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{{g}}The continental equivalent of the [[man on the Clapham Omnibus]]; a fictional chap of Calvinist prudence who enjoys backgammon and a weekly tipple and who invests his savings in definitive, bearer [[eurobond]]s | {{g}}The continental equivalent of the [[man on the Clapham Omnibus]]; a fictional chap of Calvinist prudence who enjoys backgammon and a weekly tipple and who invests his savings in definitive, bearer [[eurobond]]s. | ||
Every quarter, this fellow journeys in his 2CV across the border to {{t|Luxembourg}} whereupon he presents neatly clipped [[coupon]]s to his [[issuer]]’s principal [[paying agent]], collects his interest, takes a cheap flight from ''Aeroport d’Hercule Poirot'' to Malaga and promptly decamps on a two-week coke-fueled bender across the Balearic. | |||
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*The [[Man on the Clapham Omnibus]] | *The [[Man on the Clapham Omnibus]] |