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Britons ready to strip, bed bosses to beat recession blues.


Byline: ANI

London, Apr 10 (ANI): Britons are so distressed by the economic slowdown For articles with similar titles, see Slow Down (disambiguation).
A slowdown is an industrial action in which employees perform their duties but seek to reduce productivity or efficiency in their performance of these duties.
 that they are ready to pose nude for just A[pounds sterling]6,500 pounds, according to according to
prep.
1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians.

2. In keeping with: according to instructions.

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 a poll.

The poll by global research company www.OnePoll.com revealed that three out of four adults would happily strip off to pay their credit card or utility bills.

One in five women confessed that she wouldn't mind sleeping with her boss to secure a pay rise.

And one in four ladies would happily bed a sugar daddy sugar daddy
n. Slang
A wealthy, usually older man who gives expensive gifts to a young person in return for sexual favors or companionship.
 if it meant she would be better off in life.

"The recession really has had a negative impact on people's attitudes to making money and in some cases people are just desperate for a quick buck," the Daily Express quoted a spokesman for www.OnePoll.com as saying.

He added: "It is incredible to think that people are even considering some of the things listed."

The survey of 4,000 people revealed 18 per cent of Britons would fiddle their expenses.

Also, 21 per cent of UK residents claimed that they would sell treasured possessions like wedding rings and 50 per cent would consider recycling recycling, the process of recovering and reusing waste products—from household use, manufacturing, agriculture, and business—and thereby reducing their burden on the environment.  presents so that they didn't have to buy new ones. (ANI)

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