The British Canadian Newspaper

This story is about 2 British Canadians. The first is a very fine, free newspaper. The second is one of the paper's biggest fans.

We'll tell you a very funny story about British Canadian #2 in a moment, but first let's talk about the newspaper.

The Free Newspaper
The British Canadian newspaper is published by a British Canadian (OK, this story is now about 3 British Canadians) called Paul Meade.

Paul also runs a British store on Vancouver Island called "Bertie's British Cupboard" also known as "BBC". And "BBC" has been threatened with legal action by another, rather large corporation sharing the same initials. You can read that story in the February issue.

The British Canadian is a great little independent free publication that flies out of the doors here at Blighty's Tuck Store. Its 12 colour pages are packed with news from Britain, news about British people in Canada, entertainment and sports. You can pick up a copy every month here at Blighty's. If you can't make it into the store just email us at shop@blightys.com and we'll put a sample copy in the mail to you.

The Snatcher
And now, the story of British Canadian #2. We call him "the snatcher". He is an older English gentleman who shows up at the store every month to pick up his copy of the paper. We can't call him a customer because he never actually buys anything from us. He just pops his head through the door, grabs a paper and runs.

This morning he came to the store early, sneaked up to the door, pressed his nose against the glass and stared in at the place where we used to keep the British Canadian newspaper. He was ready to do his usual "snatch and run". But we have moved the newspaper stand to the counter where customers can reach it more easily.

When he didn't see his paper the snatcher got back into his car and drove away. I was tempted to run out and tell him that we have hundreds of copies inside but I was immobilized with laughter.