and here is some MORE ponds for the fishies to play in.

harpo

I am aware of the details of the 1980 Lindy Chamberlain case.  (Well, not every detail, but enough to understand the progression of the trial.)  It was a case I reviewed for the international law potion of a class I took in high school.  Mostly because of the Seinfeld episode that sort of mentioned it.  Not all Americans are lazy dumb and ignorant of the world around them.  ;]

of course, then there's a question of whether or not such a court case really measures the ignorance of foreigners. If you asked me who the Australian Prime Minister is or what the Australian contribution was to WWII was, I think that might have some significance. A court case concerning a charge of murder versus wildlife running off with a kid (keep in mind a year before I was born) is probably not the most significant thing ever in Australian history. If it is, I can't help but think that perhaps the country has little significance to begin with. After all, I don't expect every American to even remember Lorena Bobbit, the flash in the pan that she was.

But that's just my opinion.

Obviously I did remember, but I wouldn't expect... let's say harpo or tesb to remember. I'm sure they get our news, but maybe not the quantity we do of the lesser stories. I'm sure there are a number of Americans on this board that probably ignore the news when such mediocre stuff comes on. I certainly know little about popular music these days, much less keep track of every child found dead that makes it onto CNN for a week straight.

i tend to ignore most news as well, you can very easily tell it just some people trying to make money by picking up the most distorted things out there, twisting them some more, just get attention.

the media is like an infantile child, screaming to get attention and money. it is just not worth listening to it.

-Exiled Possum

okay, so this kinda confirms a point I had. Something so historically insignificant in America probably doesn't last long in the minds of people from elsewhere and vice versa.

So, I don't care what ate your baby.

So, what's everybody up to? We got three very distant places online around the same time. Kinda cool.

Good for you. Keep up the good work.

I got no one to piss off.

Wait... that means I can have snacks whenever I damn well please!

Ice cream for breakfast!

awesome. actually, I often have ice cream for breakfast anyway. Soothes my throat and gives me the sugar to get going.

Lol, most women are when they get that way. I think that is way us men due that to them.

I WIN!

I pissed off Nesrie once or twice.  I like her.  Fortunately, we're in different states so our respective insanity can't merge and doom the universe.

I happen to be insanity, madness, and righteous fury.

They don't call me the Savage Paladin for nothin'.

(thats enough makin shit up for now)