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well, I was bafflefished as to "Esther Rantzen" and so I googled this marvel[l]ous ref:

http://www.geocities.com/TelevisionCity/Stage/5786/britcult.html


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oh, and lest I forget here's the link to the Cockney Alphabet:
http://www.phespirit.demon.co.uk/ck_alpha.htm


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Love the link twu

Ah dear Esther, not sure she's be pleased to be so close to Enoch Powell but then that's life.


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I had no idea there were so many alternatives. Just too many witty people in the world, I guess. The alternatives on my list that haven't been covered by Bridget or by tsuwm's Cockney website reference are:

E for Adam (Eve or Adam)
K for Ancis (Kaye Francis)
N for a Dig ("infra dig", beneath one's dignity)
S for Williams (Esther Williams)
U for Mism (euphemism)
Y for Heaven's Sake


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Thank you tsuwm and Marty!


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