Hey Bryon, On Friday, March 21, 2003 3:02 PM you wrote:
> I just got a $2 bill as change today at lunch, and it reminded me of this funny story I > read a while back: > http://www.ccs.neu.edu/home/maddog/stuff/twodollar.html > (FYI for those outside the US that may not know, the $2 bill is real, but mostly > unseen/unused. There's a saying "phony as a $3 bill", that some less bright > people confuse with $2 bills. Picture here: http://www.bep.treas.gov/document.cfm/5/43/150 ) I have five (5) of those bills saved up. Thomas Jefferson is one of my heroes. I don't consider him "American", rather, I see him as an individual with a profound vision of *humanity*. I seem to recall a story where he and James Madison are discussing the issue of democracy (voting) -- "I think everybody should have the right to vote" and Madison replied "Are you nuts!?, they're not qualified!" Cheers! -- Han Tacoma ~ Artificial Intelligence is better than none! ~ _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
