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Re: David LAngleys age (was Re: Second rate Melbourne stations)

Subject: Re: David LAngleys age (was Re: Second rate Melbourne stations)
From: "M.B. and C.M.McDonald" <michael.and.colleen.mcdonald@xtra.co.nz>
Date: Sun, 9 May 1999 14:16:11 +1200
Newsgroups: aus.rail
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References: <7g1dad$vr4$1@nnrp1.dejanews.com> <7g1f68$nhb$1@news1.mpx.com.au> <7g1h6u$3n7$1@mulga.cs.mu.OZ.AU> <37256D90.23B99B07@melbpc.org.au> <925346916.257948@tulla.netstra.com.au> <7gc1n0$4s1$1@toto.tig.com.au> <3729AB39.60AAE071@ancc.com.au> <8DB99E208tullatest@tulla.netstra.com.au> <372C3F36.B8063809@ancc.com.au> <925733747.155271@woody.hotkey.net.au> <372e1087.338366@news.mpx.com.au> <372F9D5F.5B0C662E@ancc.com.au>

My guess would be that it's a reference to the clapper on a bell.  Have you
seen them ring a station bell - seems to be a very appropriate expression.

Cheers
Michael

David Langley wrote in message <372F9D5F.5B0C662E@ancc.com.au>...

<snip>
>Remember seeing the peanut with an R class drop the staff at Armstrong, and
it
>took about 10' for it to stop and return to Armstrong, pick up the staff
and
>proceed - it came down through Armstrong like the clappers. Now can someone
tell
>us where that saying came from?

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