"Shortwave Sportfishing" wrote in message
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But when I got to this point in an article in the NYT about a Indian
state banning Microsoft products, I cracked up. I'm still laughing.

To wit:

"It is well-known that Microsoft wants to have a monopoly in the field
of computer technology. Naturally, being a democratic and progressive
government, we want to encourage the spread of free software," M. A.
Baby, the state's education minister, said by telephone."

Guys like that are the reason someone invented the vaudeville cream pie in
the face routine.