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From: fritz@phri.UUCP (Dave Fritzinger)
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Subject: Re: Ford Prefect
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Date: Fri, 28-Jun-85 17:47:23 EDT
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Posted: Fri Jun 28 17:47:23 1985
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> >
> >        In Hitchhikers, it says that Ford Prefect had  mistakenly
> >chosen  his  name  to  be "especially inconspicuous".  What is it
> >about the name that makes it overly conpicuous?   It's  a  little
> >strange,  but  not  THAT strange.  Is this some British joke that
> >I'm not aware of?
> >
> >				Jeff Sparkes
> 
It is-the Ford Prefect used to be a very common (and inconspicuous)
car in England

Dave Fritzinger PHRI NYC

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