Carnival joke about ‘free firewood’ in Slagharen gets out of hand: ‘Invoice must be paid’

The joke that carnival association De Turftrappers from Slagharen played on Saturday by giving everyone interested a matchbox under the guise of ‘free firewood’, has not gone down well everywhere. Meppeler Marcel Hogenberg has submitted an invoice because, according to him, he was lured to the stunt under false pretences. “The joke should have been thicker.”

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