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WHEN A WASHING MACHINE FELL IN LOVE WITH A BLENDER

“BRB” says Jacque Odd, a die (die being the singular of dice, of course), as she rolls out of the sweet aisle in Aldi.

She’s recently made friends with Bob Roberts, a piece of iron, and the pair are searching for a pint of milk (not soy, oat or rice, “Just Milk”).

Pausing for a moment she adds, sassily, “Do you understand BRB or is that too Gen-Z for you?”

You’d be forgiven for thinking this is a piece of avant-garde theatre,

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