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Jalima Mon 06-Feb-17 18:57:14

www.newsroom24.co.uk/2017/02/06/one-wounded-after-an-airgun-shootout-between-two-rival-pasty-makers-in-cornwall/

Linsco56 Mon 06-Feb-17 20:12:14

grin Funny!

Deedaa Mon 06-Feb-17 22:14:06

No laughing matter! Stealing someone's crimper? Wars ahve started over less grin

Jalima Mon 06-Feb-17 23:38:36

The two companies have been feuding for years ever since Harry Hocking poached one of Polglazes top crimpers, Sidney “Some Boy” Stevens, from Drump Road Redruth.

Lovely name: Sidney "Some Boy Stevens"

Tiz serious business is pasties wink

MaizieD Tue 07-Feb-17 00:30:03

There is some scepticism being expressed in the comments about the veracity of this story grin

downtoearth Tue 07-Feb-17 09:19:18

Reminds me of "Ernie" who drove the fastest milk cart in the west,and his arch rival "two ton Ted from teddington"who drove the bakers vangrin.....love the name Drump road ....such an attractive picture in my mind grin

rosesarered Tue 07-Feb-17 09:41:58

This is more the sort of news we want Jalima..... and sod the other stuff! grin
Pasties in Cornwall are huge, you wouldn't want to be hit with one of those, never mind an airgun.

Jalima Tue 07-Feb-17 09:52:33

Sorry, I did not extensively research it so it is not evidence-based grin (split infinitive)