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2010/05/23 17:48:52
Subject: Asda/walmart refuses to serve woman, Who supports war heroes
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Tzeentch Aspiring Sorcerer Riding a Disc
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Its hard to be awesome, when your playing with little plastic men. 
Welcome to Fantasy 40k
If you think your important, in the great scheme of things. Do the water test.
Put your hands in a bucket of warm water,
then pull them out fast. The size of the hole shows how important you are.
I think we should roll some dice, to see if we should roll some dice, To decide if all this dice rolling is good for the game.
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2010/05/23 17:50:31
Subject: Re:Asda/walmart refuses to serve woman, Who supports war heroes
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Hanging Out with Russ until Wolftime
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It's from The Sun.
If this is real I'll eat my hat.
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2010/05/23 17:54:36
Subject: Asda/walmart refuses to serve woman, Who supports war heroes
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Highlord with a Blackstone Fortress
Adrift within the vortex of my imagination.
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Ok, I will let you have this one
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This message was edited 3 times. Last update was at 2010/05/23 17:59:27
n'oublie jamais - It appears I now have to highlight this again.
It is by tea alone I set my mind in motion. By the juice of the brew my thoughts aquire speed, my mind becomes strained, the strain becomes a warning. It is by tea alone I set my mind in motion. |
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2010/05/23 17:54:50
Subject: Re:Asda/walmart refuses to serve woman, Who supports war heroes
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[MOD]
Anti-piracy Officer
Somewhere in south-central England.
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Or it could be made-up crap, of course.
The Sun wrote:
MUM-of-three Beth Hoyle claims an Asda till worker refused to serve her because she was wearing a wristband backing injured troops.
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An Asda spokeswoman said they were "shocked" by the claims but had found no evidence that the incident happened in their store.
She added: "We are big supporters of the Help for Heroes campaign and we sell the pin badges and wristband in hundreds of our stores."
Also the story is over 6 months old.
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2010/05/23 17:56:29
Subject: Re:Asda/walmart refuses to serve woman, Who supports war heroes
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Tzeentch Aspiring Sorcerer Riding a Disc
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Gwar! wrote:It's from The Sun.
If this is real I'll eat my hat.
You maybe right, maybe not asda say's it never happened http://your.asda.com/2009/11/17/help-for-heroes-investigation-completed
video here http://your.asda.com/2009/11/5/heroes-wristband
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This message was edited 1 time. Last update was at 2010/05/23 17:58:53
Its hard to be awesome, when your playing with little plastic men.
Welcome to Fantasy 40k
If you think your important, in the great scheme of things. Do the water test.
Put your hands in a bucket of warm water,
then pull them out fast. The size of the hole shows how important you are.
I think we should roll some dice, to see if we should roll some dice, To decide if all this dice rolling is good for the game.
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2010/05/23 18:01:02
Subject: Asda/walmart refuses to serve woman, Who supports war heroes
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Blood-Raging Khorne Berserker
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Who is more credible? The Sun or ASDA?
Can't decide.
Brain aneurysm.
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2010/05/23 18:04:01
Subject: Asda/walmart refuses to serve woman, Who supports war heroes
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Hanging Out with Russ until Wolftime
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Soup and a roll wrote:Who is more credible? The Sun or ASDA?
Can't decide.
Brain aneurysm.
Considering the crazy dude under the bridge who has 76 imaginary badgers as pets (and one as a "life partner") is more credible than The Sun, I would say Asda.
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This message was edited 1 time. Last update was at 2010/05/23 18:04:25
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2010/05/23 18:06:04
Subject: Re:Asda/walmart refuses to serve woman, Who supports war heroes
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Tzeentch Aspiring Sorcerer Riding a Disc
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Paul Rowland, our regional operations manager, has been in contact with the customer to reassure her that a full investigation is under way.
So the customer existed then, not a fictional customer.
In the video, he states long standing customer aswell.
Maybe major butt cleaning operation in progress
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Its hard to be awesome, when your playing with little plastic men.
