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Letter: Letters : . . . . .

Published 7 March 1998

From Ian Patient

ian.patient@roke.co.uk

I remember the claims on a tube of Pritt glue in the late 1970s. After having
made fairly plausible claims such as “sticks paper, cardboard, etc”, it went on
to say: “Ideal for children”.

“Stay there, you `orrible little tyke!”

Issue no. 2124 published 7 March 1998

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