From: FrankLho.NOSPAM@rcn.com   
      
   Frank J. Lhota wrote:   
   > When British Prime Minister Gordon Brown visited the White House, he   
   > brought his U.S. counterpart two particularly fine gifts: a desk carved   
   > from the historic anti-slave ship, HMS Resolute, and a first edition of   
   > the seven-volume biography of Churchill by Sir Martin Gilbert.   
   >   
   > In return, the new U.S. President gave Brown a DVD set of 25 classic   
   > American Films. I have two questions about this gift:   
   >   
   > 1.    Did Obama remember to make sure that the DVD's were region 2?   
      
   Well, now we know the answer to this question. Gordon Brown tried to   
   play one of his DVD's recently, only to discover that the disks were   
   region 1. Next time, the president should give 16mm film.   
      
   > 2.    Were any of the 25 films in the set shown on MST3K? I wonder what   
   > impact "Catalina Caper" or "Hobgoblins" would have on international   
   > relations.   
   >   
      
      
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