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[quk@isham-research.demon.co.uk (Phil Payne)]

In message <874017840.0518724.0@vnet.ibm.com> Steinbru@VNET.IBM.COM writes:

> On Wed, 13 Aug 1997 23:38:32 GMT, Phil said:
> >...Ten quid to a pint of Newkie that the gasket currently installed...
> 
> Newkie?  Your context certainly doesn't imply what I thought Newkie was.
> My Scottish friend was perusing the archives and lept to the same
> conclusion:  her Newkie never came in pints!  Perhaps you could clarify.

Newkie - 'Newcastle Brown Ale'.  A wonderful, slightly sweet amber liquid 
shipped in clear glass bottles and much beloved of the rock climbing fraternity.
 
The approved procedure is to remove the cap from the bottle, wipe any obvious 
debris from the neck, lick all around it to provide some lubrication, invert 
the bottle into the mouth and - via a vigorous pumping action - deposit the 
contents down the gullet.
 
Repeat as required.

> On a serious note, how's the new position?  Seems last I wrote, you had
> several options, and I see from your address change that you made the
> jump (some time ago actually).

At present, I do not have sufficient time to write and mail all the proposals 
that my potential customers want me to submit.

-- 
 Phil Payne
 Committee Member, UK Audi [ur-]quattro Owners Club