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   Message 136,819 of 137,311   
   Keith F. Lynch to Gary McGath   
   Re: Montreal wins 2027 Worldcon bid   
   19 Aug 25 01:36:24   
   
   From: kfl@KeithLynch.net   
      
   Gary McGath  wrote:   
   > Having a Berliner in Berlin is more difficult.  That name for a   
   > pastry similar to the American jelly doughnut is a regional one, and   
   > I'm told it isn't much used in Berlin.  For that and other reasons,   
   > JFK's audience wasn't confused.   
      
   Yes, unlike President Carter's audience in Warsaw.  His translator was   
   immediately fired.   
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