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Schweppes

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Schweppes

Mother:  Hi darling.
Father:  Hello sweetheart.  Hello darling.
Mother: Drink?
Father:  Oh!  Yes please.  What a day!  Ah, that's better.  Now.  How are my two favourite girls?
Mother: Well.  Sarah's brought this little moggy home, and I'm really not certain about it.  I said she could ask you.
Sarah:  Please can I keep it? I promise I'll look after it.
Father:  Well?  What harm could it do?
Sarah:  Thanks dad.

Voiceover:  At the end of the day, there's always a Schweppes.

!Note - Schweppes is a beverage brand sold around the world.  includes a variety of carbonated water and ginger ales. Their name and marketing campaigns made heavy use of onomatopoeia: "Schhhhh.... Schweppes," the sound of the gas escaping as one opens the bottle.

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