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Pass notes No 2,384

Yo dude, like imagine there are these giant turtles who like live in sewers? And they're like crime- busting turtles with martial arts skills that they were taught by a ninja master who's like a rat called Splinter? He's like their Obi Wan, y'know? You've been mingling illicit pharmaceuticals with your pipe tobacco again, haven't you?

Possibly, dude, possibly. And like these turtles are named after, erm, Renaissance painters? So you have Donatello, Michelangelo, Raphael and Leonardo? And they all look slightly different, you know like the Teletubbies but with muscles? And they have like different ninja skills? Oh yeah, and they're like really into pizza? Oh dear, you're going to be getting what I believe are called the munchies soon. I'll put some Pop Tarts in the toaster.

And they all like wear bandanas tied over their eyes, you know, like Zorro? And they have all these adventures? They are sooo cool, man. Well, this is all very interesting to somebody, but I fear my give-a-toss-o-meter isn't really flickering at this juncture.

But, dude, I'm talking about a multi-platform global-reach leisure retailing concept embracing films, toys and clothes. I don't think so. Some drug-fuelled fantasy of some slacker oaf is hardly a business plan.

But it like happened? The Ninja Turtles were like mega grossers in the early 90s? And they paved the way for similar multi-platform high earners like Pokemon and the Power Rangers? Of course they did.

Like, and now they're back with a new TV series to do some major-league butt kicking, and they're gonna be one of the top-selling Christmas toys this year, according to a report by the British Association of Toy Retailers? This all sounds most far-fetched. That said, may I take what I believe is called a "hit" from your "bong"?

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