TIT FOR TAT.
Not long ago two men were travelling between Oldham and Manchester. One, a native of Oldham, sat with his hands thrnst into his pockets. The other, a Manchester man, thinking to take the Oldhamer down, observed to the other occupants of the compartment : “ I can always tell an Oldhamer w r hen I,see one.” “How so?” asked the Oldham man. “ Because he always has his hands in his pockets,” answered the other. “ Ay, and I can always tell a Manchester man,” said the Oldhamer. “How so?” “ Because he either has his hands in his own pockets or someone else’s.” Collapse of Manchester man.
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Southern Cross, Volume 1, Issue 7, 13 May 1893, Page 10
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106TIT FOR TAT. Southern Cross, Volume 1, Issue 7, 13 May 1893, Page 10
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