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echo: fidonews
to: KEES VAN EETEN
from: MARK LEWIS
date: 2016-12-20 14:33:00
subject: Swedish meatballs

20 Dec 16 17:40, you wrote to me:

 KE>>> He was talking about the fast growing industrial cities in England.

 KE>>> He said that there were plans to join Southhampton and Northhampton
 KE>>> into one big hampton.

 ml>> hahahaha... i see it but it is also one of spelling... the cities are
 ml>> southampton and northampton... "one big ampton" being the joke...
 ml>> there's only one 'h' in each of those place names and it is included
 ml>> with the south and north portion of the names when they are
 ml>> pronounced... however a lot of people try to say the names as two
 ml>> separate words "south hampton" in which they add another 'h' that
 ml>> doesn't exist...

 KE> Sorry the for the spelling mistakes in the names of the cities. You
 KE> make me a bit unsure if the joke should end in "Big Ampton" or "Big
 KE> Hampton". It is probably only Vince Coen who can help me out.

it is ok, kees... i had to look at it a few times, anyway :lol:

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