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- Subject: Re: [MLUG - DISCUSSION] [POLITICS] Spitzer
- From: "Jonathan King" <EMAIL:PROTECTED>
- Date: Wed, 12 Mar 2008 10:08:59 -0700
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On Wed, Mar 12, 2008 at 9:31 AM, Russell Horn <EMAIL:PROTECTED> wrote:
> It occurs to me I should perhaps have explained that for folk who don't get the cultural differences.
>
> The FT is a UK business newspaper. In the UK and much of the rest of the world, a solicitor is a lawyer. In the UK, however, the phrase 'to solicit' refers to seeing a prostitute. Hence going from Attorney General to common Solicitor.
>
> I guess if a joke needs that much of an explanation, it's probably not that funny :)
I thought it was a laugh riot, even though my subscription to the FT
just lapsed (great newspaper, by the way).
jking
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