Tiger) wrote:

>On Sun, 04 Nov 2001 14:52:58 GMT, nibble@uqfullstopnetdotifureallymust.au (Dat) wrote:
>>On Sun, 4 Nov 2001 12:54:43 -0000, "Xsaint"
>><stephen.flood@ntlworld.com> wrote:
>>
>>>Australia -
>>>Do you know what it is yet ?
>>
>>I'm leaning towards a large island currently parked somewhere in the
>>southern hemisphere. Do I win anything?
>
>Currently?  You mean it will be moving on soon?  God, I hope not.

Then I'm sorry to inform you that God is not smiling on you today.

It's moving as we type. Due to the wonder that is German crockery,
good old Oz is at present steaming northwards at a very comfortable
rate of between 10 and 70mm per year (apparently the speedo's a bit
dodgy). You've heard about the sun, sand and surf we enjoy down under?
Well the last bit is just hype....it's really no more than a bow wave.

That's right FIFA....read it and weep. One way or another we're going
to get out of Oceania and into the AFC. In approx. 50 million years we
should have navigated our way through the maze of islands immediately
above us and be wedging ourselves firmly between Japan and Korea. A
bit late for this World Cup campaign but it always pays to look ahead.

-- 
Dat