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johnfowles · 09-03-2004, 10:39 AM

quote:Originally posted by johnfowles:
"zippo"??
yes for those who have never seen it this is his account of a theory that gave him that nickname as well as Bruna's "goofy" of course and my own "Neddy" since Derek is also that rare animal an American Goon Show fan thanks to his English mother
Go enjoy the read at:

http://groups.google.com/groups?hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&safe=off&sel m=20010125090051.04196.00001029%40ng-cm1.aol.com

I hqave just clicked on that "zippo" link and now have tears in my eyes . So if you do not yet know the story do yourself a
favo(u)r and read it it is pricelees

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My Gordon Lightfoot webring
starts at
http://www.johnfowles.org.uk/lightfoot

[This message has been edited by johnfowles (edited September 03, 2004).]

09-03-2004, 10:39 AM	#17
johnfowles Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: New Jersey U.S.A. ex UK and Canada Posts: 4,846	quote:Originally posted by johnfowles: "zippo"?? yes for those who have never seen it this is his account of a theory that gave him that nickname as well as Bruna's "goofy" of course and my own "Neddy" since Derek is also that rare animal an American Goon Show fan thanks to his English mother Go enjoy the read at: http://groups.google.com/groups?hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&safe=off&sel m=20010125090051.04196.00001029%40ng-cm1.aol.com I hqave just clicked on that "zippo" link and now have tears in my eyes . So if you do not yet know the story do yourself a favo(u)r and read it it is pricelees ------------------ My Gordon Lightfoot webring starts at http://www.johnfowles.org.uk/lightfoot [This message has been edited by johnfowles (edited September 03, 2004).]