Posted by Ann on July 16, 1997 at 12:36:33:
In reply to Dogs posted by Katariina on July 16, 1997 at 10:33:36
] And how on earth did they get rid of the hair without a hoover? ;-)
A very good question! Lots of servants picking up the individual hairs, perhaps?
By the way, this is one of my favorite Britishisms. In America we would refer to a vacuum, not a hoover. In Brazil, I think, they refer to jogging as coopering--I like that one even better.
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