From: "Dave Coull" <coull2-AT-btinternet.com>
Subject: RE: We  _Can_  Stop This War
Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2003 11:44:50 -0000




I wrote (with regard to the USA betraying their 
Spanish allies) (as well as their French and Dutch 
allies)


>> the Rock still remains British to this day 


and gr3g comments


> the rock isn't british. i think he's somoan and he
> played for the miami hurricanes prior to joing the,
> then wwf to become 'the most electrifying man in
> sports entertainment.' he then went on to make the
> scorpion king and in a couple of weeks he'll fight
> hulk hogan.
>
> one thing i know is that he's not british! :)


In the early 1950s, the American singer Frankie Laine 
had a hit song with "Rock of Gibralter". My big brother 
bought a 78 of it and I can still remember the words 

>>> That's why they call me the Rock of Gibralter
>>> That's why they say my heart is made of stone
>>> So don't you try to lead me to the altar
>>> Because Gibralter is standing alone 

at that time we both used to listen to the American
armed forces network radio broadcasts (because
they were better for jazz music than the BBC).
There were frequent references by American
broadcasters to "The Rock" and everybody knew 
that this meant Gibralter. Apparently gr3g
is talking about some wrestler. But people,
including Americans, were referring to Gibralter 
as "The Rock" long before that wrestler came 
along. It has been "The Rock" for a couple 
of hundred years, and it will still be 
"The Rock" when that wrestler is forgotten.


Dave Coull