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May 1950

How to Say No!

AA newcomers, and old-comers too, may wish to borrow the drink-refusing technique of the Irish poet, George Russell, better known as A.E. (not Alcoholics Enonymous!) When declining a proffered glass, he would murmur, "No thank you. You see, I was born intoxicated!"

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