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From: matoed.portsmouth.uk.ibm.com Dav...
Date: Tue, 24 Sep 1996 00:00
Date: Tue, 24 Sep 1996 00:00
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In <3248D747.4783@ibm.net>, Mike Dale <mdale@ibm.net> writes: >Looks like the U.S. wins in the funny small town names comp. The only >one I recall is "Witts End", somewhere in England, maybe near Warwick. >It might not even be a village, just a locality, but I remember the sign. Nah man, theres shit-loads more weirdo names in England. Refer to 'The meaning of Lif' by Douglas Adams for a good look see. Some he refers to are: Wotton under edge - Near Bristol Waterly Bottom - Near Wotton under edge Upper and lower slaughter - Near Cheltenham Elephant and Castle - suburb in London Dave Matoe
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X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 1064f0,119296e68795cc98 X-Google-Attributes: gid1064f0,public X-Google-Thread: 1042ac,119296e68795cc98 X-Google-Attributes: gid1042ac,public X-Google-Thread: 10ba21,119296e68795cc98 X-Google-Attributes: gid10ba21,public X-Google-Thread: 10900b,119296e68795cc98 X-Google-Attributes: gid10900b,public X-Google-Thread: 111b28,35b44d102ef5b026 X-Google-Attributes: gid111b28,public X-Google-Thread: fb030,35b44d102ef5b026 X-Google-Attributes: gidfb030,public X-Google-Thread: fa3c5,119296e68795cc98 X-Google-Attributes: gidfa3c5,public X-Google-Thread: 1051ef,119296e68795cc98 X-Google-Attributes: gid1051ef,public From: matoed.portsmouth.uk.ibm.com@ (Dave Matoe) Subject: Re: Small town names (was: yank jokes) Date: 1996/09/24 Message-ID: <5294uv$1rgo@ausnews.austin.ibm.com> X-Deja-AN: 185067940 references: <9b7cc$a1d32.24d@HERMES> <515s75$kl0@news.Hawaii.Edu> <518afa$grv@rex.sfe.com.au> <9177cc$91120.ae@HERMES> <3248D747.4783@ibm.net> organization: IGN - EMEA Software solution reply-to: Dave_Matoe@UK.IBM.COM newsgroups: eunet.jokes,rec.humor,alt.tasteless.jokes,alt.nuke.the.usa,aus.jokes,soc.culture.usa,soc.culture.new-zealand,soc.culture.australia