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Bacchus
 Post subject: Sucking the Monkey
PostPosted: Wed Oct 21, 2009 3:55 pm 
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Bet that title draws a few hits. Just got a book from the library on the development of rail in this area. One of the first big users was a Bristol wine merchant who was trying to combat pilfering by canal boat owners. They would syphon off some wine from the barrels and replace it with water. This practice was known as the above title.
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GK
 Post subject: Re: Sucking the Monkey
PostPosted: Wed Oct 21, 2009 4:14 pm 
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Canal water I take it?

Kumala continue this tradition today.
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Goosegogs
 Post subject: Re: Sucking the Monkey
PostPosted: Wed Oct 21, 2009 4:38 pm 
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Canal water I take it?

Kumala continue this tradition today.

That's a bit harsh, GK.

I fell in a canal once....the water wasn't that bad.
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