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   Scott Dorsey to garym@mcgath.com   
   Re: Montreal wins 2027 Worldcon bid   
   20 Aug 25 08:09:26   
   
   From: kludge@panix.com   
      
   In article <1083qm1$6463$1@dont-email.me>,   
   Gary McGath   wrote:   
   >On 8/18/25 11:51 PM, Scott Dorsey wrote:   
   >> 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.   
   >>   
   >> Perhaps, but I did have a Berlinerweisse in Berlin.   
   >   
   >You could also have a sandwich in Hawaii. (Points to anyone who knows why.)   
      
   And sadly, a Hawaiian Punch also.   
   --scott   
   --   
   "C'est un Nagra. C'est suisse, et tres, tres precis."   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
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