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Those who are really old might remember that there used to be a big
Woolworth's at Victoria. It was between where Wicked and the Willow
Walk Pub is now. A lotta Ws!

It was famous as the London shop with the most "footfalls" and the
least sales in Europe.

Why was that? Well it was because Woolworth's was the best shortcut in
the world.

If you were going from Vauxhall Bridge Rd (where the southbound bus
stops are) to Victoria then going through Woollies was the quickest
way.

No one ever bought anything. Not even a pea.

YOUR MISSION SHOULD YOU CHOOSE TO ACCEPT IT is to replicate that
journey twice!

At the moment 25 Wilton Rd, AKA Parnell House, has a sign on each door
saying that there is no through route to the other road.

However, of you were to walk in and talk to the guys at reception, ask
some stupid question, then you could say, Okay, and walk out of the
opposite set of doors.

If you could do that TWICE then you would win 5 seconds of time in the
crystal dome.

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12:45:40 on Thu, 2 Dec 2010, Offramp remarked:
Those who are really old might remember that there used to be a big
Woolworth's at Victoria. It was between where Wicked and the Willow
Walk Pub is now. A lotta Ws!

It was famous as the London shop with the most "footfalls" and the
least sales in Europe.

Why was that? Well it was because Woolworth's was the best shortcut in
the world.


There are two other shops I can think of which are also very tempting
shortcuts - both of them Boots. One at High St Kensington and the other
at Nottingham Victoria (a shopping centre now, though).
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Roland Perry
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On Dec 2, 8:45*pm, Offramp wrote:

YOUR MISSION SHOULD YOU CHOOSE TO ACCEPT IT is to replicate that
journey twice!

At the moment 25 Wilton Rd, AKA Parnell House, has a sign on each door
saying that there is no through route to the other road.

However, of you were to walk in and talk to the guys at reception, ask
some stupid question, then you could say, Okay, and walk out of the
opposite set of doors.

If you could do that TWICE then you would win 5 seconds of time in the
crystal dome.


I managed it twelve times yesterday. On the last time the security
guard came out with some rant about calling the "Bolice, I call the
Bolice!", so I hot-footed it.

Sadly, I went to the wrong side, and had to walk around.
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In case anyone wonders, the phrase "Dare to grow a moustache" came
from the London Underground.
In 1981 I saw at Moorgate an advert for The Human League's album Dare.
http://www.stueagon.com/wp-content/u...-Dare-1981.png
After the word Dare some wag had written "TO GROW A MOUSTACHE".

LOROL!
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On 03/12/2010 13:26, Roland Perry wrote:
In message
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12:45:40 on Thu, 2 Dec 2010, Offramp remarked:
Those who are really old might remember that there used to be a big
Woolworth's at Victoria. It was between where Wicked and the Willow
Walk Pub is now. A lotta Ws!

It was famous as the London shop with the most "footfalls" and the
least sales in Europe.

Why was that? Well it was because Woolworth's was the best shortcut in
the world.


There are two other shops I can think of which are also very tempting
shortcuts - both of them Boots. One at High St Kensington and the other
at Nottingham Victoria (a shopping centre now, though).


Two more would be the two M&S in Kingston.

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Tony Dragon


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