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By Chris Martyr
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Bert Presley wrote:Poor old Dan Quayle. admonishing a contestant for not placing an 'e' on the end of 'potato'. Bet he won't do that again.


Well spotted Bert .

Potato - 1..................Dan Quayle - 0

Do you reckon that's what blighted his career ?
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By kanga
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Churchill always used a red ink pen, so when he was PM during WW2 no one writing anything which he might see was allowed to use one. He tended not to write much other than terse comments on the typed Memoranda of others, signed WSC with a day in Arabic and a month in Roman numerals. For historical researchers it can be an extra, but interesting, step to find out what was happening on the day on which he signed off each.

Traditionally, 'C', Director General of SIS, uses a green fountain pen, and no one else there is allowed to use green ink

I'm sure neither WSC nor any C would abuse an apostrophe :-)
By Paultheparaglider
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JoeC wrote:Yeah, until you find out you've sent your Christmas list to Satan.


Most of the items on my Christmas wish list are almost certainly supplied by Satan, so not much point sending mine to a jolly, rotund, red robed middleman. :twisted:
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