Path: ccsf.homeunix.org!ccsf.homeunix.org!news1.wakwak.com!nf1.xephion.ne.jp!onion.ish.org!news.heimat.gr.jp!news.tutrp.tut.ac.jp!news.cc.tut.ac.jp!nfeed.gw.nagoya-u.ac.jp!news-sv.sinet!newsfeed.mesh.ad.jp!newsfeed.media.kyoto-u.ac.jp!nntp.gol.com!feed2.news.rcn.net!feed1.news.rcn.net!rcn!news.maxwell.syr.edu!elk.ncren.net!news.niu.edu!not-for-mail From: "Jim Stewart" Newsgroups: soc.culture.british,soc.culture.scottish,soc.culture.welsh,soc.culture.japan,fj.life.in-japan Subject: Re: Why do British hate american culture? Date: Mon, 26 Jan 2004 12:55:21 -0600 Organization: Northern Illinois University Lines: 36 Message-ID: References: <101489gtjjsfb21@corp.supernews.com> <1019c2r2ojt8m58@corp.supernews.com> <101al6823du406@corp.supernews.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: ts9-11.cso.niu.edu X-Trace: usenet.cso.niu.edu 1075143323 3056 131.156.146.12 (26 Jan 2004 18:55:23 GMT) X-Complaints-To: abuse@niu.edu NNTP-Posting-Date: Mon, 26 Jan 2004 18:55:23 +0000 (UTC) X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1158 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1165 Xref: ccsf.homeunix.org fj.life.in-japan:11554 "Harry Crun" wrote in message news:101al6823du406@corp.supernews.com... > > "Helen Ramsay" wrote in message > news:bv34us$ncrbd$1@ID-207901.news.uni-berlin.de... > > "Harry Crun" wrote > > > "Ryan Ginstrom" wrote > > > > > > > We've got hornets and habu, which are a kind of poisonous > > > > snake. We also have poisonous sea snakes, about 3 kinds > > > > of poisonous jellyfish, everal assorted poisonous fish, etc. > > > > It can get complicated too, you've got to remember which > > > > ones you suck out the poison, which ones you rub with > > > > vinegar, which ones you rush to the hospital, and which > > > >ones you try toget your goodbyes in real quick. > > > > > > What a beastly place. I'll stay in Cal and take the > > > occasional earthquake any time. > > > > > Oh yes, we've had a cougar attack or two, but you just > > > have to stand tall and bark at them -- they are supposed > > > to go away if you do. > > > > You'd have to *be* barking to try that! > > It's a new theory, to my knowledge it hasn't been tried yet -- by humans. > > Harry C. > You surely mean tried yet successfully. You can not have data on the unsuccessful attempts.... Jim Stewart