>>Does anyone know - I bet someone does - why the alphabet is in the order that it is? mean I know it follows, partly, the orderof the Greek alphabet, but only partly. Anyway, like many of the arguments for God, it only shoves the question back one spaceI know someone will know. If you want to know stuff, ask a bunch of Americans.>>>
Amuricans are born now with the google gene, which makes
us all look rather smarter than we are.
We'll also be the first to get the implant. Right behind the ear, and underneath the baseball cap. Will keep all you foreigners posted.
....Actually, just a couple of weeks ago I was researching the alphabet for a project I'm doing, myself. I swear I'm not stealing your idea, though
I would like some kind of royalties for passing on this plausible theory:
http://www.straightdope.com/columns/070302.html