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    Re: UK to US money transfers —Ian Bishop
    (...) Why foil? I have sent cash through international mail ok, but did wonder if it could be 'sniffed out' by dogs, machines or people with very sensitive hooters. Maybe I have answered my own question. Ian Bishop, Ayrshire, UK (25 years ago, 28-Oct-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
   
        Re: UK to US money transfers —Tony Priestman
     On Thu, 28 Oct 1999, Ian Bishop (<eBnuerAPvIG4EwKF@g...mon.co.uk> ) wrote at 17:45:51 (...) I don't think it's 'foil-wrapped for freshness', it's just that light doesn't pass through the metal, so no-one can tell what's inside :-) (25 years ago, 28-Oct-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
   
        Re: UK to US money transfers —Michael Huffman
     (...) Does 'hooters' have the same meaning in the UK as it does in the US? If so, I don't understand the joke... --Mike. (25 years ago, 1-Nov-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
    
         Re: UK to US money transfers —Richard Dewsbery
     (...) No. If you say a girl in the UK kas a huge hooter, you're talking about her _nose_. Though the idea of airport/post office security personel using the other sort of hooters means I'm going to need to sit down in a dark room for a while ... (...) (25 years ago, 31-Oct-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
   
        Re: UK to US money transfers —Mikkel Benedikt Breiler Mikkelsen
   (...) Ian, please dont say "people with very sensitive hooters" as I get into a fit of laughter every time I read your line ,-) -breiler (25 years ago, 1-Nov-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
   
        Re: UK to US money transfers —Ian Bishop
    (...) Whoops, someone better enlighten me here! Offline if you don't mind, to avoid embarrassment :) Ian Bishop, Ayrshire, UK (25 years ago, 1-Nov-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
 

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