In message , Jo Lonergan 
 writes
>On Mon, 14 Jul 2008 23:49:19 +0100, "J. P. Gilliver (John)"
> wrote:
>
>>In message , Jo Lonergan
>> writes
>>[]
>>>Am I AOU in wondering why miners need special protection in French
>>>bars?
>>>
>>Sorry, it'll lose by explanation, but I don't get this one (-:
>
>Have you never noticed the poster behind every bar: "Protection des
>mineurs, répression de l'ivresse publique"?
>
OK, <groan>! {But what are the public ivories that must be repressed?)
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