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    Who wrote 'very flat, Norwich?'

    Question #32677. Asked by mochyn. (Apr 29 03 11:51 AM)


    Fosse4

    		The quote 'Very Flat, Norfolk' is attributed to Noel Coward

    Apr 29 03, 12:18 PM
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    		Most sites agree with it being from Private Lives by Noel Coward although at least one site claims it as being Charles Dickens.

    http://www.norwich2008.com/news/fry.htm has the following: -
    MESSAGE FROM STEPHEN FRY
    'Welcome to Norwich, a fine city' %96 as painful a sound to the ears of a Norvicensian as 'Very flat, Norfolk,' or 'Ha' you got a light, bor?' But, like many cliches, it is also a fact. Norwich is a fine city. None finer.

    Apr 29 03, 12:26 PM

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