On Sat, 26 Sep 2009 12:36:06 -0700, in rec.crafts.jewelry Al Balmer
wrote:

Congratulations! You've proved you know more about US government and
history than the average American g

Not only that, but it's a fair bet he can locate not only europe itself, but
Holland and other countries, on a map. Something a surprising and depressing
number of U.S. school children (and adults) are sometimes hard pressed to do...

Peter