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Default Goodbye Budweiser!

On Jul 15, 11:35*am, Nancy2 > wrote:
> On Jul 14, 2:24 pm, Dave Smith > wrote:
>
> > Andy wrote:
> > > Goodbye Budweiser!

>
> > > Depending on the shareholder vote, Anheiser Busch will become the property of
> > > !Bev a Belgium company.

>
> > > There goes the neighborhood.

>
> > > I shall not be drinking Bud Light any longer.

>
> > Funny, but that is what a lot of people think when American businesses take over
> > their local operations. At least the Belgians make good beer.

>
> Somewhere in the back of my mind, I'm thinking the Clydesdales are
> Belgian - are they?
>
> N.


The clue is Clyde as in the River Clyde . Think Glasgow.

I believe you were mixing up Clydesdales with Percherons which I
always think of as Belgian although a quick look at a wiki suggests
the name is from Northern France.

John Kane Kingston ON Canada