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> WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) - Regarded worldwide as a dirty pest,
> the cockroach has become the official "millennium bug" for New
> Zealand, which will be among the first nations to experience the real
> effects of Y2K. "Ken" the cockroach was unveiled Wednesday as the
> spearhead for a government-funded campaign to infest New Zealand
> households with a "be prepared" message. The Y2K, or millennium, bug
> refers to fears that older computer programs that count years by the
> last two digits may mistake 2000 for 1900, wreaking havoc on
> everything from airlines to bank teller machines that run on
> computers.

Yes.. and it has a "New York " accent.

3 days emergency water and food?   ... guano city!

Lance
(not hysterical over Y2K)
Lance Allen
Uni of Auckland
New Zealand