Re: CHAT: Happy Conlang day!

David Peterson wrote:

> In a message dated 7/18/01 4:18:53 PM, thorinn@DIKU.DK writes:
>
> << > But did he catch the Nixon in China reference, hmmmmmmmmmm?
>
> Of course not. Once you got rid of him, whatever Nixon had been saying
> or doing ceased to be of importance to anyone else. >>
>
>     I think he meant the opera.  Who was that?  Phil Glass?  Mikey Nyman?
> Certainly not Jonny Cage (of Mortal Kombat fame, of course).
John Adams wrote "Nixon in China".

I know this is completely off-topic (a digression on a digression), but I
can't help answering such questions when I know the answer off the top of my
head.

Matt.