On Wed, 13 Feb 2002 12:45:40 +1100, Sean Alcorn - Avion Sydney wrote: >on 12/2/02 2:31 AM, Eoin Ross at eross@CHEMSTATION.COM wrote: > >> Well ... The countries first settlers was mainly criminals and lepers = .... : ) > >Yes. But they have since introduced spelling and grammar in schools = here. As I heard it, at one point, a British gentleman was going on vacation (sorry, holiday) down under. When he arrived at the customs checkpoint, he was asked: "Sir, are you a convicted felon?" His immediate response was: "Oh, I'm sorry; no, it didn't realize that was a requirement anymore." Sorry (just another of one of those bloody colonials), Bob -- http://www.piclist.com hint: The PICList is archived three different ways. See http://www.piclist.com/#archives for details.