[DOC] [TLE] J! Archive - Show #2923, aired 1997-04-23 [PAR] Long ago this was "as good as an ell"; now it's "as good as a mile" ... It's another 
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Question: Long ago this was "as good as an ell"; now it's "as good as a mile"
Answer: A miss