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Thames water to get GI status

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The IPKat has learnt that the European Commission is all set to accept an application to afford “Thames Water” protected geographical indication status. According to Sheila Norton, president of the Thames Trade Association

“The Thames is perhaps London’s greatest underutilised asset. Tourists and Londoners alike are used to taking strolls by the Thames but England’s greatest river can offer so much more. It’s about time that Thames Water’s unique limey taste received the prominence that it deserves”.

Plans are underfoot to bottle the water and market it across Europe and America. In particular, it is hoped that Thames Water will be able to tap into the large expat market, enabling them to make a cup of tea just like the ones that they’re used to at home.

The IPKat says so long as they filter it first...

Thames water to get GI status Thames water to get GI status Reviewed by Anonymous on Tuesday, April 01, 2008 Rating: 5

7 comments:

  1. AnonymousTuesday, 1 April 2008 at 10:56:00 GMT+1

    Not as foolish as it sounds!

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  2. AnonymousTuesday, 1 April 2008 at 11:20:00 GMT+1

    I can't help but notice the date of this post....

    Hastings

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  3. AnonymousTuesday, 1 April 2008 at 11:46:00 GMT+1

    I always thought a “Thames Water” was cola mixed with orange juice (which is nicer than it sounds).

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  4. AnonymousTuesday, 1 April 2008 at 15:46:00 GMT+1

    Damn, I wanted to buy some. It's so plausible:- a link to the EC,a named official, IPKat joke at the end, learned author.

    Can you get me some in any case Ilanah ?

    G.U. Lible
    An English expat in Wales

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  5. AnonymousTuesday, 1 April 2008 at 23:05:00 GMT+1

    Ah, we all want to be anonymous. BUT - in 1967 I went to the UK for the first time and spent almost a month. At the British Museum I had dealings with a curator, and we opened a showcase that had not been touched since London abolished coal fires in the late 1950s. The item was so dirty that I was invited into the basement to wash my hands. They had three taps - one for hot water, one for cold water and one for Thames water. You could drink the cold water. I think the Thames water was for washing the floors.

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  6. AnonymousWednesday, 2 April 2008 at 10:34:00 GMT+1

    This was indeed an April fool. The many people who've written in to tell me so suggest that it was rather transsparent - unlike the water...

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  7. AnonymousWednesday, 2 April 2008 at 14:55:00 GMT+1

    It is worth noting that GI is a medical abbreviation for gastrointestinal - apt for Thames Water?

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