Sorry for the metaphoric assumptions on my part.
Northern Mexico = canada
Pesos = lunnies = .68 US dollars
Or, our economy and politics are going south
Mike L.
----- Original Message -----
From <RBHouston at aol.com>
To: <mlupynec@globalserve.net>; <spridgets@autox.team.net>
Sent: March 26, 2000 10:39 AM
Subject: Re: Fw: Oh where, oh where is my little sill gone? (NO
LBC)
> In a message dated 03/26/2000 6:53:55 AM Mountain Standard Time,
> mlupynec@globalserve.net writes:
>
> > PRICE REPORT FROM NORTHERN MEXICO
> >
> > The good news is that a regular (40oz) bottle of Smirnoff
brand
> > booze costs only 40 pesos. In Yankee land I have picked the
same
> > for $13 real dollars.
> >
> > Mike L.
> > AN5 10426 etc
>
>
> Just be sure and check the spelling of Smirnoff...and look for
the "Hencho en
> Mexico" sign to identify a knock-off. The peso has stayed
pretty strong
> lately at arount 9.1 to the dollar, and some of the booze buys
arn't what
> they used to be.
>
> Best bus of all are Mexico products such as Kalula and
Tequila...but even in
> tequila they've jump on the upscale tequlia bandwagon and you
can pay $50 SU
> for a good bottle.
>
> Back to my earlier Canadian poking (as in fun at)...I just took
a stab at
> them because at least I'm not marked as a racist pig...they way
I would if I
> mentioned my very close neighbors and co-workers to the south.
>
> Robert Houston
>
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