Welcome to Fantasy 40k
If you think your important, in the great scheme of things. Do the water test.
Put your hands in a bucket of warm water,
then pull them out fast. The size of the hole shows how important you are.
I think we should roll some dice, to see if we should roll some dice, To decide if all this dice rolling is good for the game.
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2010/05/23 18:08:18
Subject: Asda/walmart refuses to serve woman, Who supports war heroes
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Highlord with a Blackstone Fortress
Adrift within the vortex of my imagination.
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I will have to go with ASDA.
It looks like that ASDA management really took a good look at this, and beleive that their conclusions wasn't a whitewash. Were it true ASDA would have dismissed the employee on the spot and been seen to clean up.
We see enough Islamic hate going on, that I can beleive such sympathies exist. But stories like this dont help, and give ammo to those who beleive that 'we are of peace always'.
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n'oublie jamais - It appears I now have to highlight this again.
It is by tea alone I set my mind in motion. By the juice of the brew my thoughts aquire speed, my mind becomes strained, the strain becomes a warning. It is by tea alone I set my mind in motion. |
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2010/05/23 18:13:40
Subject: Asda/walmart refuses to serve woman, Who supports war heroes
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Ollanius Pius - Savior of the Emperor
Gathering the Informations.
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Gwar! wrote:Soup and a roll wrote:Who is more credible? The Sun or ASDA?
Can't decide.
Brain aneurysm.
Considering the crazy dude under the bridge who has 76 imaginary badgers as pets (and one as a "life partner") is more credible than The Sun, I would say Asda.
Oi! Leave Steve and Martha out of this!
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2010/05/23 18:17:26
Subject: Re:Asda/walmart refuses to serve woman, Who supports war heroes
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Tzeentch Aspiring Sorcerer Riding a Disc
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Asda'a press releases don't make sense.
On the one hand " It never happened, nobody saw it happen, it was all made up by right wing facists).
On the other hand " (we have been in contact with the long standing customer (that never existed).
And sent flowers.
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Its hard to be awesome, when your playing with little plastic men.
Welcome to Fantasy 40k
If you think your important, in the great scheme of things. Do the water test.
Put your hands in a bucket of warm water,
then pull them out fast. The size of the hole shows how important you are.
I think we should roll some dice, to see if we should roll some dice, To decide if all this dice rolling is good for the game.
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2010/05/23 18:27:46
Subject: Asda/walmart refuses to serve woman, Who supports war heroes
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[MOD]
Anti-piracy Officer
Somewhere in south-central England.
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Where's this Asda press release?
Going from the info contained in The Sun's story we have one woman making a claim, and Asda's reply that they had investigated and found no evidence.
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2010/05/23 18:37:23
Subject: Re:Asda/walmart refuses to serve woman, Who supports war heroes
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Tzeentch Aspiring Sorcerer Riding a Disc
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In the video, he says customer of twenty years.
underneath theres an update, where they say it never happened.
the local paper says asda sent flowers
If this act did not happen,
why is the local paper of this store reporting that the ASDA sent an apology and as a way of trying to smooth the path sent the lady a bunch of flowers?
Or, is it now knowing how much the feeling is concerning this issue that
Asda have taken the line of it didnt happen, thus not having to defend the course of action, or non action against its staff.
The plot thickens watson
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This message was edited 1 time. Last update was at 2010/05/23 18:38:15
Its hard to be awesome, when your playing with little plastic men.
Welcome to Fantasy 40k
If you think your important, in the great scheme of things. Do the water test.
Put your hands in a bucket of warm water,
then pull them out fast. The size of the hole shows how important you are.
I think we should roll some dice, to see if we should roll some dice, To decide if all this dice rolling is good for the game.
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2010/05/23 18:47:37
Subject: Re:Asda/walmart refuses to serve woman, Who supports war heroes
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Ollanius Pius - Savior of the Emperor
Gathering the Informations.
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loki old fart wrote:In the video, he says customer of twenty years.
underneath theres an update, where they say it never happened.
the local paper says asda sent flowers
If this act did not happen,
why is the local paper of this store reporting that the ASDA sent an apology and as a way of trying to smooth the path sent the lady a bunch of flowers?
