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[challenge entry] hello there

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(, Sun 13 Aug 2006, 15:45, archived)
# Topical!
woo!
(, Sun 13 Aug 2006, 15:46, archived)
# I don't understand the 1 mile bit in your joke
and fail to see how street signs and more specifically the measure of distance refer to a nanny state and Father Christmas, who would surely only be seen (if ever) coming down your chimney and not at a distance of 1760 yards.


*edited to clarify as some confusion obviously occured
(, Sun 13 Aug 2006, 15:53, archived)
# it's the chorus

(, Sun 13 Aug 2006, 15:55, archived)
# a mile is 1760 yards, it is the standard method of determining distance in Great Britain
(, Sun 13 Aug 2006, 15:55, archived)
# arf!
(, Sun 13 Aug 2006, 15:57, archived)