RE: RARA-AVIS: Fresh Blood 2 (not London Noir 2)
Spurlock, Duane (Dspurlock@paulschultz.com)
Wed, 3 Dec 1997 09:51:15 -0500
>E J M Duggan wrote:
>
>
>_The Big Issue_ is a weekly review sold *exclusively* by
homeless
>people (ie you can't get it from newsagents). The idea
is selling the
>mag gives 'em (some) independence, income &
self-esteem. The magazine
>is priced at a quid (£1.00), sellers purchase them at
40p each and the
>difference (profit) is their 'income'. My reference to
haggling 'em
>down to 50p was an attempt (albeit pathetic) at
hard-boiled wit.
>
Ah! Well, knowing now the story behind the joke, I'll say the
wit wasn't
so pathetic. I think a similar enterprise has been launched in
some of
>the larger cities in the US.--Duane
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