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Re: Geographically challenged cross posting - was HEB Trying To Phase Out Purina's Tidy Cat Litter

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From: EvelynVogtGamble(Divamanque)
Date: Mon, 06 Dec 2004 03:56
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Shane Baker wrote:

> On 4 Dec 2004 08:33:25 -0800, freespeechstore@aol.com
> (Freespeechstore) wrote:
> 
> 
>>"CONSUMER.WATCH" at http://freespeechstore.com posts that South Texas'
>>largest grocery chain, HEB,  forces their inferior brands on
>>consumers..
> 
> 
> FWIW, aus.pets = AUSTRALIAN.pets
> 
> To put it another way, "aus" has nothing to do with Texas or Austin -
> and the USA still isn't the centre of the universe.

Unfortuntely, it seems to be difficult to convince some 
USAians of that!  (Just take a look at the flame-wars on 
some of the travel NG.)

> 
> 
> 
> Shane Baker
> _____________________
> shane@sbaker.id.au
> Canberra, Australia
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From: "EvelynVogtGamble(Divamanque)" <evgmsop@earthlink.net>
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Subject: Re: Geographically challenged cross posting - was HEB Trying To Phase
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Date: Sun, 05 Dec 2004 19:56:16 -0800
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