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Re: 10 shortest books

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From: Michael Doyle
Date: Fri, 14 Aug 1998 00:00
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madstove2 wrote in message <6r14fm$86u$1@reader1.reader.news.ozemail.net>...
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>Also "Stella Artois" are supporters of comedy.  They sponsored the first
>(and ongoing) Stella Award for the Melbourne Comedy Festival this year.
>They gave $3,000-00 as part of the award (for best show at the festival.)
>This year's nominees (seven - out of over 120 shows) were from U.S., U.K.,
>Ireland & Australia.  Personally, I like VB beer (Victoria Bitter) but
>seeing as Stella have been gracious enough to get this award up and running
>(the arse end of the world's equivalent to the 'Perrier' award) then I'm
all
>for drinking it.
>
>madstove


I toured the US with a coach load of Aussies, and they were alway carping on
about how good Victoria Bitter is.  The thing that threw me is that when
some came to the UK and I bought them a pint of Bitter - they almost spat it
out -  Apparently Victoria"Bitter" is a Lager.  Spooky, huh?
Mik
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From: "Michael Doyle" <mike@devilish2.demon.co.uk>
Subject: Re: 10 shortest books
Date: 1998/08/14
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