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Old Sep 14, 2007, 5:01 pm
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JohnWM
 
Join Date: Jan 2005
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In olden days ....

In olden days we used to hear the train conductor call out: "All aboard!"

Similarly, the chief purser on a sea-going ship announced: "All ashore who's going ashore; all aboard who's coming aboard."

Once we are ALOFT nowadays, though, I suppose it doesn't actually matter.
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