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Subject: Re: Perceptions
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Date: Wed, 17-Sep-86 14:13:30 EDT
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> The other day we were talking about mexican beers and I mentioned
> "Carta  Blanca". Not knowing what the name meant I asked one of	my
> co-workers. It was interesting to find that it meant blank message.

It means about the same thing as "carte blanche" or "tabula rasa." Or
"free hand" or "fresh start" or "clean slate."  Not an idea of momentous
importance, but a nice name for a beer.


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