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Re: Jingoism at its best

To: Paul Hunt <paul.hunt1@virgin.net>
Subject: Re: Jingoism at its best
From: "John J. Peloquin" <peloquin@mamba.bio.uci.edu>
Date: Tue, 17 Feb 1998 13:37:51 -0800 (PST)
Dear Netters,
On Tue, 17 Feb 1998, Paul Hunt wrote:
=%O>   Hey, you should know--is it the narrow stripe that is upper and to the
=%O> left when the Union Jack is properly hung?  Bad word... Displayed?
=%O> Exposed.....?   With this White House situation in the news, one hardly
=%O> knows what to say.
=%O> Bob
=%O
=%OThe broad stripe uppermost beside the, er, pole.
Now, most Yanks (including myself) aren't really aware that there was any
asymmetry in the Union Jack!

=%O
=%OPaulH.
=%O
=%O

"Never ascribe to Malice that which can be explained by Ignorance"

John J. Peloquin
Molecular Biology &
  Biochemistry
3205 BioSciences II
UC IRVINE
Irvine, CA 92697-3900
jpeloqui@uci.edu


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