# So I got a gift certificate to an English-imports grocery store for Christmas...

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**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [December 30, 2004, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-i-got-a-gift-certificate-to-an-english-imports-grocery-store-for-christmas/282251 "2004-12-30T15:31:12Z")\
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**Author:** ![Rayne\_Man](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/df705f/32.png) [@Rayne\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rayne_Man)\
**Post date:** [January 2, 2005, 11:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-i-got-a-gift-certificate-to-an-english-imports-grocery-store-for-christmas/282251/61 "2005-01-02T11:58:11Z")

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> [@jjimm](#):
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> Yeah but no but her name’s Vicky Pollard but she never done it coz she was shoplifting at Asda and Tracy saw her out round the bins snogging Darren coz she wasn’t even there nor nuffin’.

Just lately I have heard several teachers and youth workers say that they have all had dealings with a true life Vicky in their time.

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**Author:** ![Kitchen\_Wench](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/f08c70/32.png) [@Kitchen\_Wench](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kitchen_Wench)\
**Post date:** [January 3, 2005, 12:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-i-got-a-gift-certificate-to-an-english-imports-grocery-store-for-christmas/282251/62 "2005-01-03T00:44:57Z")

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> [@jjimm](#):
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> Did you ever manage to get a better recipe than mine?

I haven’t attempted Yorksihire Pud again. With the holidays, I’ve been cooking up all sorts of other things… When I do make it again, I’ll let you know how it turns out. 🙂

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