Author: Pete Galati
Date: 20:15:01 12/31/99
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On December 31, 1999 at 22:07:48, Graham Laight wrote: >Apologies for an off-topic post, but I couldn't help but notice - almost the >entire world's population are now modern, sophisticated, 3rd millenium people, >except for the Americans, who are still old fashioned, backward, 20th century >folk! > >It will be 2 hours before the first of the Americans start to join the modern >world. As for the Californians - who are supposed to be the great innovaters and >advancers - they won't join the new era for a further 5 hours yet! > >But, when you all do eventually catch up - may I wish you a prosperous and >successful new year! (and to those of us who have already left the ancient past >behind as well). > >-g Actually, here in Illinois, we change the direction that rivers flow, and we straighten them out and move them over even if we have to blast through miles of solid rock to do it, this is all done for no other reason than because we can. So we'll just see which direction the earth is rotatiing next year at New Year's Eve. Care to take any bets? Pete
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