[PW] Re: the Kokoda Test

[cvj at hcvco.com]

Except, of course, it is Labour Day.  As Peter well knows.  Connie

> Peter,
>
> Don't take offense or be defensive. I was joking. I've lived in PNG, both
> on
> the Papua and the New Guinea side, and I've known many Aussies. I threw
> this
> in as a "Friday joke." (And, if you're lucky, you'll end up in one of
> John's
> pomes.)
>
> And to keep you from being offended, I offer this clip from:
>  http://www.worldwidewords.org/qa/qa-ock1.htm
>
> "An Ocker can be . . . often strongly nationalistic in speech and outlook,
> though my impression is that tolerance and good humour are as common."
>
> Phalbe
>
> P.S. Peter, take Monday off and tell people you're celebrating the U.S.'s
> "Memorial Day," which honors all the U.S. men and women killed in action
> in
> all the wars we've been in. ~ PH
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