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Peter Rabbit 'victim' in bookshop hit-and-run joke
Original: Hit and run incident in the children's room of the bookshop. Police 🚓 are asking for any witnesses, or anyone with dashc
A joke circulating online reports a hit-and-run in the children's section of an Edinburgh bookshop, with police supposedly appealing for witnesses and dashcam footage. The victim is 'unofficially named' as a Mr P Rabbit, a well-known local figure — a nod to Beatrix Potter's character. Readers are sharing the tongue-in-cheek incident report for its deadpan, mock-news style.
Why now: The humorous fictional police appeal involving the beloved children's character Peter Rabbit is being shared for laughs.
Evidence
- Hit and run incident in the children's room of the bookshop. Police 🚓 are asking for any witnesses, or anyone with dashcam footage to contact them. The victim has been unofficially named as a Mr P Rabbit, a well known local figure. # Edinburgh # Edimbourg # books # livres · LordWoolamaloo@mastodon.scot · 4
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