July 24th 09, 05:27 PM
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HS1 Domestic trains are a bit busy
"Arthur Figgis" wrote in message
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John B wrote:
On Jul 24, 2:52 pm, Tom Anderson wrote:
This may or may not be a good thing for consumers and/or the
people of West Somerset, but that's the way it is. See also brie,
which is no longer restricted to the Brie region of the Ile de
France, champagne, a name which is applied to non-Champenoise
wines by some people (notably Americans again), and London Dry
Gin.
It's not made in London, it's wet, and it's not made in Geneva
either...
Doesn't 'genever' mean 'juniper' in Dutch, and have 0 to do with
Switzerland?
Yup, you're absolutely right. Another urban myth shattered.
Didn't Junipers come from Washwood Heath?
They did, before they became extinct
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