Re: "I'm coffee and he's espresso." -- facially nonsensical

From: Brian {Hamilton Kelly} (bhk_at_dsl.co.uk)
Date: 06/21/04 

Date: Mon, 21 Jun 2004 11:45:10 +0100 (BST)

On Sunday, in article
     <1087746630.951102@scooby.ox.compsoc.net>
     edfromo@ox.compsoc.net "Richard Green" wrote:

> George Forman appeared on a chat show (Frank Skinner's, I think) a year
> or two ago accompanied by some George Formby music. I don't think
> anybody commented on the joke though.

At least that was [probably] deliberate; back when Dexy's Midnight
Runners had a hit with "Jackie Wilson Said" (gulp: way back; 1982), they
appeared "live" on Top of the Pops. Behind them the producers had placed
a projected photo- and movie-montage, which included shots of the fat
slob Jocky Wilson (who was famed at the time as a darts player). 

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