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Default Subway (New York) vs Underground (London) [Quite long]

In message , Annabel Smyth
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Yeah, you have a point. But then, didn't the unlamented Mrs Thatcher
once say that nobody over 30 should be seen on a bus, or something?
Hmmm......

My personal favourite was her reported reply, when advised about the
need for a Chelsea - Hackney tube line:

"Why would anyone from Chelsea want to go to Hackney?"
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