AVR-Chat

On Tue, 31 Jan 2006, Ted Smith wrote:

> Hi
> 1. Yes, my suspicions are confirmed that gentlemen from the South of
> US of A have a limited sense of humour and the slightest hint of
> criticism sends makes their hair rise like a grizzly bear.

Not so in the Nawth!  In fact, many of us have a sense of humor 
approaching Aussie humor.  :-)

> 2. We in Australia are intensely proud that some of our ancestors gave
> their lives to make sure people could vote and it is certainly not the
> threat of a fine that pulls us to the voting booths. Our voting system
> , as a result of these controls, is virtually impossible to rig.

Same here.  Remember that little tea party we had in Boston once and what 
that started?

Too bad the same spirit doesn't exist over here now (for the most part).

Now back to AVR discussions ...

Zack