[USMA:30113] Re: Bush's Jump

2004-06-13 Thread MightyChimp
  - Original Message - From: "John Nichols" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, 2004-06-13 15:07 Subject: [USMA:30112] Bush's Jump > G Bush is actually jumping twice today to get his wings.> > The airport named after him in Houston has k

[USMA:30112] Bush's Jump

2004-06-13 Thread John Nichols
G Bush is actually jumping twice today to get his wings. The airport named after him in Houston has km/h signs. He also signed the Executive order about metric - I have met (well we were in the same crowd ) him he is a nice guy. The Chinese people absolutely love him. John John Nichols BE, Ph.D

[USMA:30111] RE: The cane for wrong Imperial sums in the past? NOW VERY MUCH OFF TOPIC

2004-06-13 Thread Bill Potts
In both elementary school (1941-1946) and high school (1946-1955), caning was only for misbehavior, usually involving a severe violation of the rules. Academic non-performance or substandard performance had its own logical consequences (poor exam results). In high school, lack of diligence w

[USMA:30110] Re: The cane for wrong Imperial sums in the past?

2004-06-13 Thread MightyChimp
These types of beatings served the sexual pleasure of the one doing the beatings.   That is why they were meted out for the flimsiest of reasons.   - Original Message - From: Han Maenen To: U.S. Metric Association Sent: Sunday, 2004-06-13 09:23 Subject: [USMA:30108

[USMA:30109] Comcast home screen: George Bush parachute dive

2004-06-13 Thread Carleton MacDonald
I just launched Internet Explorer. The home page is www.comcast.net. Three news items appear in a rotation. One read: Birthday Leap Former president George Bush will celebrate his 80th birthday by jumping out of an airplane at 4500 meters. This will be his fifth skydive, which he says he does

[USMA:30108] The cane for wrong Imperial sums in the past?

2004-06-13 Thread Han Maenen
I read about corporal punishment on British schools in the past and especially about the dreaded swishy rattan cane (up to eight of the best), which set its victim's backsides in flames, and often such punishment was meted out for the flimsiest reasons. I wonder how many British boys have be