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The Dossé Curl in Hackney Cabs
The Susie Dent wrote an amazing book about how slang is used amongst different tribes of people. She mentions in that section that Hackney taxi cabs the height of the cab was based on the Bolar Hat height for when you're getting in. That would only have another centimetre or two to theheight of the cab, but maybe a necessary extra centimetre. It feels like you wouldn't redesign the whole cab. You've got quite a long torso, Andy. Do you have long legs, actually? A short torso. I've got a normal torso. Sorry. Long... I'veGot a normal torso, long legs, long neck, short head. Okay. And