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Liquid Bread

A woman showed up for an announced home-brewed beer contest at an agricultural show in Queenstown, New Zealand, but was told it was a “blokes only” affair and she was sent away. “Who cares if I have or haven’t got balls?” the 36-year-old woman asked. An official from Human Rights Commission said that “On the face of it, the competition may be breaching the Human Rights Act,” but added they wouldn’t investigate unless an official complaint was filed. The woman, whose real name is Rachel Beer, said she would not file a formal complaint. (RC/New Zealand Herald) ...It sounds like she’s the only sober person involved.
Original Publication Date: 15 January 2012
This story is in True’s book collections, in Volume 18.

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