----- Original Message ----- From: "Robert Seeberger" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Killer Bs Discussion" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, March 04, 2004 5:46 PM Subject: Re: Pledge of Allegiance
> > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Horn, John" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "Killer Bs Discussion" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Thursday, March 04, 2004 6:41 AM > Subject: RE: Pledge of Allegiance > > > > From: Dan Minette [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > In Texas, school children are required to either say the pledge of > > allegiance to Texas or to stand respectfully while others do. > > There's a pledge of allegiance to Texas? The state? Weird. Just > when you think you've heard everything. How does it go? "I pledge > allegiance to the Dallas Cowboys and the NFL for which they > stand..." > > Not too weird really. > Texas was a Nation in the more or less modern sense for a few years. > (As opposed to a kingdom or such) > Its not surprising that Texas would have appendix like attributes as > part of its civic requirements. But, its kinda funny to glue on an appendix 160 years later. :-) Dan M. _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
