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In article <CeBvd.72583$K7.47478@news-server.bigpond.net.au>, "jg" 
<jg@nospam.com> wrote:
>"Phred" <ppnerkDELETETHIS@yahoo.com> wrote in message
>news:327v10F3k99osU3@individual.net...
>> In article <ICqvd.71856$K7.36624@news-server.bigpond.net.au>, "jg"
><jg@nospam.com> wrote:
>> >"Phred" <ppnerkDELETETHIS@yahoo.com> wrote in message
>> >news:3233gqF3gj7r3U1@individual.net...
>> >..............................
>> >> You know, I'm starting to wonder if cooler is healthier.  What brought
>> >> this to mind is that the last of the Australian First World War
>> >> veterans have been dying off over the past few years, and a surprising
>> >> number of them seem to have lived in Tasmania.  Given the small
>> >> population of that State I can only assume they sent off a very high
>> >> proportion of volunteers or the ones that did go went on to live a
>> >> very healthy life in our coldest State.
>> >>
>> >I read that Aussie POW's survived much better than others, particularly
>> >British, apparently due to better diet & living conditions growing up.
>>
>> Or, perhaps, a better attitude?  Don't forget, the Aussies were all
>> volunteers; don't know about the Brits.
>>
>But aren't we the ones who think we had no need to be there?

Well they *did* volunteer!  Possibly from a good dose of patriotism at 
a time when Pomerania was still seen as "home" by many; but perhaps 
also because women refused to screw those who didn't go because they 
saw them as cowards or worse.  (One might say a fairly compelling 
element of persuasion to volunteer. :)

>I don't know how far attitude can get you when there isn't nearly enough 
>to eat.

You get it from the other blokes who don't have the ingenuity to get 
it from you. ;-)

Cheers, Phred.

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