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Subject:Re: [Humor] Translations From:"Matthew B. Hicks" <matt -at- UNIDATA -dot- UCAR -dot- EDU> Date:Mon, 27 Feb 1995 08:45:17 -0700
On Mon, 27 Feb 1995, David Dubin wrote:
> When I was stationed in Germany for my first overseas tour of duty, I
> noticed a German chewing gum...
Did anyone else think David had seen a German *person* who was chewing
gum? It took me a couple of extra beats to figure out this sentence.
Ahhh, Mondays...
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