When I grow up I'd like to be a teenage cartoon character...

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Spotted this on High Street Kensington, just around the corner from the beautiful art deco Associated Newspapers building.


And it reminded me that I know at least two men who say that they decided to go into journalism because of Tin Tin.

You know who you are.

That is all.

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  1. Marco Giannangeli24 January 2012 at 17:21

    Two?! Blistering barnacles - some people can be so unoriginal! :-)

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  2. Marco Giannangeli24 January 2012 at 17:49

    ps - just for that, I'm going to finally buy your book! Marco x

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  3. Emma Hartley27 January 2012 at 02:20

    Blimey Marco *falls over in shock* :-)

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