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Re: Answers to trivia

To: jeffreys_m_j@bt-web.bt.co.uk (jeffreys_m_j)
Subject: Re: Answers to trivia
From: phile@stpaul.gov (Philip J Ethier)
Date: Thu, 14 Oct 1993 12:19:13 -0500 (CDT)
> Re:
> 
> >In the UK they have fenders at the end of the cars that bump into things. 
> 
> In the US you have 5 mph BUMPERS, in the UK we have 0 mph BUMPERS (the only
> Fenders in the UK are guitars - could be expensive if strapped to the ends 
> of our cars and used as bumpers; think of the theft problems as well :-) 
> 
> RTFM - great acronym!
> 
John Upham wrote FENDER = bumper, which really confused me.  I think I
have it now

US                 UK
Fender             Wing
Bumper             Bumper


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