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115 ILV - Banning free hugs

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Juan Mann gives away free hugs in Sydney. A YouTube video downloaded almost 10 million times secured him a slot on Oprah. Sydney being Sydney, they tried to ban him from giving away his hugs on the streets. What is with the amount of regulation in this country?

“I can’t even take my eight-year-old cycling along the beachfront: it’s prohibited.” — Steven

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  Steven Lewis John Verhoeven Terry McJannett  

This show comes from Sydney-based podcast producer Breakaway Content and is recorded in front of a semi-live audience of waitresses (TJ was half-asleep this morning) in the restaurant we recommend as the place to eat in Manly: The Honolulu Grill.

 

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One Response to “115 ILV - Banning free hugs”

  1. Social Media in Australia » Blog Archive » Social media leads to more free hugs worldwide Says:
    January 30th, 2007 at 9:43 am

    […] UPDATE 30/1/07 - We did discuss this on today’s In Latte Veritas. […]

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