Sigh , sorry about that could have sworn I bunged the tag in! >From the Australian Bureau of Statistics: > > > > > > * 3 Australians die each year testing if a 9V > > * battery works on their tongue. > > * 142 Australians were injured in 1998 by not > > * removing all the pins from new shirts. > > * 58 Australians are injured each year by using > > * sharp knives instead of screwdrivers. > > * 31 Australians have died since 1996 by watering > > * their Christmas tree while the fairy lights were plugged= in. > > * 19 Australians have died in the last 3 years by eating Christmas > > decorations they believed were chocolate. > > * Hospitals reported 4 broken arms last year after > > * cracker pulling incidents. > > * 101 Australians since 1997 have had to have broken parts= of plastic > > toys pulled out of the soles of their feet. > > * 18 Australians had serious burns in 1998 trying on > > * a new jumper with a lit cigarette in their mouth. > > * A massive 543 Australians were admitted to > > * casualty in the last two years after opening bottles of= beer with > > their teeth or eye socket. > > * 5 Australians were injured last year in accidents > > * involving out of control Scalextric cars. > > * .........and finally: > > * 8 Australians cracked their skull in 1997 after > > falling asleep (passing out) while throwing up into the= toilet. > > Colin -- cdb, bodgy1@optusnet.com.au on 01/11/2002 -- http://www.piclist.com#nomail Going offline? Don't AutoReply us! email listserv@mitvma.mit.edu with SET PICList DIGEST in the= body -- cdb, bodgy1@optusnet.com.au on 01/11/2002 -- http://www.piclist.com#nomail Going offline? Don't AutoReply us! email listserv@mitvma.mit.edu with SET PICList DIGEST in the body