Re: What is the language "British"?

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--- jdow <jdow@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> From: "Steve Searle" <steve@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> 
> > On Tue, August 29, 2006 12:30 pm, jdow wrote:
> >>
> >> And potatoe WAS/IS a legitimate spelling for
> potato in the US at the
> >> time illiterate lefties made it a means of
> tarring Dan Quayle.
> > 
> > But Dan Quayle was correcting a school child who
> spelled it "potato", so
> > presumably he is at least as illiterate as your
> lefties since he didn't
> > know that potato was also correct.
> 
> The card he was handed for the word spelled it
> potatoe. As it was a
> spelling test he took the card at its word. He was
> ambushed.
> 
> {^_^}
> 
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The spelling of "potatoe" changed to "potato" and so
Dan Quayle was made fun of,  but I guess that's
nothing compared to 

A friend sent me the following message:


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Hmmmmmm. . .
 
 Was this a mistake on Google's part?

1- Go to www.Google.com

2- Type in       Failure

3- Look at the first listing and see what comes up
listed first

Was this done intentionally?

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I hope no one get's offended, but since this thread
lends itself.  why not?  

Regards,

Antonio 

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