For many years parking meters held no fear for Cruzians because a clown, wearing rainbow-striped pants, a wig and a big red nose would drop coins, gratis, into meters about to expire.

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He was an older man with a silver beard, a monumental, red-veined nose, and a big, thick wool overcoat.

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The large red bull on the cover has flowing red hair, two nose rings, a tattoo and red stubble under his chin.

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The incubation period is usually about two weeks, and early symptoms are a raised temperature, cough, runny nose, and red and watery eyes.

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Many people who catch measles will have a fever, cough, red eyes, and blocked nose and feel generally unwell.

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Children's BBC presenter Angellica Bell and Channel 4 chat show host Graham Norton pushed a "red nose" plunger to light up the tower on Friday evening.

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She carried a red silk hankie, because her nose still bled now and then.

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Some people at my university are selling cookies for Red Nose Day tomorrow, I will buy some of those and offload my small change to anyone with a collection box, it all helps.

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