[lm-announce] How many of you actually read these emails...?

[Sam Swift]

Dear All,

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how many of you actually read these emails.  Let's be generous and  
assume they're going into your junk mail.  So, I'd like to take this  
opportunity to test the system.  Those of you who have read this far  
now have the zero effort opportunity to win some alcohol - a vital  
commodity for surviving the Scottish winter.

The first person to reply to this email with the text "I love the LM- 
announce emails, they're the highlight of my inbox" will win a bottle  
of half decent red wine.  Everybody who replies to this email by 9 am  
on Wednesday morning will be entered into a free prize draw and will  
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are about 170 of you on the list.  Honestly, I expect the odds of you  
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Thanks and good luck!
Sam