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This is an old revision of this page, as edited by Lee M (talk | contribs) at 01:59, 9 August 2003. The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.

Thanks, DJ, for re-writing this. Are you a Londoner by any chance? I was taken with the original poster's purported connection between the phrase and Explanatory Gap problem, which, in turn, seemed to be connected to habitual chanting of the phrase by groups in the London Underground. I'm just wondering if this is a real and significant phenomenon that ought to be mentioned in the article? If it's real, who are these people doing the chanting and what is their belief-system? Anyhow, thanks for your effort. Bill 11:13, 8 Aug 2003 (UTC)


The article in its original form was a joke. "Mind the gap" is an announcement to warn people to avoid being trapped in the gap between the platform and the train. Some Tube stations have it as an automatic announcement. The Goons did it better with their "Mind the Doors / Minotaurs" gag. -- Karada 11:19, 8 Aug 2003 (UTC)

Actually "Minardor", in the episode "The Scarlet Capsule" (1960). -- Lee M 01:59, 9 Aug 2003 (UTC)

Thanks for the clarification, Karada. Probably not worth having the article then. Oh well, I guess we have sillier things on Wikipedia. Bill 11:29, 8 Aug 2003 (UTC)

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