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From: mauney@ncsu.UUCP (Jon Mauney)
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Subject: What's so funny about Esher?
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Date: Wed, 9-Jan-85 14:56:32 EST
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In "The Rutles", a spoof documentary on a parody of the Beatles,
Eric Idle describes the evidence supporting the "Stig is dead" theory,
and then says:
     "Although Stig was far from dead, he was not far from Esher."
Standing in front of a sign that says "Welcome to Esher" he describes
what Stig was doing.

In the "Black Orchid" episode of Doctor Who,  Nyssa says that she's not
from Worchester, but from (The Empire of) Traken.  Mrs. Taubert guesses that
Traken must be somewhere near Esher.  When Nyssa admits that she doesn't
know where Esher is, Mrs. Taubert says that this shows good taste.

Would someone in the UK enlighten me, please.  Is there something inherently
funny about Esher?  Or is this just a coincidence?
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_Doctor_                           Jon Mauney,    mcnc!ncsu!mauney
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