"THE ROARING FORTIES"
BRIGHTON, Eng., Sept. 13
“When a person gets to the age of 40, the years rush past with a roaring sound. This is known as the Roaring Forties.”
This schoolgirl “howler” was quoted by Miss E. Stopford, headmistress of St. Mary’s Hall, Brighton, at a prizegiving contest.
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Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20085, 3 November 1939, Page 2
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