In Western Australia they don't even know how to make that vital piece…

P. J. O'Rourke
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In Western Australia they don't even know how to make that vital piece of sailboating equipment, the gin and tonic. ✨ P. J. O'Rourke (2007). Holidays in Hell: In Which Our Intrepid Reporter Travels to the World's Worst Places and Asks, What's Funny About Thi, p.145, Grove/Atlantic, Inc.
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In Western Australia they don't even know how to make that vital piece of sailboating equipment, the gin and tonic. ✨ P. J. O'Rourke (2007). Holidays in Hell: In Which Our Intrepid Reporter Travels to the World's Worst Places and Asks, What's Funny About Thi, p.145, Grove/Atlantic, Inc.

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