Date: Mon, 19 Mar 2001 11:22:26 -0500 (Est)
From: You Know
Subject: BLAGUES-L: World survey


[ Yes, the header really says this was sent to me in 1904.  Now THAT'S
technology! (/jg) ]


Date: Fri, 1 Jan 1904 00:23:26 -0400
From: Alain Thériault


UN: A world survey recently conducted by the UN posed the following
question: "Could you please give us your opinion about the food shortage
in the rest of the world?"

This was a huge failure due to the following reasons:

In Africa, no one knows what "food" means.
In Western Europe, no one knows what "shortage" means.
In Eastern Europe, no one knows what "opinion" means.
In South America, no one knows what "please" means.
In the US, no one knows what "rest of the world" means.