-Caveat Lector- http://www.magnetbox.com/sorry/ We're Still Sorry! Once upon a time one of the admins at Magnetbox had a funny idea. "Hey," he told the other admin, "why don't we put up a joke page apologizing to the rest of the world for our st00pid president. Then we can have friends sign it." They laughed and sent the link around through email, never realizing the impact the page would have on the next week of their lives. Close to 6000 signatures, a horde of sad racist sentimentality, and a bunch of unmentionable insults later the site had to come down. It was posing too much of a strain on the server, and, frankly, the admins just didn't have the time to monitor it 24/7. (We DO have lives, you know?) No, we were never promoting an agenda. No, we were never pro-communism. No, we don't condone China's occupation of Tibet. Yes, we are very concerned about the 24 downed crew members being held against their will and hope they will be returned quickly and safely. Many of the responses we received bashed us because of the wording we used on the page, specifically mentioning China. We wanted to apologize to the WHOLE WORLD. This incident in China just happened to be the most recent development. We don't like Bush. We didn't like Gore, either, for that matter. We thought a chimpanzee could run the country better than either of them. However, we take solace in the knowledge that Bush can lead us for no longer than eight years, maximum. We're proud Americans, we like living here. Really, we do. We just wish we didn't get lumped in with all of the morons in our country. Among the piles of incomprehensible hate mail we received, we did find one well written letter, informing us on how foreign policy works. Again, we'd like to state for the record that we were not serious, nor did we expect anyone - neither China nor the U.S. Government - to even humor us. We just though we were being funny. Here is the letter: Ever read up on international law? Know what a formal apology would mean in a case like this? I'm not sure you do. First, it would be considered an admission of guilt (not all the facts are in, so that would be hasty). Second, the pilots and passengers could then be legally (international law) charged with the death of the Chinese pilot. Third, the US would be held accountable for all damages punitive and actual. Fourth, an admission of guilt would jeopardize our ability to remotely monitor their military installations from international airspace (an activity we need to continue doing and one I hope they do as well.) Let's not admit to anything until the facts are in. Until that time an apology would be meaningless and irresponsible. Respectfully, Andrew Thanks for the letter, Andrew. We appreciate the time you took to write and express your opinions. You've also educated us in ways that we would never have had privy, otherwise. Hopefully, those folks who signed the list with "CHINA SUX BOMB THEM" or something similar will also learn something from you. I doubt it though. Anyway, to wrap this up, if you would like to write to us, we still have the mailbox set up, but don't expect a response. As I said, we DO have lives, y' know? The email address is [EMAIL PROTECTED] I'm sorry, world. Hopefully our president won't screw things up TOO much, but I'm not holding my breath. Be thankful that you don't live in the country that's probably going to suffer most of his wrath. Mike @ Magnetbox And for anyone who missed it (the form won't work anymore, but you can still apologize to yourself if you like.) Dear All Other Countries (But Especially China), I'm sorry about my stupid fucking president. 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