Hello Bob.

09 Jul 06 07:06, you wrote to me:

 JP>>>> You have to be British. ;-)

 AB>>> It's true! :-)

 RT>> Why?

 BA> Because the British have always referred to vacuum tubes as 'valves.'
 BA> AFAIK nobody else on the planet does.

Well, let say us South Africans, also suffer that perculiarity, especially 
those that grew up in the Eastern Cape. :-))

But then they are all mostly British decendants in that area ... :-)

Russell

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