> > I thought the Germans were famous ... or was it notorious ... for > > getting the trains to run on time? > > I believe that was more often used in reference to the > Italians; a suggestion that Mussolini wasn't a total loss, as > at least he managed to make the trains run on time (no small > feat if what I've seen of the Italian transport system is > anything to go by).
Over here in the 80s/90s(?) the powers that be made the trains run on time by redefining 'on time'. Bob -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
