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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. :-)
> >
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