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20MODE 128:VDU2
30VDU1,27,1,97,1,1:REMCtrg On
40VDU1,27,1,69:REM Emph On
50VDU1,14:PRINT" PENSIONERS DENY POOL
S WIN"
60VDU1,14:PRINT" --------------------
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70VDU1,27,1,70:REM Emph Off
80:
90PRINT" Mr Downie a pensioner in his
early seventies said"
100PRINT"' Yes it's true I have just b
ought a new car and a new five bedroome
d"
110PRINT" house with double gates in M
orningside Edinburgh, And yes I have
bought"
120PRINT" a new golf club, But it onl
y has nine holes',"'
130:
140PRINT" Mrs Downie, (40), Who descri
bes herself as a premature pensioner sa
id"
150PRINT"' It was just luck that we di
dn't win, We don't actually fill in th
e pools"
160PRINT" coupon so when the cheque di
dn't arrive we weren't really suprised'
,"'
170:
180PRINT" Asked what they where going
to do with the money they didn't have,"
190PRINT" Mrs Downie replied, 'We will
give half to our handsome young son"
200PRINT" who doesn't need it, So tha
t he will not be able to buy a new hous
e',"'
210:
220PRINT" Mr Downie moving over to the
electric fireplace, Coughed and spat
into it"
230PRINT" Mrs Downie gave him a long s
tare and turning to our reporter said,"
240PRINT"' I must appologise for him,
I keep telling him that it's not a real
fire"
250PRINT" but when you get to his age,
Well you know, I've had to remove th
e poker"
260PRINT" for obvious reasons, He's a
lready blacked the town out twice',"'
270:
280PRINT" Mr Downie turned to our repo
rter, 'Eh! whats that? Give him half'"
290PRINT" what we haven't won, Never!
That good for nothing skinflint, He w
oudn't'"
300PRINT" spend it, I haven't worked h
ard all my life to have nothing just to
give"
310PRINT" him half to spend',"'
320:
330PRINT" At this Mr Downie sat down a
nd then eased himself up to one side an
d broke"
340PRINT" wind in a most viscous manne
r, Mrs Downie buried her face in her p
inafore"
350PRINT" either through embarassment
or fear and our reporter went to retrie
ve his"
360PRINT" cap, And after opening the
window I asked Mrs Downie if they had a
ny"
370PRINT" plans for going on holidays
this year,"'
380:
390PRINT"' No we did think of going to
America, To Chicago in fact, But whe
n i"
400PRINT" heard that it was called Win
dy City, No I thought I get enough of
that"
410PRINT" with him over there',"'
420:
430PRINT" Mr Downie said nothing but r
aised himself up again, Mrs Downie smi
led"
440PRINT" sympathetically at me and sa
id, 'Do you want a hanky dear?, It some
times"
450PRINT" helps,'Mr Downie sat down ag
ain, False alarm, We all breathed again
, But"
460PRINT" not too deeply, I thanked t
he couple for their time and took my le
ave,"'
470:
480PRINT" As I was going out of the fr
ont door, Mrs Downie called after me,'
Just"
490PRINT" leave the front door open we
need the flow through of air', I did a
s she"
500PRINT" requested, More in sorrow t
han in anger, As I reached my car I he
ard the"
510PRINT" sound of Mr Downies voice,
'Has he gone then? Thank heavens for th
at,"''
520VDU1,27,1,119,1,1:REMDblHght On
530VDU1,27,1,45,1,1:REMUnderline On
540VDU1,27,1,69:REM Emph On
550PRINT" I hate having to be polite w
hen strangers are in."'
560VDU1,27,1,119,1,0:REMDblHght Off
570PRINT" /½/½/½/½/½/½/½/½/½/½/½"'
580VDU1,15:PRINT" Written by Jim Downi
e":VDU1,18:REM Comp Off
590VDU1,27,1,69:REM Emph Off
600VDU1,27,1,45,1,0:REMUnderline Off
610VDU1,27,1,97,1,0:REMCtrg Off
620VDU3:END
630REM"
640REM"
660REM" Composed By
670REM" Jim Downie
680REM" Computed By Fred Price
690REM" 10/8/94
700REM"
710REM" SAVE"POOLS"
720REM" Win The Pools"