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Posted by Major ChrisB on 10/25/05 01:32
"Major ChrisB" <cgbrannigan-remove-@ntlworld.com> wrote in message
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> "Gunther Gloop" <me@privacy.net> wrote in message
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>> Jerry Brown wrote:
>>> On Sat, 22 Oct 2005 13:32:41 +0100, "Gunther Gloop" <me@privacy.net>
>>> wrote:
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>>>> I just looked up my (pocket) dictionary to do something I always
>>>> meant to do, but had never bothered. To my surprise I found that
>>>> Cleanliness is next to Clay-Pigeon in the dictionary! And "go-cart"
>>>> is next to godliness!
>>>>
>>>> So now you know what to say to smug idiots who rely on pat phrases to
>>>> communicate some notion.
>>>
>>> Send that into Viz Top Tips before someone else does!
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>> Thanks Jerry. Just done. I've never seen that before. Is there a
>> 'reward'? Probably not. Anyway, if it turns up in the mag/comic someone
>> pelase let me know.
>> (Well, I'm not sure if that's just for the website or what. From what I
>> heard, they're not immune to getting material from usenet anyway to fill
>> their pages).
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> I can't remember who it was (maybe McDonalds) but someone did some Money
> Saving Tips adverts and three of the four turned out to have been in Viz
> Top Tips over the course of a few years before the adverts were made and
> Viz sued them and i think ended up getting a fair amount of money.
>
> it was something like save money on binoculars by standing closer to the
> object you want to view and save money on laundry bills by giving your
> shirts to Oxfam, they'll wash and iron them then you can buy them back for
> 50p
>
> and there were a few others...I think it must be about 10 years ago now...
oh i think the other was something to do with tying two pieces of carpet to
your feet so it feels like you have expensive flooring throughout your house
or in tescos or something
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