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Cautionary Conversation: The Blitz Spirit and the Blackout Ripper

Cautionary Tales with Tim Harford

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How Do You Shake Them Off?

Inebriated men constantly pestering her, how do you shake them off? I wish that men didn't always assume that if they take you out, they can kiss you whenever they choose. Last night, I went with a naval type to the club. He started getting gooey and I had a hell of a time on the way home. Oh, it's not very British to make a fuss, I guess. Absolutely not. And it's also true in civilian life. So another story we look at is this example of a woman called Doris Staples, who's a dressmaker, she lives in Henley. She is dating a American GI, private John Waters

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