:30
very good.
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busby

1st March 2014, 04:18
Maybe if you replied "yes" you would have been granted permission instantly. :-)
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rosalind

1st March 2014, 08:41

The matter has now been referred to a higher authority!

The concensus seems to be I should just have said "Yes". The advert must be out of copyright anyway, I was just being polite:-/
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rossim

1st March 2014, 08:47
Thanks Rosalind, it made me smile. Much needed on a particularly dreary morning. x
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rosalind

1st March 2014, 08:52
Consensus, sorry
And hope things improve, rossim
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magworth

1st March 2014, 13:20
Thank you, Rosalind. Reminds me - more than once I`ve seen a person showing an article to an auction expert. "It was my father`s from WW! "
Expert to middle-aged punter `Did he survive ?`
Happy St. David`s Day to Welsh friends. Mags.
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emrach

1st March 2014, 18:18
Hiya Rosalind

Yes this made me smile maybe an accent problem there!!
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