[sci.lang] Words

wilkes@mips.COM (John Wilkes) (08/22/90)

In article <11509@wehi.dn.mu.oz>, BAXTER_A@wehi.dn.mu.oz writes:
> Unfortunately, with the passing of time, many people who reside
> in the Land of the "Free" have spent their whole lives without venturing
> outside its confines to find the 3.5 billion people who think disc is 
> spelled disc, colour is spelled colour, Amtrac is a kind of mouse, Amex is
> a brand of cosmetics, and social security is when you don't starve to death
> if you can't get a job.

You forgot to mention that Vax is a vacuum cleaner.  

	"Nothing sucks like a Vax."

I'm surprised you missed that one, posting from Australia and all.

(followups directed to sci.lang, for lack of a better forum.)

Cordially,
John Wilkes

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