->I was trying to explain my attraction to british engineering to a (British)
Sure that's not 'affliction'?
->coworker the other day. I finally came up with: "An engineer decides
->a car needs an extra gear ratio. If he's American, he designs a bigger
->engine, eliminating the need for the extra cog. If he's Japanese, he
->designs a 5 speed gearbox. If he's British, he designs an electric
->overdrive." All valid solutions to the problem, all different.
No, it's even beetter than this. He pays a Frenchman to build an
electric overdrive for him and in turn sells it to the Swedes!
Bob
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