Tom Scales wrote:
>
> That's better than the locals when we lived in Columbia SC. They still
> refer to the Civil War as the "War of Northern Aggression".
>
> Unfortunately, I'm serious.
>
> Tom
>
> >
> > My Grandmother, who was British, always refered to the American
> > Revolution as the "Colonial Revolt." Still leaves me with mixed
> > feelings every July 4.
> >
> > As far as being ungrateful, well, the British heritage of self
> > government inspired the revolution, so thank you very much.
> >
> > Jerry Liles
We just moved to Fredericksburg, VA, so we toured Kenmore Plantation in
what is now downtown F'burg. It was the home of G. Washington's sister.
Anyway, I got to thinking about the Revolutionary War. Imagine a small
upstart colony with few weapons challenging the greatest empire on the
planet at that time. Incredible. Even more incredible that we won.
--
A happy makefile for you too.
Dirk Wright
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