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Posted By: Greyeyes
12-Feb-01 - 02:23 PM
Thread Name: Help: Phrase in Stanley Holloway monologue
Subject: RE: Help: Phrase in Stanley Holloway monologue

Surely Sam was from Yorkshire. In "Beat the retreat" he says "I'm British and Yorkshire bah gum, and she'd [his mam] beat the retreat on the seat of my pants if I beat the retreat on my drum." That's from memory so may not be accurate.