Re: UKNM: Currant Bun

[jim smith]

At 3:49 pm -0800 on 30/3/99 you said:

>At 09:18 AM 3/30/99 , Steve Johnston/IMRG wrote:

>>Is CD-only registration for The Sun's 'People's Portal' really smart or

>>really stupid?

>>

>>see http://www.currantbun.com/

>>

>>Smart says: Got a reliable physical address (to sell) and manages demand.

>>Stupid says: It misses the whole point.

>

>Stupid says: What on earth is Currant Bun and

>why on earth should I bother calling for a CD?

>

>Hello? Anybody home? Or are we all just too

>hip to be informative?


Currant Bun is the Sun's nickname for itself, from Dick Van Dyke-style

cockney rhyming slang. Its readers are perfectly aware what it means.


j


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