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style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'>-----Original Message-----<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>From:</span></b> western-bounces@lists.ansteorra.org
[mailto:western-bounces@lists.ansteorra.org] <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>On
Behalf Of </span></b>rizardo dartusio<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Monday, July 21, 2008 3:31
PM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> Western Region of Ansteorra -
SCA; SCA-TRELAC@yahoogroups.com; bonwicke@lists.ansteorra.org<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> [Western] News Flash:
Donkey Shortage</span></font></p>
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style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Arial'>This news flash is brought to you by
"Abbott's Abbey." "Abbott's is aware and sensitive
to your need to sin in times like these, so Abbott's is running a half
price sale on indulgences this week. Remember, Abbott's is
always open to serve your sinning needs. When you think sin, think
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style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Arial'>The shortage and high price of grain
is continuing to have an economic impact on the residents of Trelac and
Bonwicke, resulting in increased demand for donkeys. People are beginning
to realize that the sporty donkey can go a lot further of a bucket of grain
than a horse. And, while it's true that that you can't go as fast on a
donkey, the cargo carrying capacity is nearly the same. The
increased feed savings is causing many people trade their feed guzzling horses
in on the economical donkey. Rizardo d'Artusio, donkey enthusiast, added
that with the donkey you also get a sporty pen stripe down the back.</span></font></p>
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style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Trelac Stables reports that they are
nearly sold out of new and used donkeys, and that they are unable to
get any more from their supplier, GMC. When interviewed, the
head mammal breeder for, GMC (General Mammal Cooperative), Richard La
Bouef, said that he is aware of the donkey shortage and GMC has stepped up
their breeding program to produce more donkeys. The sudden popularity of
donkeys has taken GMC completely by surprise, and it is going to take them some
time to re gear up their breeding program for donkeys. La Bouef notes that
it wasn't that long ago the horses were the rage, and that the bigger the horse
the better. It wasn't only the knights that liked to be astride of
stallion. The large stallions were also popular with the ladies
(although they did seem to have more trouble parking them.) </span></font></p>
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style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Noting that people like the white
donkeys and are willing to pay more for them, La Bouef says that GMC
is also making efforts to breed more colorful donkeys. Right
now donkeys only come in black, brown, grey and shades there of,
but GMC is currently working on a breeding program to produce
one that is slightly blue. If successful, GMC plans to market it as the
Eeyore.</span></font></p>
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