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- From: sa121@cl.cam.ac.uk (S. Arrowsmith)
- Subject: Re: Gay soda! I'm so excited!
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- Date: Thu, 21 Jan 1993 11:39:21 GMT
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- In article <1jljjdINN8td@morrow.stanford.edu> alpha@w6yx.Stanford.EDU (Alpha Schram) writes:
- > BTW, not surprised to see that those UK'ers find it odd to drink cold
- > coffee--they find it odd to drink ANY coffee. I wouldn't call the
- > muddy instant stuff they serve over there coffee. Nearly KILLED me,
- > ya tea swillin' Brits! ;-P
- >
- Ah, the true separation between our countries lies not in language, but
- in what we drink -- typical American attitude to tea that. A friend,
- emigrating to San Diego recently, had a wonderful time trying to convince
- US customs to let her take in several pounds of good quality tea, she
- knowing perfectly well that there was no chance of getting any once out
- there....
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- SA121@phx.cam.ac.uk | "Internet is so big, so powerful and pointless that for
- ___ | some people it is a complete substitute for life."
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