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Re: New Axis of Evil



Well, we can laugh at ourselves...but can the politicians?

Sylvia Bugbee
Special Collections
Universit of Vermont

On Thu, 7 Feb 2002, Scott, Jenny (SLSA) wrote:

> Dear Everyone,
> On all sides of the Great Pacific Divide (that which appears to be the only
> thing between us Aussies, and adding another 7 stars to the Stars and
> Stripes),
> I wanted to share this piece of SAA List political comment with the
> Ausarchivists list (sincere apologies for cross posting) -
> Thank you 'yanks', just when I thought the world was getting really scary
> you have confirmed my suspicion that under all that 'evil empire' stuff you
> really could still laugh at yourselves or at least your politicians. It is
> my understanding that the reason we elect new ones every few years is to
> supply cartoonists and archivists with new material.
> I promise that I will now stop having secret nasty thoughts and start
> stockpiling fosters, but you will have to keep your politicians - we have
> enough of our own.
> Peace and Love from the really Deep South,
> Jenny
>
> Jenny Scott
> Curator - Pictorial Collections
> State Library of South Australia
> Ph +61 8 8226-4783
> Mob +61 0417-899-967
> Scott.Jenny@slsa.sa.gov.au
> http://www.slsa.sa.gov.au
>
> "History serves best those who survive to write it".
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Mark Walsh [mailto:gmw@EXECULINK.COM]
> Sent: Thursday, 7 February 2002 7:17
> To: ARCHIVES@LISTSERV.MUOHIO.EDU
> Subject: Re: New Axis of Evil
>
>
> Folks -
>
> Late breaking news from the Great White North....
>
> News Release from the Axis of Nations That Are Actually Quite Nice But
> Secretly Have Nasty Thoughts About America:
>
> Mexico, Canada and Australia have agreed, in spite of their secret nasty
> thoughts, to assist in naval counter-terrorist operations.  The entire
> Royal Canadian Navy will patrol the Canadian side of Lake Erie; Mexican
> Federales in blue uniforms will watch their coastal areas; and the
> Australians will provide Fosters for all involved....an offer which the
> Mexicans and Canadians, so fond of their own beer, momentarily thought of
> declining until a member of the Canadian delegation was heard to say, "Free
> beer, eh?  Long live the Commonwealth and the OAS!!!", at which point the
> Australians brought in the coolers....
>
> Cheers!
>
> Mark (Did we really have the 3rd largest navy in WWII??) Walsh
>
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