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Subject: Re: [OM] (IMG) Harbor, (n.) A place where ships taking shelter from stores are exposed to the fury of the customs.The Devil's Dictionary, by Ambrose Bierce, 1911
From: Chris Barker <ftog@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 19 May 2011 06:26:23 +0100
Indeed, Bob. And as an island nation ours is probably more effective
than most ;-)

Chris

On Wednesday, 18 May 2011, Bob Whitmire <bwhitmire@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Glad to see the smiley there, Chris. <g> Some might say rather than 
> "guardian," the more precise term would be "avaricious picker of the public 
> pockets." Not that _I_ would say such a thing.
>
> --Bob
>
>
> On May 18, 2011, at 7:18 AM, Chris Barker wrote:
>
>> whereas "Customs" is the guardian of the state's revenue :-)
>
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