The butterfly and the banana skin

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                                     The butterfly and the banana skin

The banana skin lay slap bang in the middle of the road.  Tommy a prison warden, riding his bike on his way back from the shops.  Where he had bought 3 tins of organic peas and a frozen turkey, the inmates were having it for a little treat, he didn’t spot it in time.   The banana skin was too slippy he hit the ground softly along with the peas unfortunately the turkey hit a rock, and took off down the road at great speed.  Round one corner and round the next, it eventually ground to a halt after causing £6,500 pounds worth of damage to vehicles back along its crash course route.  

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Jennifer came to her door a look of amazement crossed her face, how could a frozen turkey cause so much damage she thought to her self.  She glanced ten yards back up the road at her 1964 ford mustang convertible, which now needed a new rear tyre.  Unfortunately the only place she new about in town where one of these rare items could be acquired was a place called big bobby’s mustang palace, which would soon be shut.  She hopped in her second car, a faded mint green Chevy coupe, reversed out of the drive and off she went. ...

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