YOU DON'T MEAN THAT, (the part about john howard that is) Stuart ----- Original Message ----- From: Lance Allen To: Sent: Friday, September 22, 2000 1:11 PM Subject: Re: [OT]: Sydney Engineering Heart Attack <-- > On 22 Sep 2000, at 11:25, Mark Thorley wrote: > > > This year, the start of the new Millennium, the Olympics are in Australia. > > This is our moment to showcase to the world and to ourselves. Our history > > is not the long, compared to some countries. Our history is not so well > > known, often, even to ourselves. We don't gloat too much, but we are proud. > > ................. > > > I'm sad if you may find minor irregularities with the lighting of the flame, > > and prompt people of your country to be cynical about such a beautiful > > event, but I think it was wonderful, engineering glitches an all. If > > anything I think it just makes it unique. > > > I think you have missed the point of the PICLIST here. > This is a list for Developers/ Engineers/ electronics enthusiasts that > discuss problems they might have or offer solutions to posted > problems. > Marvelling away at the fine dancing or pretty costumes is not > appropriate here, more like... why did that switch fail, how did they > do that, I wonder if I could use some of those ideas.... etc. > > We are a problem solving forum, with a bit of humour to spice things > up. > > We dont hate Australia, Australians (not even John Howard) or the > Olympics. Dont feel got at. > _____________________________ > > Lance Allen > Technical Officer > Uni of Auckland > Psych Dept > New Zealand > > www.psych.auckland.ac.nz > > _____________________________ > > -- > http://www.piclist.com hint: The PICList is archived three different > ways. See http://www.piclist.com/#archives for details. > > -- http://www.piclist.com#nomail Going offline? Don't AutoReply us! use mailto:listserv@mitvma.mit.edu?body=SET%20PICList%20DIGEST