Re: Happy Birthday To Oz (was HAPPY NEW YEAR!)

>The first time a nation had been created by a referendum of its
inhabitants,
>by the Ballot not the Bullet.

You know you have to watch that kind of talk; you'll get endless 'well,
it's only cuz the (Irish, 'mericans, Indians, et al) softened the Brits
up
first.' ;->=

Heard of your centennial just this morning on public radio. I'm ashamed
at
failing to know before. I gather our president spoke with the warm words
I
know we, your fellow colonials, share.

Congrats!

Oh, yeah, greetings on the start of the new millenium! *heh heh*

The_Beast

-Douglas J. Evans, curmudgeon

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