"a.spencer3" wrote in message
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> "David Horne, _the_ chancellor (*)" wrote in message
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>> James Silverton wrote:
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>> > Hello, All!
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>> > Has the UK gone from bayonet to screw base light bulbs as an
>> > advertisement on today's Guardian web page would indicate?
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>> Nope! We use both in this household, and some of the newest fixtures use
>> bayonet fittings.
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> Never known anything but bayonet in all my UK houses in over 60 years!
> I haven't seen the ad - sure it wasn't an April Fool thingy?
Nearly as good as the one in the Daily Mail today:-
A new pay-per-view funeral service scheme is being launched today. The
scheme at Southampton Crematorium allows mourners to grieve from home by
watching proceedings online.
Gerry
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