Duggy wrote:
> On Sep 21, 2:35 pm, Elko T  wrote:
> 
>> In any event, why are /you/ answering? It was
>> Joe's blunder to begin with.
> 
> It has been said for a long time and I'm pretty sure Joe wasn't the
> first.

   That don't make it true. It is amazing what outright falsehoods 
circulate as "facts". One example - when we came to the States, my 
daughter was quite seriously taught at school - in homeroom class I 
believe - that in Bulgaria, the punishment for drunk driving, was 
execution. Just like that! That didn't seem right to her, and she tried 
to object, but was pooh-poohed. And she wasn't really sure - it's not 
stuff third graders pay much attention to. Later, I found that it 
/really/ was part of some fact sheet that was supposed to be used when 
teaching the dangers of drunk driving. Which of course makes all other 
"facts" on that sheet suspect.


> And in a public forum you've got to expect other people to chime in
> support one side or the other.

   OK, then - I wasn't aware that it was a common misconception, I 
though that Joe invented it on the fly.

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