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Iraq ain't the way	30 Nov 2003 06:41 GMT	27
The several topics running on Iraq are becoming self-circumlocutory. Those who defend the action and its progress find it increasingly difficult to do so. Those who foresaw current events do not glory in this, but agonise at the
_Even In Marin County, They Love Their Hummers_	29 Nov 2003 17:12 GMT	3
Friday, November 28, 2003 The Wall Street Journal "HUMMING ALONG: Normally you wouldn't think you'd have trouble rustling up a decent protest in uber-liberal Marin County, Calif. But the Marin
Archers at Agincourt.	29 Nov 2003 11:38 GMT	2
I was watching a tv program "battlefield detectives" (History channel on Canadian TV), in which they insinuated that the English (or Welsh) archers at Agincourt had little or no impact. It stated that the English arrows were made of cheap iron and could not penetrate the French ...
Cab Whistles	29 Nov 2003 01:23 GMT	1
In Victorian Times lots of cab whistles were in use. Whistling one time would call a four-wheeler, two times a Hansom. Later, somewhere after 1905, whistling one time would call a motorcab, two a four-wheeler and three a Hansom, i believe.
Australian Sporting record still stands!	27 Nov 2003 23:07 GMT	1
http://tinyurl.com/woye Signature As you would expect... :) Mekon
British patriots lay anti bush plans	26 Nov 2003 15:28 GMT	9
The Brits having nothing to gain by the Iraqi war except body bags. The Americans will take all the oil, Brits will get zero. And if the idea is to join Americans in the fight against terrorism, where was the US in Englands fght against Irish terrorism?. The US was funding the ...
World Cup	24 Nov 2003 19:32 GMT	5
Nice. Signature Julian ---------
Georgia -- A Great Victory	24 Nov 2003 19:18 GMT	2
Georgia -- A Great Victory For The Georgians, the Bush Administration and the C.I.A. Spreading Democracy And Freedom Throughout The World.... 'Nuff Said.
Re: OT World Cup	24 Nov 2003 04:28 GMT	5
"Vaughan Sanders" <jamie@chalkwell-windsurfing.fsnet.co.uk> wrote in message news:... > "Neville Lindsay" <nevlin@bigpond.net.au> wrote in message
Who Killed Jesus Christ? Letter to a Bigot	23 Nov 2003 20:50 GMT	14
We Jews KNOW who killed Jesus Christ -- really pinned him for good -- and it wasn't a Jew. It was Odin in his modern guise as Santa Clause. You think I'm bullshitting? If you live in the United States, take a look around town right now. How many Christian symbols of Christ's
Living WW I vets?	23 Nov 2003 19:25 GMT	6
When I was a kid in the 50's everybody's dad was a WW II vet and everybody's grand-dad was a WW I vet. On Veterans Day (Armistace day to you old-timers) here in the US, there was always a parade. Plenty of WW I vets led the parade, WW II vets would dust off their old uniforms and ...
Poll Tax	23 Nov 2003 00:30 GMT	64
What exactly was the Poll Tax? Why was it introduced, and why was it so unpopular?
"Bush Heckled In Australia As He Defends Iraq War"	22 Nov 2003 20:33 GMT	207
http://www.reuters.com/printerFriendlyPopup.jhtml?type=topNews&storyID=3 674749 Hilarious Magnus Cum Laude! And the hecklers could only round up 2,000 ragamuffins for their cause
An Imaginary Question	22 Nov 2003 01:48 GMT	1
It is presently fashionable to condemn colonialism in all forms as disrespectful to indigenous people, fraught with capitalistic greed, as no more than ego building for rival European tyrants, and so on and so forth. But just for fun, suppose that we are the crew on some Captain ...
Gladstone and Desraeli	21 Nov 2003 21:46 GMT	2
Not long ago I met a medical doctor by the name of Gladstone. I was introduced to him humorously as "The Prime Minister". To play along I asked how he was getting along with Disraeli. Anyway, a conversation followed about Victorian PM's and how many times these two were in and ...