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Re: CHAT: F.L.O.E.S

From:Roger Mills <romilly@...>
Date:Friday, February 27, 2004, 23:18
Christophe wrote:

En réponse à Andreas Johansson :

> > > > > > ba4i'kelo > > > > > Barrichello > >Is/means?
The Formula 1 driver!
> > > > > > > 'kulhar > > > > > Coulthard > >Is/means?
Another Formula 1 driver! (snip etc. etc.)
>You really know nothing about Formula 1 do you? >Strange, because even
though I have never been >interested in it either (nor in any sports on TV), I know >nearly all those names. They are part of the popular >culture. I didn't recognize a single one of those names either-- I assumed they were European politicos or such. F1 has a limited following in the US but isn't really part of popular culture. We could probably flummox y'all with names of NASCAR drivers (flummox me, too, that's just not my thing).
>I didn't know Sweden was different on that point.
Perhaps it's considered Bad Form to drive fast in Sweden??? Or maybe they're still not quite sure which side of the road to drive on........::-))))))))))))))