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  8. Date:         Fri, 1 Jan 1993 14:16:29 +1000
  9. Sender:       English Language Discussion Group <WORDS-L@uga.cc.uga.edu>
  10. From:         LNCJB@WOMBAT.NEWCASTLE.EDU.AU
  11. Subject:      Re: Follow-up to ALD's TP question
  12. Comments: To: WORDS-L@uga.cc.uga.edu
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  15. >Why *do* the Italians call Munich the "Monaco of Bavaria"?  What's the
  16. >correspondence?  All I can think of is "playground" or "fun city" or the
  17. >like.  Why, you might as well call Tupelo the "Pittsburgh of Northeast
  18. >Mississippi."
  19. >
  20. >brad
  21.  
  22. I know nothing about Munich, but I thought the reference was probably to
  23. gambling casinos.... Is Munich the gambling capital of Central Europe?
  24.  
  25. Carolyn
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