Re: England, a nation of shopkeepers

On 12/2/03 11:13 AM, in article [EMAIL PROTECTED], "Mazzolata"
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> francis muir wrote:
>> On 12/2/03 8:26 AM, in article [EMAIL PROTECTED], "Mazzolata"
>> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
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>>> francis muir wrote:
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>>>> Paris, TX. Anyone else remember the antient waiter
>>>> at Vargo's in Houston who knew the menu by rote and
>>>> had a bunch of standard jokes, of which I remember:
>>>> 
>>>> "Yes, and our peas come from Paris; Paris Texas!"
>>>> 
>>>> which East Texans know as the home of the Campbell
>>>> Soup Company. 
>>> 
>>> That would be Camden, NJ.
>>> 
>>> No mention of Texas here ...
>>> 
>>> http://www.campbellsoupcompany.com/directions.asp
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>> 
>> check out http://tinyurl.com/xe63
>> 
> 
> Hardly makes "the home" of the Campbell Soup Company, now does it?

Ask the good folk in Paris, TX. Campbell is the second-largest
employer in the town and, for Christ's Sake, they actually grow
the food there. Which is the Turnpike exit for Paris, NJ?