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whistle

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Fri Aug-19-05 01:07 PM
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1. Not valid, this was an urban legend that came about in the 1970's

...as a way to get people to not notice the cost of a real fill-up (when tanks were nearly empty) and also when gas was being rationed to just 10 gallons per visit.

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