Phoenix 38DD - bigger and bouncier than 36DD

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Warmer- the answer does have a relatively obvious connection
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is cambridge still on the river?
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The biggest boat regatta in the UK used to be about 2mins from my house by the river in cambridge. Seems a bit far away though?
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MattB is closer although not geographically
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henley?
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very good. Apparently the locals were so impressed by the spectacle that it inspired them to start up their own regatta.

For completeness the third multiple choice was Hambledon Lock which I have since ascertained was the starting point for the first race.

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thanks i'm off to the barbers to have a cut now so ponder this. what is the symbolism of the barbers' traditional red and white pole?
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Was it to symbolise bloodletting when you could go to the barbers and have a few leeches supping away.
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Barbers used to do a crude form of dentistry before dentists were invented/thought up and it was to symbolise the white of the teeth and the red of the blood
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close. the red is for blood but the white is not teeth (although, as Andersen said, sweeney todd's mob did perform oral surgery too.)

so what is the white?

and btw i look very dashing with my new barnet.
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and btw i look very dashing with my new barnet
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Bandages.
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correct, the red stripe is bloody bandages and the white stripe is clean bandages. time for the phœnix to rise in 39 Harry?
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