Is that a mini-fan in your pocket…

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13 April 2000
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Is that a mini fan in your pocket?

There is nothing like a trip away from home to change people from their usual humdrum selves

Is that a mini fan in your pocket?

There is nothing like a trip away from home to change people from their usual humdrum selves. At the same time, there is nothing like a swag of freebies to turn these changed folk into swag of amateur vultures.

At the recent CMSF conference held in sunny Queensland the usual setup was in place with an exhibition and daily speakers on a whole host of topics.

The opening address was given by ex-Prime Minister and now professional agitator Paul Keating. PK drew in a huge crowd, including those who were supposed to be minding the stands.

When delegates returned to the exhibition for a time of grazing, yarning and freebie acquisition they had been beaten to the booty.

It seems while the cats were away, the mice came out with big sacks and took a good portion of the offerings. Their identities are still unknown. Especially stung were those with high quality pens. One fund manager discovered a full bowl was reduced to a single pen.

The Australian Tax Office was also hit quite hard with their enormous collection of gold wrapped chocolate coins reduced by over fifty per cent. Details are still sketchy on the Deutsche mini fans and the Commonwealth's pocket knives.

Welcome to conference season 2000.

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