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god knows no one would let our gifted writer starve. preventing him from that third shot after a few guinness might possibly be required and deterred considering we do need him for the morrows lesson.

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Jan 25Liked by Joel Bowman

Strangely enough, when I saw the charge to "Bowman Leonard Pub, Mermaid Beach, Queensland", as a fellow Australian, I guessed immediately...

No complaint made.

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I am going to worry, when someone looks at my name tag, asks me online to change water to beer at Bowman’s Pub and then debits my credit card for only delivering wine instead...

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Jan 24Liked by Joel Bowman

Happened to me. My bank listed it as Bowman Pub Mermaid Beach Australia, and I had to really think about it for a while. Then it clicked.

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Don't you just hate it! A.I. is going to have to get a lot smarter to effectively interpret meaning, given abbreviations, fluid spelling and poor word choice. Maybe it's good to have these glitches early in your process. I worry a little when there will be two few humans with broad language skills to guide the ones and zeros.

My modest example of a utopia is Oz. Even a little girl could burst that bubble. "Pay no attention to the man behind the curtain!"

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Jan 24Liked by Joel Bowman

I was confused too. My credit card description said "BOWMAN LEONARD PUB MERMAID BEACH" which when I pasted into Google came back with "The Mermaid Beach Tavern" in Australia. Just when I was thinking my card got compromised again the dollar amount rang a bell!

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Been off the grid for about ten days and have a lot of ketchup, er, catch up, to do. Don’t think I’ve been thwarted by the evils of misunderstanding. But, I’ll check. Thanks.

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Best pint i never had ....

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No worse than “barefootbro”. Not a smut website at all, just an internet service run by a guy who hangs out barefoot: Barefoot Boadband LLC. My wife doesn’t see the humor

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they never do, Wes.

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i thought you were part of bonner research. that there would be no more endless agora promotions. already being approached by bill's wife and daughter. i like your stuff but...

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