indeed (unfortunate but accurate stereotypes of chainsmoking greeks aside).
i read recently that a test case involving an internet cafe owner had been dismissed by the case, referring to the law as unconstitutional - so, as i had predicted this will all quietly go away, and the relevant greek legislators have been sorely embarassed. alex On Fri, 4 Oct 2002, Andy Wardley wrote: > This has absolutely nothing to do with Perl, whatsoever. Turn away > now if you're the on-topic (or Greek) police. > > A long time ago in a thread not far away, Rob Thompson wrote: > > Discuss: [Greece banning video games to prevent gambling] > > I was in Corfu recently and found that they were still selling > plenty of video games in shops, airports, etc. Even gambling > games like handheld blackjack, etc. > > I guess this law is a little like their law stating that it is illegal > to sound your vehicle horn unless failure to do so would result in an > accident. > > The Greeks quite rightly interpret this as: > > * there could be someone around the next corner who I might have > an accident with so I'll give a little bib anyway. > > * there are some people walking in the street ahead who I might > crash into (if I were to suddenly veer off the road towards them), > so I'll give a little bib anyway. > > * hey, there's my friend George, he would be mortified if I didn't > acknowledge his presence in some way, but to wave at him would > require me to take my other hand away from my moped handlebars > (the first hand is smoking a cigarette), seriously increasing > the likelihood of having an accident, so I'll give a little bib > anyway. > > I think it's safe to say that the Greeks have a healthy disrespect for > trivial laws and treat them with the contempt they deserve. > > Bib, bib. > > A > > > -- ______________________________________________________ alex nunes | t 020 7603 5723 | check us out on the web director | f 020 7603 2504 | at http://www.codix.net codix.net | 107 shepherd's bush road, london, w6 7lp
