On Thu, Mar 07, 2002 at 08:38:54PM -0300, Daniel Toffetti wrote: > On Thursday 07 March 2002 02:04, Ron Johnson wrote: > > On Wed, 2002-03-06 at 22:39, John Hasler wrote: > > > You have neatly explained the miniscule size of the interstellar > > > research budget. > > > > Come on, John. You can't blame it _all_ on the defence budget. > > Don't forget all those social programs, and WV needs a new Interstate > > hwy every 2 years... > > Can you please explain what do WV and bwy stands for ? I know this is > way off-topic, but it's funny anyway and don't want to miss a thing :)
WV = West Virginia, home of (among other things) Sen Robert Byrd, who has made some really hilarious speeches from the Senate floor (for instance, he mops the kitchen floor for his wife). hwy = highway. Highway money is a great way to get money into your state. Apologies for the OT post ... I love this thread tho it definitely belongs on debian-curiosa :) -- Nathan Norman - Staff Engineer | A good plan today is better Micromuse Ltd. | than a perfect plan tomorrow. mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] | -- Patton
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