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Plumbob, the Magic Plumber single work   short story   humour  
Issue Details: First known date: 1977... 1977 Plumbob, the Magic Plumber
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Plumbob (Bob) Waterhouse's mother wants him to be an outstanding plumber, so she consults a witch who tells her to bury a chop-bone and her husband's bootlaces in the churchyard at full moon. She does this and Bob becomes a magic plumber overnight, which is the cause of all his problems.

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