Thanks for that, did not know it went back to 1915 or before.

Of course elephants are in decline in some areas, haven't seen one in my
house for some time, must be the cornflakes on the landing keeps them away
:-)


Pat Morriss

-----Original Message-----
From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On
Behalf Of Bruce Napier
Sent: 16 October 2009 10:45
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [canals-list] Re: British Canal History in Color



On 16 Oct 2009, at 10:40, BARRY HOLLAND wrote:

> This phrase, beloved by Stephen Fry on QI, is fascinating---Any  
> ideas how it came about?


Vide:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elephant_in_the_room

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All the best

Bruce

Go steady, but keep going.



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