For all Yanks on the list.

[Magnus Danielson]

From: "Dana Scott" <danas at egosys.com>
Subject: Re: For all Yanks on the list.
Date: Mon, 27 Nov 2000 18:28:14 -0500

> I think you missed _my_ point.
> The people here are heavily armed, myself included, and I'm not afraid
> to die.

I think this really shows that this off-topic email thread which was
from start only meant as a joke tripped over some more sensitive
topic. This level of seriousness was never intended by anyone and I
guess someone totally missed the point. Nobody has seriously
questioned the US ability to defend themselfs... it seems it is high
time to just drop this thread...

> The other thing I find most amusing about this venture into 'off
> topic-ness' is the fact that it was started by a Brit.  You see, us
> Yanks don't _need_ to have a useless figurehead of a President to
> govern ourselves and we feel quite comfortable without one. The Brits
> on the other hand, not only have the moderately useless Tony Blair,
> but they also have the absolutely and completely useless 'royal
> family'. Can somebody tell me just one way that Prince Charles
> justifies the oxygen that he breathes?

Ah, but the whole royal familly is what keeps their so called press
operating. Didn't someone tell you?

Basically just as with the president you have, keeps the press and the
tube occupied with something. Didn't Bill do a good job at that?

Cheers,
Magnus - does not need a gun for anything...