From: bill.sloman@ieee.org   
      
   On 3/02/2026 5:29 am, Phil Hobbs wrote:   
   > john larkin  wrote:   
   >> On Sun, 01 Feb 2026 11:58:27 GMT, Jan Panteltje    
   >> wrote:   
   >>>> john larkin wrote:   
   >>>>> On Thu, 29 Jan 2026 14:09:28 GMT, Jan Panteltje    
   >>>> wrote:   
   >>>>>> john larkin wrote:   
      
      
      
   >>>> The best thing Cuba could do for its people is start a war with the US   
   >>>> and lose. Of course,  the communist party is dumb, but not that dumb.   
   >>>   
   >>> YOU DO NOT HAVE TO CONFIRM YOU ARE BRAINDEAD   
   >>   
   >> Has your keyboard died? Caps lock stuck? Or still using a Teletype?   
      
   John, you really don't have to confirm that you are brain-dead.   
   We've all noticed already.   
      
   > I mean, it worked for Grand Fenwick.   
      
   "The Mouse that Roared" was a comedy, not a documentary. It did star   
   Peter Sellers.   
      
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Mouse_That_Roared_(film)   
      
   The US Marshall plan was generous, but it was essentially aimed at   
   blocking a Russian takeover of Western Europe. Cuba wouldn't attract the   
   same kind of largesse.   
      
   --   
   Bill Sloman, Sydney   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
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