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- From: hiscrp@nuscc.nus.sg (C R Pennell)
- Subject: Re: janie johnson cure complete
- Message-ID: <1992Dec17.235506.4281@nuscc.nus.sg>
- Organization: National University of Singapore
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- Date: Thu, 17 Dec 1992 23:55:06 GMT
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- arowden@AUSTIN.ONU.EDU (Andrew Rowden x2252) writes:
- : Being new to the listing, please forgive my ignorance upon this subject.
- : I have but only one question to ask...
- :
- : Who is (or was) Janie Johnson and what is a "green goddess".
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- Don't know about Janie Johnson, but a green goddess is a pretty
- obsolete type of British military fire-engine, painted green, and kept in
- reserve for the purpose of breaking strikes by firemen (cf 1978)
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- :
- : Thank you.
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- Not at all
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- Richard Pennell, History NUS
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