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rob, Sun 1 Apr 2001, 1:00)
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In the 17th centuryCromwell's puritan movement banned raffles following a typo in a parliamentary decree. They actually wanted to ban ruffles on clothing, because they deemed them to be decadent royalist trappings unsuited to the sober outlook of their faith.
To this day, there are parts of Derbyshire in which you can be hanged merely for mentioning raffles.
(c) Gyles Brandreth, 'So, You Think You Know About Raffles?', Harper Collins 1986
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Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Fri 18 May 2012, 11:33,
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There's a Taxi company in Milton Keynes called Raffles.Often said that it's called that because it's a raffle if they turn up on time! sne sne
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Gyles isn't the only one to enjoy a raffle
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Fucking hell Jeff I am not a robot, Fri 18 May 2012, 11:41,
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