EVERYTHING YOU ALWAYS WANTED TO KNOW ABOUT ISRAEL, BUT ARE TOO DUMB TO ASK (Issue #1) ("The force that through the green fuse drives the flower Drives my green age; that blasts the roots of trees Is my destroyer. And I am dumb to tell the crooked rose My youth is bent by the same wintry fever. ... (Dylan Thomas, 1934) ================================================================= SECTION I: FOR VISITORS TO ISRAEL: Question: Is it true that Israelis are rude? Answer: Certainly not. Nothing could be farther from the truth. Why, the very idea could only be entertained by an absolute idiot. ================================================================= SECTION II: FOR THEM THAT LIVES HERE: AvrahamHai says: Always wear socks when you walk outdoors (through grass, or on earth). Because even a thin sock will protect you from poisonous snakes (although I was told in New Mexico, wear high work-boots). Hai says: a poisonous snake does not bite, it scratches the skin and then inserts its venom. (A non-poisonous snake does bite.) ================================================================= How to install a new card in the Pelephone: * [ Star; Kochavit 999 Send 1 Enter Code ---------------- How to Retrieve Messages from Bezeq answering service: 151 # (Soulamit, little Ladder [Voice] 4444 [default password ] [Voice] 2 for messages 6 to save messages and go to next ---------------------- How to get an English interface for the Bezeq answering service: [ Information obtained by Leah Golomb, 3/'04 ] 199 [Recording ] 2 [Recording] # (Soulamit, little Ladder) [Recording ] 3 [Recording ] 1 [Human being will finally answer: Request English interface. It will be installed without charge within 24 hours. ] ---------------------------------------------------------------