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Tea (was RE: Running out of Petrol)

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Subject: Tea (was RE: Running out of Petrol)
From: "Dean Dashwood" <Dean.Dashwood@enron.com>
Date: Tue, 8 Aug 2000 15:01:24 +0100


Taxation of tea?  Didn't know Yanks drink tea!  The few times I've been in the
States and ordered a cup of tea with my breakfast, I've got a confused stare,
followed by "Oh, of course, you're English!"  Exactly the same in Canada, too.

Dean
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Date: Mon, 7 Aug 2000 12:13:42 -0700
From: "Simmons, Reid W" <reid.w.simmons@intel.com>
Subject: RE: Running out of Petrol

Richard;

I think it's called a "tax revolt".  As I recall a while back we Yanks did a
similar thing to you Brits over the taxation of tea, a lot of which wound up
in Boston Harbor no doubt damaging the ecostructure there.  Now I'm not
suggesting that you Brits dump petrol into the Thames or similar body of
water in protest over the tax, but... well, you get the picture. :-)

Reid
'79 Spitfire (original owner)



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