[Jayne Osborn]

Yes, this newspaper report sounds ridiculous I know, but if you wish you can read it for yourself here.
I think Fruitcake is a good topic, all the same.

Jayne

xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxThe Oldie Competition
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Competition no 182
Dissatisfied customers, a newspaper reported, have been won over by companies offering them fruitcake in compensation. Please write a poem called Fruitcake, taking the title in any sense. Maximum sixteen lines.

Entries to ‘Competition no 182’ by post (The Oldie, 65 Newman Street, London W1T 3EG), fax (020 7436 8804) or email (comps@theoldie.co.uk) by 17th October 2014. Please don’t forget to include your postal address.