This falls into the category of "how could I have lived a reasonably intelligent life on this planet for 44 years and not known anything about this phenomena". How could I never have encountered poppy wearing? Thanks for the links, Judy. Julie Krueger ========Original Message======== Subj: [lit-ideas] Re: Cartoon Rage vs Freedom of Speech Date: 2/2/06 3:10:34 P.M. Central Standard Time From: _judithevans1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx (mailto:judithevans1@xxxxxxxxxxxxx) To: _lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx (mailto:lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx) Sent on: ----- Original Message ----- From: JimKandJulieB@xxxxxxx To: lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Thursday, February 02, 2006 8:55 PM Subject: [lit-ideas] Re: Cartoon Rage vs Freedom of Speech <<they publish Carol Gould's mad rants re the inability of Arabs on the Edgware Road to wear poppies>> Huh???? I thought it was in frontpagemag -- her other mad pieces are -- here you are: http://www.jewishcomment.com/cgibin/news.cgi?id=11&command=shownews&newsid=823 here's one of the replies http://www.blogistan.co.uk/blog/mt.php/2005/11/26/shock_news_arabs_dont_wear_p op Carol Gould apparently lives off the Edgware Rd but someone who knows exactly where she lives said most of the non-poppy-wearers she saw were more likely to be Irish than (non-British) Arabs. Whatever.. -- the blogger's right, not that many people here wear poppies Judy Evans, Cardiff ------------------------------------------------------------------ To change your Lit-Ideas settings (subscribe/unsub, vacation on/off, digest on/off), visit www.andreas.com/faq-lit-ideas.html