Gaelyne Gasson wrote in a message to Bob Lawrence:

Hi Gaylene

 GG> When I told her about motorbike delivery and commented about
 GG> how efficient it is, I knew I'd blown it for her.  Her whole
 GG> image of US World Domination was shattered and she never
 GG> spoke to me again. 

Most septics have a larger-than-life view of their universe...kinda like
the Kiwi map of the world I saw recently.

We copy a lot of stuff from them, unfortunately that did not extend to
their fierce sense of national pride :(
Try putting their mother country down within earshot and see what happens.

  David 
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