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   Col to Charles Daniels   
   Re: British Subjecthood   
   02 Dec 07 07:06:56   
   
   From: reddwarfer2@tiscali.co.uk   
      
   "Charles Daniels"  wrote in message   
   news:475198fc$0$90967$d368eab@news.calweb.com...   
   > Col  wrote:   
   >> "Charles Daniels"  wrote in message   
   >   
   >> You think *that's* funny?   
   >> How can I take seriously a country that has place names like   
   >> 'Chappaquiddick' and 'Kennebunkport'?   
   >   
   > Umm...well at least America doesn't have Prat's Bottom, Great Cockup &   
   > Little Cockup, Badger's Mount, Bell End near Lickey End, Brown Willy,   
   > Chorlton Cum Hardy...   
   >   
   > ...I could go on all day mate!   
   >   
      
   I used to live near Chorlton Cum Hardy, I'd never considered it a funny   
   name until now!   
      
   As it happens, my paper had a feature yesterday on rude place/street names.   
   We've also got:   
      
   Slaggyford, Hardon Road, Busty View, Fanny Street, Slack Bottom and Cocking!   
   --   
   Col   
      
   That's your excuse for everything isn't it, being dead!   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)   

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