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Re:C. Hoare and Co., a British banking dynasty in business f... by gerikson on Tuesday July 09, 2019 @03:59PM (#20395971)
The fact that ordinary people don't recognize the name is the point.

You flaunt a R-R, you don't flaunt your bank.

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Re:C. Hoare and Co., a British banking dynasty in business f... by HeyLaughingBoy on Tuesday July 09, 2019 @05:20PM (#20396730)
I believe the term of art is "you pimp a Rolls-Royce" :-)
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