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I found a house in Childers St SE8 with a sign outside that says "SELOH
ESRA". (It's not in Google Streetview, sadly.)

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On 4 June, 12:36, "John Rowland"
wrote:
I found a house in Childers St SE8 with a sign outside that says "SELOH
ESRA". (It's not in Google Streetview, sadly.)

I remember a leaflet from National Girobank that included a picture of
a cheque signed by "E L O'Hesra".

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Offramp wrote:
On 4 June, 12:36, "John Rowland"
wrote:
I found a house in Childers St SE8 with a sign outside that says
"SELOH ESRA". (It's not in Google Streetview, sadly.)

I remember a leaflet from National Girobank that included a picture of
a cheque signed by "E L O'Hesra".

http://www.checksure.biz/company/E.L.+O'HESRA+LTD-ie073028.htm

Thanks. I've been looking for a new internet name.

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On Jun 4, 5:10*pm, Ian Jelf wrote:

In message , Huge
writes

On 2009-06-04, John Rowland wrote:

I found a house in Childers St SE8 with a sign outside that says "SELOH
ESRA". (It's not in Google Streetview, sadly.)

There's a house on the A428 between Bedford and Cambridge called "Nimitable".

When I was a child there were two prefabs (remember *those* anyone?!)
alongside each other here in Smethiwck called "Weddunno" and "Nordowee".


Very good.

But yes, of course we remember prefabs - there are still some around
London town, though they're gradually disappearing. However there's
still the Excalibur Estate in Downham, near Catford - AIUI most of it
is on the way out, but six prefabs have been listed - see:
http://www.newsshopper.co.uk/news/4211511.CATFORD/

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"Mizter T" wrote in message
...

But yes, of course we remember prefabs - there are still some around
London town

And as I'm sure Ian is aware some still exist in Brum e.g. Wake Green Road,
but the main reason for this post is that I really don't understand the
"SELOH ESRA" reference. It sounds like a catchphrase - maybe "Say Hello
Esra", but I'm curious as to the origin.

Regards

--
David

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David Morgan wrote:
"Mizter T" wrote in message
...

But yes, of course we remember prefabs - there are still some around
London town

And as I'm sure Ian is aware some still exist in Brum e.g. Wake Green
Road, but the main reason for this post is that I really don't
understand the "SELOH ESRA" reference. It sounds like a catchphrase -
maybe "Say Hello Esra", but I'm curious as to the origin.

Read backwards?

Paul S

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John Rowland wrote:
I found a house in Childers St SE8 with a sign outside that says
"SELOH ESRA". (It's not in Google Streetview, sadly.)

A mate of mine lived in deepest Wiltshire - he called his house "Sea View".
;-)

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"Paul Scott" wrote in message
news:qpOdndMD_-
Read backwards?


Thanks Paul, I (obviously) hadn't spotted that :-)

--
David

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"John Rowland" wrote in message
...

I found a house in Childers St SE8 with a sign outside that says "SELOH
ESRA". (It's not in Google Streetview, sadly.)


Going slightly off the original thread how about a narrow boat "slopalong
placidly"

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"John Rowland" wrote in message
...

I found a house in Childers St SE8 with a sign outside that says "SELOH
ESRA". (It's not in Google Streetview, sadly.)

Our road has a No. 1, then 1 1/4, before three named houses (posh eh!) then
No. 3, 5 etc.

MaxB

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Ian Jelf wrote:

Someone on (the much missed) Radio 4 programme "Home Truths" told a
story of seeing a house in the North of Scotland whose name was the
Spanish for "To Let". They conjectured that the owners had seen
such a sign on a house while on holiday in Spain and thought it was a
"nice name", not appreciating its meaning.

Actually that reminds me of our next door neighbours, when I was a young
lad. In a fit of supreme pretension, they named their bungalow "La Baraque",
thinking that it was French for "the bungalow". They were mortified when,
after many years, it was pointed out to them that "baraque" is French for a
shed or hut and is even used in the context "Quelle baraque" to mean "what a
dump"!

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On Fri, 5 Jun 2009 11:57:22 +0100, Ian Jelf
wrote:

In message , Jack Taylor
writes

Someone on (the much missed) Radio 4 programme "Home Truths" told a
story of seeing a house in the North of Scotland whose name was the
Spanish for "To Let". They conjectured that the owners had seen such a
sign on a house while on holiday in Spain and thought it was a "nice
name", not appreciating its meaning.


I could go on for hours (and off topic) about the gaffes British expats
make when (mis)interpreting Spanish but one of the best is the chap who
put his name in bold letters at the entrance to his house.
To all the world, he proclaimed C O Jones.

And because I can't resist it (and it's true) there's the story of some
redoubtable pensioners who sold their home jam at a local market. One
week a Spanish lady brought a jar back because it was mouldy. One of
the ladies replied:

"Lo siento, estoy muy embarazada". Es que falló el preservativo."

(To save you all rushing for Google Translate)
"I'm sorry, I am very pregnant. The condom burst."


--
Bill Hayles

http://billnot.com

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On 6 June, 15:25, Bill Hayles wrote:
On Fri, 5 Jun 2009 11:57:22 +0100, Ian Jelf
wrote:

In message , Jack Taylor
writes
Someone on (the much missed) Radio 4 programme "Home Truths" told a
story of seeing a house in the North of Scotland whose name was the
Spanish for "To Let". * They conjectured that the owners had seen such a
sign on a house while on holiday in Spain and thought it was a "nice
name", not appreciating its meaning.

I could go on for hours (and off topic) about the gaffes British expats
make when (mis)interpreting Spanish but one of the best is the chap who
put his name in bold letters at the entrance to his house.
To all the world, he proclaimed C O Jones.

And because I can't resist it (and it's true) there's the story of some
redoubtable pensioners who sold their home jam at a local market. *One
week a Spanish lady brought a jar back because it was mouldy. *One of
the ladies replied:

"Lo siento, estoy muy embarazada". Es que falló el preservativo."

(To save you all rushing for Google Translate)
"I'm sorry, I am very pregnant. *The condom burst."

A similiar problem when turning down food in France with "Je suis
pleine".

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"MIG" wrote in message
...


"Lo siento, estoy muy embarazada". Es que falló el preservativo."

(To save you all rushing for Google Translate)
"I'm sorry, I am very pregnant. The condom burst."

: A similiar problem when turning down food in France with "Je suis
pleine".

I gather that in France a pedaliste is not necessarily a cyclist.

--
Brian
"Fight like the Devil, die like a gentleman."