[net.followup] Beertema's prediction

elt@astrovax.UUCP (12/10/83)

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		> "Therefore it	will be	a cold day in  hell  before
		>the  Russians	will  ever think about wasting that
		>many lives (or	even more) by starting	a  European
		>conflict.  And	they know damn well that they won't
		>gain a	bit neither by invading	Western	Europe	nor
		>by using their	nukes against it."

			>   Piet Beertema
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How unfortunate that the various peoples and governments of the past did
not have the foresight, rationality, and humanity that Beertema ascribes
to the Soviets.  Think of all the nasty and unprofitable wars we could
have avoided. Pick your favorite: WWI, Thirty Years War, etc.

Is there a generally accepted net symbol analogous to :-) for humor that
indicates sarcasm that I have missed or is this guy serious?

Ed Turner
astrovax!elt