[HPforGrownups] A question for our British friends...

[Neil Ward]

No: HPFGUIDX 816

Lori wrote:

>Okay, Brits only please.  This question does have some relevance to something.
>
>Do any of you know who Joseph McCarthy is?  (I'm not asking because I want
>to know...I already know...I'm asking because I'm wondering if it's at all
>likely that a British citizen would know who he is)

For what it's worth, I know who he was and what he did, at least to the
extent of exposing known communists.  In fact, another one of my favourite
bands (I seem to have quite a few of these) was called McCarthy.  They had a
staunchly Marxist viewpoint and, in their heyday, myself and friend, when
chatting on the phone at work, would use the code word 'McCarthy' to
indicate that it was impossible to talk freely.  The only problem was that
dropping the word 'McCarthy' into the conversation wasn't that easy, so we
tended to draw even more attention to ourselves.

As for the average Brit, I'm not sure.  I'd say that most wouldn't have a
clue who he was, but I would expect those in this group would know. 

Neil
            Flying-Ford-Anglia

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