Re: AOL!=USA - was (no subject)
On Fri, 2003-09-05 at 17:10, Katipo wrote:
> On Saturday 06 September 2003 02:26, Ron Johnson wrote:
> > On Fri, 2003-09-05 at 04:18, Stefan Waidele jun. wrote:
> > > Paul Johnson wrote:
> > > > [...]
> > > > First, since you're on AOL, I'm going to assume you're American, so
> > > > act like you know English.
> > >
> > > Not quite.
> > > AOL is pretty worldwide, and IIRC german AOL-subscribers also have
> > > @aol.com e-mail.
> >
> > Why is AOL "AOL" in Europe? Why not EOL? Heck, GBOL, DOL, FOL
> > (or OLF; they do things backwards)? Espana might be ESOL...
>
> I like the internet like that.
> It has this tendency to dispense with myths like imaginary lines on maps.
> Although in the case of AOL that could definitely be a negative.
Are you saying that when you're eating American food, wearing American
clothes, listening to American music, or burning the American flag,
it really doesn't matter where "here" is; you're in Imperial America?
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Ron Johnson, Jr. ron.l.johnson@cox.net
Jefferson, LA USA
484,246 sq mi are needed for 6 billion people to live, 4 persons
per lot, in lots that are 60'x150'.
That is ~ California, Texas and Missouri.
Alternatively, France, Spain and The United Kingdom.
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