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Post #249619 by mbanu on Fri, Aug 18, 2006 7:25 AM

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mbanu posted on Fri, Aug 18, 2006 7:25 AM

On 2006-08-17 06:41, Mr. Ho wrote:
Mr. Ho got an interesting fwd the other day. Read up!

http://ask.yahoo.com/20060817.html

okonkuluku,
Mr. Ho
http://www.waitiki.com

I'd heard that the Hawaiian bartender Harry K. Yee stole the idea from the Japanese, who used the little umbrellas for something besides cocktails. :)