Or, is it now knowing how much the feeling is concerning this issue that
Asda have taken the line of it didnt happen, thus not having to defend the course of action, or non action against its staff.
The plot thickens watson
Not really.
If The Sun runs an article about how ASDA did something that would paint the company in a bad light, there's a chance some drooling moron would believe it true and start a word of mouth campaign against ASDA.
It's easier for ASDA to apologize and send flowers by way of apology, even if nothing happened and they've got proof of it, than to let the claims go unanswered.
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2010/05/23 18:50:33
Subject: Asda/walmart refuses to serve woman, Who supports war heroes
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[MOD]
Anti-piracy Officer
Somewhere in south-central England.
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Asda wrote:
Our regional operations manager Paul Rowland said: “We’ve completed our investigation and it’s clear this exchange never happened. We’ve interviewed over 400 colleagues in the store, examined over three days worth of CCTV footage and talked to other customers and we can find absolutely no evidence that a colleague said what was alleged.”
So you can believe them or the complainer according to choice.
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2010/05/23 18:59:11
Subject: Asda/walmart refuses to serve woman, Who supports war heroes
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Decrepit Dakkanaut
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Soup and a roll wrote:Who is more credible? The Sun or ASDA?
Whoever wins, we lose...
I shop at the ASDA round the corner from my flat in Bristol, it's a terrible place, seething with chavs and 'Shameless' extras. It's like Mos Eisley but gak.
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2010/05/23 19:00:02
Subject: Re:Asda/walmart refuses to serve woman, Who supports war heroes
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Tzeentch Aspiring Sorcerer Riding a Disc
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http://menmedia.co.uk/rochdaleobserver/news/s/1181192_help_for_heroes_row_asda_says_sorry?page_size=25
She said: "I was given an apology, which is all I wanted, for any distress or upset caused. They also sent me a bunch of flowers.
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This message was edited 1 time. Last update was at 2010/05/23 19:01:12
Its hard to be awesome, when your playing with little plastic men.
Welcome to Fantasy 40k
If you think your important, in the great scheme of things. Do the water test.
Put your hands in a bucket of warm water,
then pull them out fast. The size of the hole shows how important you are.
I think we should roll some dice, to see if we should roll some dice, To decide if all this dice rolling is good for the game.
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2010/05/23 19:14:05
Subject: Asda/walmart refuses to serve woman, Who supports war heroes
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[MOD]
Anti-piracy Officer
Somewhere in south-central England.
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Well that proves it then.
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2010/05/23 19:14:40
Subject: Re:Asda/walmart refuses to serve woman, Who supports war heroes
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1st Lieutenant
Because we’re here,lad...
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Loki, drop it. It's from the Sun, who in one breath berate Gordon Brown for spelling mistakes to dead soldiers parents, and in the other breath post pictures of British troops beating Iraqis in the streets of Basrah. They're leeches, printing what ever can sell...
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I love those little moments between the first kiss and the pepper spray... |
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2010/05/23 19:18:48
Subject: Asda/walmart refuses to serve woman, Who supports war heroes
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Major
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Oh look, another 'its PC gorn mad' story turns out to be a load of tabloid cobblers. Who would have thought it?
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"And if we've learnt anything over the past 1000 mile retreat it's that Russian agriculture is in dire need of mechanisation!" |
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2010/05/23 19:27:28
Subject: Asda/walmart refuses to serve woman, Who supports war heroes
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Towering Hierophant Bio-Titan
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They're leeches, printing what ever can sell...
As are all papers and journo's to the most part.
If they didnt, what would they sell?
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2010/05/23 19:30:43
Subject: Asda/walmart refuses to serve woman, Who supports war heroes
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Hanging Out with Russ until Wolftime
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۞ Jack ۞ wrote:They're leeches, printing what ever can sell...
As are all papers and journo's to the most part.
If they didn't, what would they sell?
