Richard Herring wrote:

In message , Jon and Mary Miller
writes
Uncle Al wrote:

We are busy creating the future you so abhor - including smoother,
softer, silkier, drier armpits for our ladies. You got a problem with
that, bub? Go marry a European if you can stand the smell.

Been to Europe lately?

What percentage of US citizens even have passports?

All of them. If you do not have internal papers you will be detained
at an airport.

--
Uncle Al
http://www.mazepath.com/uncleal/
(Toxic URL! Unsafe for children and most mammals)
"Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?" The Net!

RP Henry wrote:

"Richard Herring" ] wrote in message
...
In message , Jon and Mary Miller
writes
Uncle Al wrote:

We are busy creating the future you so abhor - including smoother,
softer, silkier, drier armpits for our ladies. You got a problem with
that, bub? Go marry a European if you can stand the smell.

Been to Europe lately?

What percentage of US citizens even have passports?

I've had one since 1980 and never used it.

My 9-year-old daughter, on the other hand, has used hers twice.

Your passport is expired. If you do not renew within a stated
additional period you have to pay the whole whopping fee again. Have
the AAA take your picture. Uncle Al recommends wearing your best suit
and tie - because jackbooted State compassion fears trampling those
with real status.

--
Uncle Al
http://www.mazepath.com/uncleal/
(Toxic URL! Unsafe for children and most mammals)
"Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?" The Net!

RP Henry wrote:
"Richard Herring" ] asked:
What percentage of US citizens even have passports?

I've had one since 1980 and never used it.
My 9-year-old daughter, on the other hand, has used hers twice.

Richard,

I'm not sure that this was the exact focus of the other Richard's
question, interesting though it be to know.

There were just short of 7 million US passports issued in 1995, the
latest year for which I've seen numbers. US passports last ten
years, but are renewable. If half of all passports get renewed, that
would suggest somewhere around 110 million passports out there. This
only gets us half way there, since nobody has a clue how many US
citizens there are to within 5%.

A reasonable guess, however, might be that 35~40% of Americans have
passports.

-dlj.

"Uncle Al" wrote in message
...
RP Henry wrote:

"Richard Herring" ] wrote in message
...
In message , Jon and Mary Miller
writes
Uncle Al wrote:

We are busy creating the future you so abhor - including smoother,
softer, silkier, drier armpits for our ladies. You got a problem
with
that, bub? Go marry a European if you can stand the smell.

Been to Europe lately?

What percentage of US citizens even have passports?

I've had one since 1980 and never used it.

My 9-year-old daughter, on the other hand, has used hers twice.

Your passport is expired. If you do not renew within a stated
additional period you have to pay the whole whopping fee again. Have
the AAA take your picture. Uncle Al recommends wearing your best suit
and tie - because jackbooted State compassion fears trampling those
with real status.

I renewed it last year. And good thing, too. Those sunglasses and the
Grateful Dead t-shirt in the original photo were going to get me stopped
everywhere.

In message , Uncle Al
writes
Richard Herring wrote:

In message , Jon and Mary Miller
writes
Uncle Al wrote:

We are busy creating the future you so abhor - including smoother,
softer, silkier, drier armpits for our ladies. You got a problem with
that, bub? Go marry a European if you can stand the smell.

Been to Europe lately?

What percentage of US citizens even have passports?

All of them. If you do not have internal papers you will be detained
at an airport.

And what percentage of US citizens visit airports?

I said "passports". Things that allow you to pass through foreign ports.
Foreign, as in where most of the world's population resides.

--
Richard Herring

Uncle Al wrote:

Richard Herring wrote:

In message , Jon and Mary Miller
writes
Uncle Al wrote:

We are busy creating the future you so abhor - including smoother,
softer, silkier, drier armpits for our ladies. You got a problem with
that, bub? Go marry a European if you can stand the smell.

Been to Europe lately?

What percentage of US citizens even have passports?

All of them. If you do not have internal papers you will be detained
at an airport.

I've been through airports quite a few times, most of them since 9/11.
They only ask for a passport if you're entering or leaving the country.
For all other flights you just need a drivers license or other form of
photo ID.

--
Joe of Castle Jefferson
http://www.mindspring.com/~jjstrshp
Site Updated November 25th, 2001

"Defend the cause of the weak and fatherless; maintain the rights of the
poor and oppressed. Rescue the weak and needy; deliver them from the
hand of the wicked." - Psalm 82:3-4

Joe Jefferson wrote:

Uncle Al wrote:

Richard Herring wrote:

In message , Jon and Mary Miller
writes
Uncle Al wrote:

We are busy creating the future you so abhor - including smoother,
softer, silkier, drier armpits for our ladies. You got a problem with
that, bub? Go marry a European if you can stand the smell.

Been to Europe lately?

What percentage of US citizens even have passports?

All of them. If you do not have internal papers you will be detained
at an airport.

I've been through airports quite a few times, most of them since 9/11.
They only ask for a passport if you're entering or leaving the country.
For all other flights you just need a drivers license or other form of
photo ID.

Hey stooopid - those are your internal passports. One supposes you've
never traveled in the USSR. No matter, the USSR will come to you.
Wait! It already has, right down to the photo ID and being surrounded
by armed guards when presenting it.

