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... stolen car story a second time ... ' So I will have to tell it : The Stolen Jackpot A Johannesburg man discovers his brand new car has been stolen . He is dismayed , but not nearly as dismayed as his wife and kids , who had been looking ...
... stolen car story a second time ... ' So I will have to tell it : The Stolen Jackpot A Johannesburg man discovers his brand new car has been stolen . He is dismayed , but not nearly as dismayed as his wife and kids , who had been looking ...
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... stolen with a boot full of meat recently she was distraught . But her husband was sympathetic and took her away for a day's outing to the Wild Coast Sun. On their arrival she spotted her car in the car park . Her husband used his spare ...
... stolen with a boot full of meat recently she was distraught . But her husband was sympathetic and took her away for a day's outing to the Wild Coast Sun. On their arrival she spotted her car in the car park . Her husband used his spare ...
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... stolen them off the car in the traffic , and had sold them back to my dad . This is an early version , along with an apparent named victim , of a favourite Johannesburg legend . My informant told me it happened in about 1968 , and he ...
... stolen them off the car in the traffic , and had sold them back to my dad . This is an early version , along with an apparent named victim , of a favourite Johannesburg legend . My informant told me it happened in about 1968 , and he ...
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What is an urban legend and where do I buy one? | 1 |
Political animals | 9 |
When truth is stranger than legend | 21 |
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