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Skiing on flooded streets
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19/04/2006 07:55:01
 
 
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Weather
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Floods
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>>>>>Nah! Still not got it. Unless it's "sue her" but that's meaningless. Perhaps you'd care to share it with me, seeing that Alex is keeping a low profile to avoid the bad pun police?
>>>>
>>>>Well, it's Alex's lousy pun, so he should have to be the one to explain it, but sleep on it. Then maybe we can talk.
>>>
>>>I looked up the Chico Marx reference. I still don't get it.

>>
>>
>>From the movie Animal Crackers:
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>>Capt. Spaulding (Groucho Marx): How much would you charge to run into an open manhole?
>>Ravelli (Chico Marx): Just the cover charge.
>>Capt. Spaulding (Groucho Marx): Well, drop in sometime.
>>Ravelli (Chico Marx): Sewer.
>>

>>I was not avoiding the bad pun police. Had to leave work early due to my wife being sick and could not connect for the rest of the day.
>>Sorry you didn't like (or know) Marx Brothers pun trivia. Your loss not knowing these fine gentlemen.
>>
>>[Update] Wrong addressee. This was meant for Terry.
>I must be being extra dumb today.
>
>I read the Chico ref (I like the Marx brothers) but I still don't get it.


Watch the movie again. Chico is bothering Groucho. Groucho wants to get rid of him so he says "How much would you charge to run into an open manhole?" Therefore the sewer ("Sure") puns follow.


Alex Feldstein, MCP, Microsoft MVP
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