There is a difference between The Sun, who actually have to allocate a substantial portion of their budget to deal with Libel claims out of court, and a real newspaper like The Daily Mail, who bravely inform the British public the Cancer Causer of the Week.
I mean the Times.
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2010/05/23 19:31:33
Subject: Asda/walmart refuses to serve woman, Who supports war heroes
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Bryan Ansell
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The article was published on 29th October 2009. Any righteous indignation has already been vented.
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2010/05/23 20:16:45
Subject: Re:Asda/walmart refuses to serve woman, Who supports war heroes
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Mutilatin' Mad Dok
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Even if it is/was true it is the individuals and not the company who are to blame, I can hardly see a company like Asda, who as pointed out, sell Help for Heroes wristbands and badges endorsing refusal of sale for wearing one of said items.
If it turns out that it was genuine then the till monkey will probably be fired and the supervisor reprimanded to the point where they may as well move on too.
As said tabloids are scum they will print sensationalist stories with very little evidence safe in the knowledge that the revenue from sales will vastly outwiegh any potential damages they are ordered to pay out. However according to the daily mail it all happened because Dianna died....
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2010/05/23 20:27:04
Subject: Re:Asda/walmart refuses to serve woman, Who supports war heroes
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Hanging Out with Russ until Wolftime
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squilverine wrote:However according to the daily mail it all happened because Dianna died....
Sorry, couldn't help myself!
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Got 40k Rules Question? Send an e-mail to Gwar! for your Confidential Rules Queries.
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2010/05/23 22:08:39
Subject: Re:Asda/walmart refuses to serve woman, Who supports war heroes
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Ollanius Pius - Savior of the Emperor
Gathering the Informations.
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Gwar! wrote:squilverine wrote:However according to the daily mail it all happened because Dianna died....
Sorry, couldn't help myself!
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They seriously printed that?
Wow. Just wow.
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2010/05/23 22:34:26
Subject: Asda/walmart refuses to serve woman, Who supports war heroes
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Steady Space Marine Vet Sergeant
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I need help. What is The Sun. is it britains fox?
Also what is asda and what does it have to do with walmart?
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mattyrm wrote:i like the idea of a woman with a lobster claw for a hand touching my nuts. :-)
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2010/05/23 22:40:52
Subject: Asda/walmart refuses to serve woman, Who supports war heroes
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Blood-Raging Khorne Berserker
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Does it say 'exclusive to all newspapers'?
"This exclusive just in! England won't win the world cup!
(exclusive to everybody)"
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2010/05/24 05:48:54
Subject: Asda/walmart refuses to serve woman, Who supports war heroes
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The Dread Evil Lord Varlak
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garret wrote:I need help. What is The Sun. is it britains fox?
Also what is asda and what does it have to do with walmart?
Sort of. It's like a cross between FOX and the National Enquirer. It's a journalistic standards are even worse than FOX, but it doesn't stick to one political view like FOX, it just prints anything that looks like a catchy headline.
In this case the headline was that people are being oppressed when they support the troops by wearing plastic bracelets. It doesn't matter that the story makes absolutely no sense what-so-ever, and relies entirely on the complaint of a single customer, people want to believe it, so the Sun will print it.
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“We may observe that the government in a civilized country is much more expensive than in a barbarous one; and when we say that one government is more expensive than another, it is the same as if we said that that one country is farther advanced in improvement than another. To say that the government is expensive and the people not oppressed is to say that the people are rich.”
Adam Smith, who must have been some kind of leftie or something. |
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2010/05/24 05:52:29
Subject: Asda/walmart refuses to serve woman, Who supports war heroes
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Da Head Honcho Boss Grot
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Also, I believe Asda is the name of Walmart in the UK.
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Anuvver fing - when they do sumfing, they try to make it look like somfink else to confuse everybody. When one of them wants to lord it over the uvvers, 'e says "I'm very speshul so'z you gotta worship me", or "I know summink wot you lot don't know, so yer better lissen good". Da funny fing is, arf of 'em believe it and da over arf don't, so 'e 'as to hit 'em all anyway or run fer it.
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