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Re: First report on Conm

From:John Cowan <jcowan@...>
Date:Wednesday, March 26, 2003, 18:38
Joe Fatula scripsit:

> Are you serious?
Absolutely.
> How could I have lived in America for 21 years and never > noticed this???
It probably never occured to you to notice something so bizarre, even if it is being done in plain sight.
> Why would > people put the fork on the left if they use it on the right?
The iron grip of the dead hand of tradition in place settings. (N.B. randomly generated but highly apropos signature below.) -- John Cowan jcowan@reutershealth.com http://www.ccil.org/~cowan O beautiful for patriot's dream that sees beyond the years Thine alabaster cities gleam undimmed by human tears! America! America! God mend thine every flaw, Confirm thy soul in self-control, thy liberty in law! -- one of the verses not usually taught in U.S. schools