Re: Jamaica Forbidden, Why?!

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From: Matthew Devney
Date: Thu, 14 Jan 1999 00:00

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kjh@tsoft.net wrote:
> 
> In ba.general Torres-Astacio <torresd@flash.net> wrote:
> > Why is Jamaica being forbidden to
> > participate in the spelling bee contest?
> 
> > Last year, a young female black from Jamaica
> > did win the spelling bee contest.
> 
> > Did the sponsors of the spelling bee allow
> > Jamaica to participate as long as no one
> > from that country won?
> 
> > What's going on with this sham?
> 
> Wait.  is this Jamaica, CA or Jamaica, NY?
> 
> --
>  KarlHiller [] Systems Librarian, ne'er-do-well, axolotl fancier, INTP
>     "Oh my God, MTV killed Sifl & Olly!  YOU BASTARDS!!" - Precious Roy

Or Jamaica Plain, Boston, MA?
-- 
                            Matthew Devney
                        If you can't beat them, 
                 then you haven't tied them properly.

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From: Matthew Devney <matt@devney.com>
Subject: Re: Jamaica Forbidden, Why?!
Date: 1999/01/14
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