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 Post subject: Breakfast thought
PostPosted: Sun Mar 23, 2014 8:57 pm 
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As I sat enjoying my coffee and croissant this morning I marvelled at the fact that today in 1857 Elisha Otis's first "safety elevator" was installed at 488 Broadway, NYC.


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 Post subject: Re: Breakfast thought
PostPosted: Sun Mar 23, 2014 10:38 pm 
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i was sat by the Thames at Windsor with a real fry up wondering what the dirty mark was all along the fence oposite :shock:


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 Post subject: Re: Breakfast thought
PostPosted: Mon Mar 24, 2014 8:33 am 
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When I've first got up I wonder what day it is and take it from there :shock:

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 Post subject: Re: Breakfast thought
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And I always imagined OTIS was an acronym!


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 Post subject: Re: Breakfast thought
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I thought OTIS was the start of the chorus of The Lincolnshire Poacher.
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 Post subject: Re: Breakfast thought
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Often wonder who is that old man watching me shave.


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