NetNews Usenet Archive 1993 #3/NN_1993_3.iso/spool/soc/bi/19224

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From: [e-mail] (Badvoc)
Subject: Re: Lovely film, I cried
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Organization: Department of Computer Science, Warwick University, England
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Date: Tue, 26 Jan 1993 19:55:29 GMT
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In <[e-mail]> [e-mail] (Kay Dekker) writes:
>In article <[e-mail]> [e-mail] (Piglet) writes:
>>In article <[e-mail]> [e-mail] (Karl Greenow) writes:
>>>Rowan Atkinson. Barclaycard. Snake bite.
>>
>>>Confused? I'm sure Kay can explain. *coy* *blush*
>
>This is one of those 'Round Britain Quiz' questions, isn't it?
>The ones to which the answer for no earthly reason is "The
>Franco-Prussian Alliance" or some such...
>
>>Kay??  Where are you when I need you?
>
>Here, dear, I'm afraid.  But my darling assures me that this
>must be some television reference: apparently RA does Barclaycard
>(a credit card of Barclay's Bank) adverts on television; snakebite
>is a mixture of cider and lager, renowned for inducing drunkenness
>in students; alas, I can do no better than that.

I think the snake bite is a reference to the Barclycard advert where Rowan
finds someone who is suffering from a snake bite

>
>            Kay

- Badvoc.

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