Geordie Man buys coat

A Newcastle man has caused uproar in the shopping centres of the north-east by purchasing a ‘coat’.
The man, who wishes to remain nameless, asked at several male clothing retail outlets for something to wear over his t-shirt.
“At first we thought he meant a jumper,” said Kevin Blackwell, a Newcastle-based retailer. “But we don’t sell many of those.”
“Then he insisted that what he actually wanted was a ‘coat’. I couldn’t believe it, I mean, I got him to repeat it several times before I actually believed him.”
Geordie buys coat
Blackwell continued, “We thought he was taking the piss, as no-one in Newcastle has bought a coat since 1973, and Coaty McCoaterson is STILL living that down.”
The man, a 35 year old accountant, explained his quest. “It was a bit cold, like. I really didn’t see the big deal.”
“I thought about buying an insulating fat suit like a lot of others up here, but I didn’t see the point of the extra expense.”
He finally tracked down a clothing store willing to sell him a coat after following the A1 South for almost 50 miles until he reached Harrogate.