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Here's piece of US history which makes you sit down and say hmmmmmmmm......

Abraham Lincoln was elected to Congress in 1846.
John F. Kennedy was elected to Congress in 1946.

Abraham Lincoln was elected President in 1860.
John F. Kennedy was elected President in 1960.

The names Lincoln and Kennedy each contain seven letters.
Both were particularly concerned with civil rights.
Both wives lost children while living in the White House.
Both Presidents were shot on a Friday.
Both Presidents were shot in the head.

Lincoln's secretary was named Kennedy.
Kennedy's secretary was named Lincoln.

Both were assassinated by Southerners.
Both were succeeded by Southerners.
Both successors were named Johnson.

Andrew Johnson, who succeeded Lincoln, was born in 1808.
Lyndon Johnson, who succeeded Kennedy, was born in 1908.

John Wilkes Booth, who assassinated Lincoln, was born in 1839.
Lee Harvey Oswald, who assassinated Kennedy, was born in 1939.

Both assassins were known by their three names.
Both names are comprised of fifteen letters.

Lincoln was shot at the theater named "Kennedy".
Kennedy was shot in a car called "Lincoln".

Booth ran from the theater and was caught in a warehouse.
Oswald ran from a warehouse and was caught in a theater.

Booth and Oswald were assassinated before their trials.

And here's the kicker....

A week before Lincoln was shot, he was in Monroe, Maryland.
A week before Kennedy was shot, he was in Marilyn Monroe.

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This Weeks Web Page
By Frank Vest
1:124/6308(.1)

Name: Country BBS Home Page - 3:640/296
Where: http://www.fan.net.au/~allround/

What's it got:

Ok... The BBS is in Australia. The page has what looks like an Ansi picture of a stand of trees to the right side. I'm not sure what this means, but I do like the idea of an Ansi picture on a page. :)

The page is also the "Home Page for the Cooluser and Cool Utilities for Maximus BBS Software". Rather than write a piece about this page, here's a cut and paste from the page, about the BBS:

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Country BBS Home Page

Welcome to Country BBS Home Page!

(New Version) of Cooluser V1.61, click on here to download it.

Bookmark our new address :- http://www.fan.net.au/~allround.

Home Page for the Cooluser and Cool Utilities for Maximus BBS Software. The BBS Computer runs under OS/2 Warp v4.0.
All new users now get 60mins online with unlimited Kb Download.
Access to FidoNet Echos plus
access to the CD's online.(New!)
Open 24 Hours, 7 Days a week.
Phone Numbers:

Within Australia
BBS (Line 1)
(07) 5547 7184

International
(61) 7554 7184

FidoNet :- 3:640/296

Currently on-line is 5GB of Windows 95, OS/2, Dos Utilities and BBS Software.

On-line CD available to all users:

• Windows 95 Disk 1 and 2
• Night Owl 9 and 20
• Software Vault
• So Much Shareware 3
• Shareware Heaven 3.

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There are also links for OS/2, Windows, BBS Software and other places. Of course, there is a guest book. :) The hit counter seemed to be missing. :( The page is a member of a "Web Ring" as well.

I like this page because the information is "up front". You don't have to look through a bunch of pages to find what kind of software is being used, what's on the BBS and other information that might be of interest to someone looking for a BBS home.

If you're in Australia, or anywhere else for that matter, check this page out.