Re: Apology to GWB

Steve Hague wrote:

["they" = the US]
Perhaps when that happens we can have their national anthem instead of the
horrible dirge we are currently supposed to stand for.

Seems unlikely, given what it's about. :-) But it's certainly
a much much better national anthem than the ghastly UK one.
Then again, even the UK national anthem isn't the worst possible.
Have you heard Australia's?

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Gareth McCaughan
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