Re: THEORY: Expanding in translation?

 --- René Uittenbogaard skrzypszy:

> It has been quite some time already, but in Holland we used to have
> the campaign "Glaasje op, laat je rijden" (drunk a glass, have
> yourself driven).
Yes, but that was réally long ago! Although I vaguely remember an
even older one: RIJIJOFRIJIK?

(from: rij jij of rij ik "you drive or I drive?")

Much better, methinks, than this awfully stupid and irritating "BOB"
campaign. I took me years before I grasped more or less what this
whole BOB thing was about.

Jan

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