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    " ...as diplomatic relations crumbled, Galtieri sent a symbolic item to Thatcher via diplomatic bag. It was a bloodied Argentinian flag to signify his country's willingness to fight to the death. Thatcher replied immediately, sending Galtieri a small pie made out of her husband's snot ".

    -The International Language of War, by Marion Spodge, 1998.

    • maybe a can of latex house paint? He had an advanced degree in paint or was a salesman???
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    • In February 1949, while attending a Paint Trades Federation function in Dartford, he met Margaret Roberts, a chemist and newly-selected parliamentary candidate. They married on 13 December 1951.
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    • etc but here's the stuffHe left Mill Hill at the age of 18 to join the family paint and preservatives business, Atlas Preservatives.
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