Another childhood-ruining conspiracy theory has emerged online, this time with mild-mannered postie Postman Pat in its sights. Online wags have pointed out that the star of the BBC children’s television series was the only person with red hair in his village of Greendale, yet the local school is full of red-headed children. The long noses of local kids are also being compared to the postman’s own lengthy beak.
“I still wonder what Postman Pat does when he's off work,” joked one tweeter.
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