Path: ccsf.homeunix.org!ccsf.homeunix.org!news1.wakwak.com!nf1.xephion.ne.jp!onion.ish.org!onodera-news!newsfeed.media.kyoto-u.ac.jp!newsfeed2.kddnet.ad.jp!news-out.superfeed.net!propagator2-maxim!news-in-maxim.spamkiller.net!news02.tsnz.net!not-for-mail From: "Adam Whyte-Settlar" Newsgroups: soc.culture.british,soc.culture.scottish,soc.culture.welsh,soc.culture.japan,fj.life.in-japan References: <52210046.0401022313.78f63f4b@posting.google.com> <3ff6911a$0$9393$cc9e4d1f@news-text.dial.pipex.com> <3ff6bd80@news.greennet.net> Subject: Re: Why do British hate american culture? Lines: 28 X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2600.0000 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2600.0000 Message-ID: Date: Sun, 4 Jan 2004 14:29:06 +1300 NNTP-Posting-Host: 203.114.153.156 X-Complaints-To: abuse@tsnz.net X-Trace: news02.tsnz.net 1073179535 203.114.153.156 (Sun, 04 Jan 2004 14:25:35 NZDT) NNTP-Posting-Date: Sun, 04 Jan 2004 14:25:35 NZDT Organization: TelstraClear Xref: ccsf.homeunix.org fj.life.in-japan:9593 "Alan Hardie" wrote in message news:p2gevv0f69f4nm1jillr51neqm34ss4ulq@4ax.com... > On Sat, 03 Jan 2004 21:12:49 GMT, russj41@concentric.net (MacHamish) > wrote: > > >On Sun, 4 Jan 2004 10:02:45 +1300, "Adam Whyte-Settlar" > >>PS - did you know it is illegal for a woman in Texas to own more than five > >>vibrators for example? > >>What's all that about? > > > >It has to do with the legal and proper disposal of batteries. The city > >dumps down there in Texas were filling up with the damn things, and they > >were leaking noxious chemicals into the water table. Next question. > > Okey doke. > > Why couldn't they have 10 vibrators and one battery? > Seems reasonable. The first vibrator was steam-powered. It was used by doctors in the treatment of 'hysteria' in women. The method was to induce a 'mental apoplexism' following which the patient apparently felt much better - for a while. A W-S