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Subject: Wikipedia Date: Sun Aug 25 2024 08:26 pm
From: Carol Shenkenberger To: Bj”rn Felten

  Re: Wikipedia
  By: Björn Felten to Ward Dossche on Mon Aug 26 2024 01:39 am

 > Ward Dossche -> Dan Clough skrev 2024-08-25 13:15:
 >  WD> Probably I do know more about it than 99% of those who live there.

 >    Haven't we heard this reasoning before, but about language understanding?

 >    "How dare you tell me what it means, it's my native tongue?" to you and
 > Michiel, who both have a much better grip on the English language than almos
 > all Fidonet participants (except, of course, the excellent David Rance).

 >    I would never claim to know so much about Swedish and Sweden just because
 > was born and live here. I know perfectly well that we, like every other
 > country, have a lot of ignoramuses.

 >    In the US, only an average of 3% know how many freedoms and what they are
 > listed in their sacred 1st amendment.

 >    In the US, only an average of 35% of citizens by birth would pass the
 > citizen test. 91% of immigrants pass the test the first time, and 7% more th
 > second time (after that, there are no more tries).

 >    In the US, half of the voters have still, after nine years, not seen that
 > the Orange Emperor has no clothes.

 >    I rest my case.



 > --

 > To paraphrase former Minnesota Governor Jesse Ventura:

 >   I'm 76 years old now, so the window is closing. I want to be alive to see
 > first woman President of the United States of America.

 > ..


Catching up but I like the tagline!  Just not the candidate.
  xxcarol
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