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Subject: Re: Americans
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Date: Thu, 16-Aug-84 18:23:45 EDT
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Posted: Thu Aug 16 18:23:45 1984
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>The stuff about Americans not knowing much about other countries
>reminds me of the time I was introduced to a British mathematician
>in New Zealand.  The introducer remarked that I was from the U.S.
>Without a pause, the introducee said, "I find people from the U.S.
>so insular, don't you?"  I had to admit he was right.

>     Gordon Fisher

Ahem, Gordon, there's 200,000,000+ of us in this country.  Wouldn't
you say that it's pretty foolish to so generalize?  I would.  And yes,
there are people in the USA who haven't been around.  If you take that
as a reason to look down your nose at them, then it's your loss and I
pity you, you fool.  No matter how clever you are, not matter how cool
looking you are, you can still be a fool.  You remind me of those
folks in the "Mastercard International" ads.  [Ha ha, trb watches
commercial TV!]  "I bought my baubles in Bimini!  I bought my SCUBA in
Aruba!  [Americans are so insular!]"  Bletch.  You didn't "have to
admit he was right."  You admitted he was right so that he'd respect
you.  You fool.

Americans insular?  Australia is an island.  New Zealand is an
island.  The USA isn't an island!

I was born and bred in NYC and if you weren't, then you're not cool
anyway.  So there.

Gordon, I love your limericks even though you're a fool.

	Andy Tannenbaum   Masscomp Inc  Westford MA   (617) 692-6200 x274