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Re: A question to think about......

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From: Charles Demas
Date: Tue, 01 Dec 1998 00:00
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In article <73v651$d27$4@news1.rmi.net>, Dan D. <dand@rmi.net> wrote:
>In co.general Charles Demas <demas@sunspot.tiac.net> wrote:
>->>> The independent, sovereign country known as The Vatican City is
>->>> completely inside the city of Rome, Italy.
>->>
>->>Not to sound too much like a certain head of state but it depends 
>->>upon the definition of "inside".
>
>->Sounds like Adam has a real problem admitting he made a mistake.
>->Being perfect myself (as my EST friends tell me), I can relate.  :-)
>
>I interpreted it a little differently... I thought he might be implying
>that it could be said that Rome is also in some ways contained
>by the Vatican.  

I suppose you could view it that way, topologically.

Reminds me a bit of the mathematical theorem that restated says,
"You cannot comb a hairy billiard ball without getting a 
cowlick."


Chuck Demas
Needham, Mass.

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From: demas@sunspot.tiac.net (Charles Demas)
Subject: Re: A question to think about......
Date: 1998/12/01
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