Fans of the Two Ronnies will enjoy the above court report in the Oldham Evening Chronicle, sent in to HTFP by sports reporter Simon Smedley.
Whether the the thief had actually intended to steal “‘andles for forks” was not revealed.
Friday Funnies: Did thief mean to steal fork handles?
Published 24 Mar 2017
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