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RE: advice for american travellers going to britain (humour)



I should no better than trust this spell checker.  

(BTW:  Does anybody know an easy way to get the rear speakers out of a
4000?)

>     N.B.  Wellingtons are galoshes,  not goulashes.  A goulash is a
>     different kettle of fish.  Well actually,  a kettle of beef or
> chicken.
> 
>     Chris Palmer  (1995.5 S6 Avant).
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From:	John C. [SMTP:gtr1@traverse.com]
> > Sent:	Friday, September 18, 1998 10:10 AM
> > To:	Browning David (TVCS); quattro@coimbra.ans.net
> > Subject:	Re: advice for american travellers going to britain (humour)
> > 
> > Either Dave was REALLY trying to be humorous, or he is completely out of
> > touch with the Little Island, or both.  My recollection of a "quid" was
> that
> > it was slang for the old Pound, which was equivalent to 20 shillings.
> This
> > was before New Pence
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Browning David (TVCS) <BrowningD@tce.com>
> > To: 'quattro@coimbra.ans.net' <quattro@coimbra.ans.net>
> > Date: Friday, September 18, 1998 10:04 AM
> > Subject: RE: advice for american travellers going to britain (humour)
> > 
> > 
> > >I believe Wellies (Wellingtons) are goulashes or rubber rain boots.  I
> > >wouldn't want to wear rubber underwear.  :-)
> >