[Ads-l] brew ha ha

Robin Hamilton robin.hamilton3 at VIRGINMEDIA.COM
Thu Apr 21 23:21:16 UTC 2016


If we take "brew ha-ha" to be a Beer Garden (OED ha-ha, n2), then by 
extension, a "Light ha-ha" would be one where only light ale was served.

Robin Hamilton

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-----Original Message----- 
From: Wilson Gray
Sent: Thursday, April 21, 2016 11:17 PM
To: ADS-L at LISTSERV.UGA.EDU
Subject: Re: brew ha ha

On Thu, Apr 21, 2016 at 11:32 AM, W Brewer <brewerwa at gmail.com> wrote:

> << Light ha-ha >>

What that mean?
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-Wilson 

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