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To: Sly_ who wrote (13321)	12/8/2001 9:23:49 PM
From: SirRealist	Respond to of 281500

This board is the biggest BS joke on the internet Such vehemence to something so unqualifiable! You apparently have never read Abby Joseph Coen, Matt Drudge or phoned AOL for tech support. OTOH, as a longtime admirer of the legs of Mrs. Peel, her criticism, at least, deserves fair consideration. (My apologies, Ken. I'll not stray into retortsville any more today)

To: Sly_ who wrote (13321)	12/8/2001 9:48:13 PM
From: Climber	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 281500

Good to be king of what? what? The Sewer Thread. Actually sewers have a highly important place in the history of the world, and by extension, Foreign Affairs, and one could do worse than learning about and appreciating them. The Cloaca Maxima ("Big Time Sewer") begun in 400 BC or so by King Tarquinius, drained the swampy plain between the Esquinale, Capitoline and Palatine Hills to create... ... the Roman Forum! The mouth of the Cloaca, where it egresses into the Tiber, is still visible today, and if you don't mind getting your feet muddy you can even walk a little ways into it. If you're ever in Rome, I highly recommend it. PM me and I'll give you directions. The Cloaca Maxima gave rise to Western Civilization as we know it! So, sewers are good! (If you like Western Civilization.) Climber First Sewer Thread Moderator... you can look it up... but Ken's got that thankless job now <G>