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my colleague of the sandpit expression or saying

A playmate whose name escaped young Benno

Collector

Benno – 1970s
Ben Claydon – offspring of Clare

Notes

Possibly based on the verbal device Pa used when he had completely forgotten the name of the person he was introducing; he’d refer to “My distinguished colleague” (or sometimes “extinguished”)

Submitted: 11/02/2024 by Mark

any thoughts?

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