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Oct 14th, 2011 | 08:18 AM

PalenQ

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England - New Meaning for VAT!

Just learnt from Coronation Street a new meaning for VAT - something other than Value-Added-Tax - Tracy Barlow said it was "time for some VAT - Vodka and Tonic!

Oct 14th, 2011 | 01:35 PM

Hooameye

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There's me thinking that you were on about VAT 69

Oct 15th, 2011 | 08:23 AM

ParisAmsterdam

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Speaking of Corrie, my wife tells me the worlds oldest barmaid
Betty Turpin (Betty Driver) has died at 91. ;^(

Oct 16th, 2011 | 04:18 AM

Hooameye

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Who's going to make the "hotpot's" at the Rovers now?

Oct 17th, 2011 | 08:39 AM

PalenQ

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ah yeh Betty's Hotpots - legendary - she looked healthy enough in the Canadian shows, which albeit are about 15 months behind and in which she just celebrated her 90th birthday.

PAm - thanks for that (sad) update.

Oct 17th, 2011 | 09:40 AM

PatrickLondon

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She had a long career as well, starting as a popular singer in the 30s and 40s (somewhere, but I can't find it, there is a clip of her singing about "Potato Pete", the cartoon character invented to encourage people to eat potatoes during WW2).
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EbGc9Ez3Kkw
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PSRp9_4SdKM