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Published 07 February 2000

A London man complained to the Advertising Standards Authority [that] the pasty he had seen on a poster ad was deeper and more densely filled than the one he had eaten. But the advertising firm concerned sent a till receipt to prove that the pasty they had used in the studio shoot, which was "lit to recreate the atmosphere of a summer's day", had not been tampered with. - Time Out (Francis Harvey)

But not all the money will be spent. As one banker receiving a £500,000 bonus this year put it: "I already have a house and I don't like fast cars. For reasons of principle, my children go to state schools. I just don't know what I am going to spend it on." - Financial Times (Tim Lang)

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