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N. Thornton wrote:
In America people are taught about the basic principles of government,
and there they'd never put up with this kind of nonsense. Ask any
merican what they think about our law outlawing sale of goods that
have the weight marked in pounds but not kilos.

Many Americans wouldn't wear seatbelts since it was an intrusion on their
liberty. So airbags arrived. And you're now paying for their stupidity.

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*Any connection between your reality and mine is purely coincidental

Dave Plowman London SW 12
RIP Acorn