GLC & Hammer Horror

[gps@ss29 (Graham Simms)]

>In article <m0l0RAM-0000r7C@crash.cts.com> root@crash.cts.COM writes:
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>>Room For the Life a pro-life statement, possibly?
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>>Only one that is pretty upfront is Ken & GLC
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>Okay, after months of wondering, I give up.
>What the heck is the GLC?  (besides a Mazda  =:)
>
>David.

GLC stands for Greater London Council, which has since been abolished.
Ken refers to Ken Livingstone, an infamous left-wing leader of the GLC.

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->What does "Hammer" refer to?  A movie studio?  The person who
->originated the film genre?  Anyone?
->
->Jenn
->

'Hammer' refers to the 'Hammer House of Horror', a studio who specialised in making low budget horror movies.

Graham

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