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July 19, 2015July 20, 2017 by Eddie

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December 17, 2014December 17, 2014 by Eddie

Schweppes gives you wings

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  • brunette, Cambridge, Girton, Schweppes, St Catherine's, tonic

“I was sent down from Cambridge,” said Merton,
“The reason for which I am certain
 Was the day I was braced
 By Schweppes Tonic and chased
A brunette from St. Catherine’s to Girton.”

West Australian, 30 December 1935

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