Folks, if you made up a story like this no one would believe you. The story is good for a laugh anyway.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/london/8276243.stm

"Ms Watts, from Islington, north London, said: "I asked why I couldn't borrow a pair of scissors and she said, 'they are sharp, you might stab me'."
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