May 3, 2007

A close call for the U.S. ;-)

I am happy to report to you that the Oxford Union, in its infinite wisdom, has allowed America to continue existing.

After a raucous debate in front of a packed house, the motion - "this House regrets the Founding of America" - was overwhelmingly squashed.

My favorite quote from this article is...

...the Oscar Wilde quip, plagiarised by former French Prime Minister Georges Clemenceau: "America is the only nation in history which miraculously has gone directly from barbarism to degeneration without the usual interval of civilisation".

LOL
 
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/6613861.stm

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