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  From: Lord Ferrox Tutinean <ferrox@hotmail.com>
  To  : <lloy0076@rebel.net.au>
        < jake@infinitylimited.net>
  Date: Sat, 28 Apr 2001 04:26:45 -0000

Re: MS Curriculum at schools and TAFEs ...

>From: David Lloyd <lloy0076@rebel.net.au>
>To: jake@infinitylimited.net
>CC: Lord Ferrox Tutinean <ferrox@hotmail.com>, LinuxSA@linuxsa.org.au
>Subject: Re: MS Curriculum at schools and TAFEs ...
>Date: Thu, 26 Apr 2001 10:18:11 +0930
>
>
>Oh dear!
>
> > Whoa back there Andrew. I think the guy was just saying that the Aussie
> > attitude towards the government (i.e., sometimes they really suck) is
> > refreshing.
>
>I'd be inclined to say Andrew is correct. If I may quote Lord Ferrox
>Tutinean, he said:
>
><blockquote>
> >RESPECTFULLY:
>:)...I LOVE AUSTRALIAN PEOPLE,...JUST look at you .
>We Americans have a fascination with the ' down under wonder' and it
>stems
>from the easy way you all have with ,...well...' telling it like it is '
>even when it ' isn't '.
></blockquote>
>
>Why do we need to shout respectfully?
I ALSO shouted,.." I LOVE AUSTRALIAN PEOPLE.." ARE we looking a little too 
closely???.......There is no hidden meaning here. All is as it appears- take 
the compliment and move on now why dont 
you?!.......................................................................................... 
In addition, 'telling it like it
>is' even when it ' isn't' is not true and it essentially brands all
>Australian posters of (possibly) telling lies...
>
> > The deep and meaningful message is that history has shown that bad
> > descisions happen, and happen alot, and sometimes there is a lot
> > momentum behind them. Both financially and socially.
>
>That was part of the message. It's possible he meant that "Australians
>have a habit of getting sucked in by marketing" - which I would agree
>with - but the way he wrote what he said doesn't say that clearly
>enough.
>
>DSL
>--
>Dodos are birds that are extinct
>  - Quoted by D.S.L. 16 April 2001
>
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