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Actually it was a group of American Indians, loosely disguised as colonists,
protesting that tea was being imported from India and that they had a
copyright on the name Cleveland Indians.
Good luck and good trading,
Ray Raffurty
----- Original Message -----
From: Owen Davies <owen@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: kohath <kohath@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>; <realtraders@xxxxxxxxxxxx>; Dick Webb
<dickwebb711@xxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, July 27, 1999 11:07 AM
Subject: Re: Boston Tea Party
> Kohath said:
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> >No, Mr. Webb, you are incorrect in your understanding of the American
> >heritage. The real reason, Mr. Webb, for the Boston Tea Party was
because
> >the colonists were sick of drinking tea and were trying to make a point -
> >"ship us some coffee, you idiots!". Oh, and July 4th has nothing to do
> with
> >independence (independence day?), it is really a celebration for the day
> the
> >Chinese invented firecrackers!
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>
> Geez, I always figured it was because a bunch of those patriot guys
> got a little more seriously monstered than usual and blew off some steam.
> No doubt it appeals to my love of Occam's razor.
>
> Owen Daviess
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