At 16:35 11/02/98 -0600, Ken Norton wrote:
>>Ditto. However, Ken, I'm still unclear on the role eagles were/are
>>playing in this happy tale. Isn't this job reserved for the storks?
>
>The storks came under attack by the Department of Commerce for anti-trust
>law violations. They no longer have the exclusive distribution rights to
>babies. The Eagle Union fought long and hard to bust this monopoly.
>Unfortunately, the eagles have lousy quality control and the babies are
>usually delivered with talon marks and diaper rash.
>
They had the franchise in the 18th cent here in England - that's why there
are so many pubs called 'Bird n Brat' ( sorry, Eagle and Child ) ;-)
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Ian <IMS>
OM Tyro - please point my lens in the right direction.
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