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From: peter@baylor.UUCP (Peter da Silva)
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Subject: Re: Re: Grass
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Date: Wed, 24-Jul-85 17:08:11 EDT
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> 
> Why do we have grass lawns?  My guess is that this tradition began in England,
> where grass is easily grown due to the damp, rainy climate.  ...
>                 ... In an effort appear "high class", people in other areas
> of the country attempt to copy this old, established aristocracy.  One such
> means is the attempt to cultivate thick, grassy lawns, even in climates where
> this is not appropriate.

Sort of like the tendency to wear long trousers in Houston, a climate in which
this is definitely not appropriate.
-- 
	Peter da Silva (the mad Australian)
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