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Shirley Hatcher of Southampton, England, parked her car, went to the hairdresser, and returned to find her car splattered with paint and bearing a ticket for 60 [pounds sterling].


Shirley Shir·ley   , William 1694-1771.

British colonial administrator who was governor of Massachusetts (1741-1749 and 1753-1756) and commanded British forces in the French and Indian War.
 Hatcher hatch 1  
n.
1.
a. An opening, as in the deck of a ship, in the roof or floor of a building, or in an aircraft.

b. The cover for such an opening.

c. A hatchway.

d.
 of Southampton, England, parked her car, went to the hairdresser, and returned to find her car splattered splat·ter  
v. splat·tered, splat·ter·ing, splat·ters

v.tr.
To spatter (something), especially to soil with splashes of liquid.

v.intr.
 with paint and bearing a ticket for 60 [pounds sterling]. It seems that while she was having her hair done, a contractor working for the city painted a disabled parking spot around her vehicle.
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