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On =E2=85=AF=E2=85=AF=E2=85=A9=E2=85=A5-=E2=85=A4-=E2=85=A7 =E2=85=A9:=E2=
=85=A9=E2=85=A9=E2=85=A4, Christopher Reimer wrote:
>> Closing line: "In America today, the only thing more terrifying
>> than foreigners is...math."
>> Wonder how close to terrorists pythonists are
>=20
> I wonder how many Americans are aware that they use Hindu-Arabic=20
> numerals in daily transactions?

There must be =E2=85=AD good reasons not to succumb to those "terrorist"
numerals.  I can name =E2=85=A0 or =E2=85=A1 other numeric systems that are=
 just as
useful. ;-)

-tkc