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Jim[_3_] · June 28th 10, 05:25 PM posted to uk.railway,uk.transport.london

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Graeme wrote:

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Chris Tolley (ukonline really) wrote:

Alex Potter wrote:

On Mon, 28 Jun 2010 10:21:32 +0100, Chris Tolley wrote:

Was in London decades ago and got in a taxi wantong to go to St
Mary-le-Bow Church in the City. Taxi driver responded, "that's the one
just off Key Apsiddy, innit?"

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NB The "Key Apsiddy" mentioned above was uttered with what seemed at the
time a fairly reasonable Cockney accent, so it wasn't a case of him
being a stranger in Town.

Please put me out of my misery and remind me of the name of the chap who
invented Key Apsiddy, he was a radio practical joker pre-dating Jeremy
Beadle on TV [on Radio Luxembourg I think]

Keeping this on topic he once attempted to take a grand piano onto the
platform at Camden Town.

Northern Line, that is