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Did You Get Bashed?

Several readers thinking about doing next year’s Ha-Ha wondered what kind of experiences people had doing the Bash back north right after this year’s event. Care to share?

From the reports we’ve heard so far, most Bashes were pretty benign, but don’t think that’s always the case. So if you’ve done a Bash just after a Ha-Ha, we’d love to hear from you. Just shoot us an email.

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