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use any of the many local hotels instead of
unimportant things that annoy me - such as
has attempted to push a suggestion orig-
the west end. After all, the Holiday Inn at
when did the humble beigel (pronounced
inating from David Burnetts (S43). David
Newbury Park is supposed to be quite
bigel) become a bagel? Go to Brick Lane and
had written about his cab driving father-
nice???
ask for a cheese bigel. Watch the heads turn
in-law who died from prostate cancer.
Alex Constantinou (N05)
and sneer at you. "Who is this putz who
He also wrote in Call Sign of his own
There is an article on the subject by a
refers to the American bagel as a bigel?" Like
experience with prostate problems. He
DaC driver inside this issue ...Ed
it never came from Poland!
expressed concern that so little research
Even nouns being Americanised annoy
was done in the UK on prostate cancer
Olympics in Sydney
me. It's only a matter of time before we
compared to other types such as breast
shop at Tesco for our tomatos and potatos
cancer and he wanted to play a part in
Hi Alan
rather that tomatoes and potatoes.
raising awareness, while at the same
September saw another interesting issue of
I am very pro-American (should anyone
time help raise money towards prostate
Call Sign. It will indeed be interesting to see
be in doubt) and despite having a limited
cancer research. He thought of the
how you guys fare during the Olympics. It
vocabulary, I also object strongly to the con-
Calendar Girls and wondered if a similar
will definitely not be the feast one would
stant corruption of the English language.
idea could work for male taxi drivers -
expect, but nor will it be a famine despite
When all Americans learn to eat their food
possibly holding DaC logos in strategic
free public transport and government cars. If
with a knife and fork then I shall tolerate
places! Marc is correct that we had just 5
Sydney is anything to go by, it will be rela-
their bad spelling and slang expressions.
volunteers which included one non-
tively quiet during the day while the Games
Know what I mean man? Must catch up with
DaC driver dunno what logos he could
are on, but very busy in the evening.
some rays. Cool!
use! ...Ed
A lot of interstate cabbies here came to
Steve Shaller (F34J)
Sydney to drive government cars. They told
Nevertheless,
there
are
some
Westfield
me after it was like having a long well paid
Americanisations that still make me
holiday and they met a lot of interesting
It was nice, as usual, for Call Sign to
almost smile because of their habit of
people. Can't say I blame them.
respond to Steve Denison (W65) and his
downgrading sad events. For example,
Peer Lindholt
request for Nash's Numbers to show drivers
in some US hospitals the death of a
Publisher, OZ Cabbie, Australia
how to access the Westfield taxi rank at
patient is referred to as a negative
Thanks Peer, but I suspect that many
Shepherds Bush (September). However, I too
patient outcome, whereas a plane crash
London drivers will regret working and
don't know how to get to the rank and while
was once described as the involuntary
find that the money they thought they
I don't know about Steve, I found the map
conversion of a Boeing 727. Top of the
would earn throughout the Games just
too confusing to follow, so could you please
list must be the Pentagon's description
won't be there due in main to the
explain how we get to it?
of a toothpick as a wooden inter-dental
appalling traffic hold-ups they are going
Sid Nathan (K88)
stimulator! Having said that Steve, we
to experience. I also suspect that as we
I'll have a go Sid. Go onto the A40M from
are obviously on the same page and
get closer to the Olympics and hear of
the Holland Park Magic Roundabout,
should put our diaries together! Mind
all the street closures, many drivers will
bear left up the Westfield slip road and
you, I quite like eating with just a fork!
just take the time off in the belief that
then turn left by the lights at the top of
...Ed
they could end up putting more diesel in
the slope. Keep to the right and follow
their cabs than they will take! As Tevye
the sign for Valet parking, which will
Getting your logos
puts it in Fiddler on the Roof while
lead you onto signs for the Taxi rank. If
out!
addressing God: It's no great shame
that fails, then taxis are taking passen-
being poor but it's no great honour
gers there throughout the day, so my tip
Hi Alan,
either! ...Ed
is to drive up the slope and wait till you
Re the project to get 12 drivers for a
see a cab pass you. Then just follow him!
Calendar Girls type calendar featuring taxi
English American!
...Ed
drivers and in aid of a prostate cancer char-
ity (DaC drivers as nature intended
Dear Alan,
Fixed prices and
I am slowly catching up with reading Call
September Call Sign), I can`t believe that
Sign online out here in Spain. Being sub-
out of 2000+ members of DaC, the project
engines!
jected to the sounds of Coronation Street
has only 4 volunteers (and 1 other). So if
Hi Al
and Eastenders in the background, I have
you`re still short of Calendar Boys, I`d be
I've re-read all relevant articles and have to
found this is a good time to write a letter for
happy to represent subscribers over 50 as I
respond to comments made by Michael Son
the magazine. I have been reading your edi-
am presuming your volunteers are
in the September Call Sign. Look Michael,
torial (August) with reference to the FT jour-
younger...
I'm not against anyone having - and voicing
nalist
Mathew
Engel
and
the
Marc Turner (R97)
- an opinion. It would be ridiculous to even
Americanisation of the English language.
Thanks for the offer Marc, what size
suggest it. I have attended 21 AGMs during
You are definitely not on your own when
logos do older drivers require for mod-
my 22 year membership of DaC and have
it comes to disliking American English -
esty protection! For those unaware of
often asked for more members to attend,
whether it is written or spoken. It's the little
what Marc is referring to, Allen Togwell