There was a time in the United States when if you wanted to travel,
you paid your $ and went. God help anyone who sought to trample on
your Constitutional right to go anywhere at any time without
interference unless mandated by court order. That included asking for
"identification." "1984" was right:

"The monthly chocolate ration has been increased to 24 grams from 26
grams last month. We are winning the War of Production!"

Sound familiar?

--
Uncle Al
http://www.mazepath.com/uncleal/
(Toxic URL! Unsafe for children and most mammals)
"Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?" The Net!

Uncle Al wrote:

Joe Jefferson wrote:

Uncle Al wrote:

Richard Herring wrote:

In message , Jon and Mary Miller
writes
Uncle Al wrote:

We are busy creating the future you so abhor - including smoother,
softer, silkier, drier armpits for our ladies. You got a problem with
that, bub? Go marry a European if you can stand the smell.

Been to Europe lately?

What percentage of US citizens even have passports?

All of them. If you do not have internal papers you will be detained
at an airport.

I've been through airports quite a few times, most of them since 9/11.
They only ask for a passport if you're entering or leaving the country.
For all other flights you just need a drivers license or other form of
photo ID.

Hey stooopid - those are your internal passports. One supposes you've
never traveled in the USSR. No matter, the USSR will come to you.
Wait! It already has, right down to the photo ID and being surrounded
by armed guards when presenting it.

There was a time in the United States when if you wanted to travel,
you paid your $ and went. God help anyone who sought to trample on
your Constitutional right to go anywhere at any time without
interference unless mandated by court order. That included asking for
"identification." "1984" was right:

"The monthly chocolate ration has been increased to 24 grams from 26
grams last month. We are winning the War of Production!"

Sound familiar?

Just out of curiosity, what color is the sky in your world?

--
Joe of Castle Jefferson
http://www.mindspring.com/~jjstrshp
Site Updated November 25th, 2001

"Defend the cause of the weak and fatherless; maintain the rights of the
poor and oppressed. Rescue the weak and needy; deliver them from the
hand of the wicked." - Psalm 82:3-4

Uncle Al wrote:

Joe Jefferson wrote:

Uncle Al wrote:

Richard Herring wrote:

In message , Jon and Mary Miller
writes
Uncle Al wrote:

We are busy creating the future you so abhor - including smoother,
softer, silkier, drier armpits for our ladies. You got a problem with
that, bub? Go marry a European if you can stand the smell.

Been to Europe lately?

What percentage of US citizens even have passports?

All of them. If you do not have internal papers you will be detained
at an airport.

I've been through airports quite a few times, most of them since 9/11.
They only ask for a passport if you're entering or leaving the country.
For all other flights you just need a drivers license or other form of
photo ID.

Hey stooopid - those are your internal passports. One supposes you've
never traveled in the USSR. No matter, the USSR will come to you.
Wait! It already has, right down to the photo ID and being surrounded
by armed guards when presenting it.

There was a time in the United States when if you wanted to travel,
you paid your $ and went. God help anyone who sought to trample on
your Constitutional right to go anywhere at any time without
interference unless mandated by court order. That included asking for
"identification." "1984" was right:

"The monthly chocolate ration has been increased to 24 grams from 26
grams last month. We are winning the War of Production!"

Sound familiar?

Just out of curiosity, what color is the sky in your world?

--
Joe of Castle Jefferson
http://www.mindspring.com/~jjstrshp
Site Updated November 25th, 2001

"Defend the cause of the weak and fatherless; maintain the rights of the
poor and oppressed. Rescue the weak and needy; deliver them from the
hand of the wicked." - Psalm 82:3-4

On Tue, 15 Jul 2003 14:31:59 -0700
Uncle Al wrote:
snip
One supposes you've
never traveled in the USSR. No matter, the USSR will come to you.
snip

Poor Uncle Al hasn't read anything but his own stuff for years and
doesn't know about the demise of the USSR.

Joe Jefferson wrote:
Uncle Al wrote:
Richard Herring wrote:

What percentage of US citizens even have passports?

All of them. If you do not have internal papers you will be detained
at an airport.

I've been through airports quite a few times, most of them since 9/11.
They only ask for a passport if you're entering or leaving the country.
For all other flights you just need a drivers license or other form of
photo ID.

That's what he's talking about. We used to talk about how terrible it
was that russians who wanted to travel inside the USSR needed an
"internal passport" to go anywhere, to check into a hotel, etc.

Now you need your driver's license to get on a commercial airplane or
check into a hotel etc.

But it isn't quite the same here. You can go anywhere you can drive
without having to show your internal passport to anybody at all provided
you never stay at a hotel or motel, and you never cash a check, and the
police don't stop you. Of course if you use a credit card there will be
records that show every single place and time you use it.

What percentage of US citizens even have passports?

All of them. If you do not have internal papers you will be detained
at an airport. BRBR

That is completely false. Please stick to botany.
Iris,
Central NY, Zone 5a, Sunset Zone 40
"If we see light at the end of the tunnel, It's the light of the oncoming
train."
Robert Lowell (1917-1977)