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Old December 24th 03, 09:59 PM posted to uk.transport.london
John Rowland John Rowland is offline
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Default Another Oyster Prepay Thread - How Do You Buy It?

"Kat" wrote in message
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In message ,
Tom Anderson writes
On Mon, 22 Dec 2003, Paul wrote:
On Sun, 21 Dec 2003 23:58:09 +0000, Kat
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oyster.

the equivalent Octopus system in Hong Kong


Are all such systems named after molluscs?


The octopus is known for its intelligence which is
probably why our system has been named after
the oyster which isn't known for its intelligence
but can give you a nasty of vomiting instead....


The oyster's biggest claim to fame is that as soon as you have one, you're
screwed.

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