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"This name derived, according to Nicholette Jones' book "The Plimsoll Sensation", because the coloured horizontal band joining the upper to the sole resembled the Plimsoll line on a ship's hull, or because, just like the Plimsoll line on a ship, if water got above the line of the rubber sole, the wearer would get wet."
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Posted By: Tricky Hawes, Jun 30, 12:53:18
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- 3"The Plimsoll Sensation"
Posted By: Ken Dodds Dads Dog, Jun 30, 13:07:50 - Oooh
Posted By: yellowman, Jun 30, 12:59:31 - Brom knew, me too,
Posted By: CB41, Jun 30, 12:56:07 - 2I'm surprised I've never heard of that book before. Sounds like a cracking read.
Posted By: Bravo win or die, Jun 30, 12:55:10
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