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Mind The Gap: The London Underground Announcement in Popular Culture - Page 2© Annie Mole
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Mar 22, 2002
The Urban Legend
One of the funniest urban legends about 'Mind the Gap' is as follows:
On train platforms approaching trains sometimes disturb the large Gappe bats that roost in the tunnels. The Gappes were smuggled into London in the early 19th Century by French saboteurs and have proved impossible to exterminate. The announcement 'Mind the Gappe!' is a signal that you should grab your hair and look towards the ceiling. Very few people have ever been killed by Gappes and they are considered only a minor disturbance in an otherwise excellent means of transportation.
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I guess you got the info on the tunes from an old posting of mine on Usenet (cos I remember making it), however I have updated information for you !The Lectrolux tune called "Mind the Gap" is
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-- posted by NickLeverton
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In response to message posted by ckr:
You didn't read the article, did you.
"It's an acknowledgement that the thing doesn't ...
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In response to message posted by ckr:
You are right absolutely nothing to do with computing - Suite 101 mis categorised this ...
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Good article, But i wonder how it is related to computers.
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You can find more Mind the Gap products at www.velocitees.com, in the Quotes for Life department, including sweats, boxers, mousepads, ceramic tiles etc. ...
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