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GUEST,Jimmy Strange expressions.. (112* d) RE: Strange expressions.. 06 Jun 01


During my stay in Liverpool (Eng) I was always impressed by the local idioms. My favourite was "I'll get off at Edge Hill." Edge Hill was a town which was the penultimate stop on the rail line from London to Liverpool (Lime Street). In Liverpool, where there was a high percentage of catholics, the expression meant "I shall use Coitus Interruptus",


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