On Tue 08 Feb 2005 12:51:34p, The Joneses wrote in rec.food.cooking:

> MareCat wrote:
>
>> "Scotty" > wrote in message
>> news4YNd.318338$8l.95341@pd7tw1no...
>> > There seems to be quite a few posters here that get their knickers in
>> > a knot when an American poster refers to a food, spice, currency,
>> > quantity, or location that doesn't identify his country of origin. I,
>> > myself have been the victim on occasion. I have had to (gasp!) type a
>> > store name into Google to find out its location! On that note, I
>> > invite any and all to post the name of the country from which tou are
>> > posting.
>>
>> The Republic of Texas.
>> Mary
>
> El Paso, West Taxes, USA
>
>

Hmmm... Didn't know there were geographical taxes! :-)

Wayne (away, and presently in Salt Lake)