----- Original Message ----- From: "Dan Minette" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Killer Bs Discussion" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, March 04, 2004 7:54 PM Subject: Re: Pledge of Allegiance
> > ----- 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. :-) > I think they used to do it in some schools when I was a kid, but dropped it later. What's funny is having it removed and then gluing it back in 20 or so years later. <G> Patriotism is kinda weird sometimes anyway. xponent Pledge And Pray Maru rob _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
