Gerard Meijssen wrote:
Ray Saintonge schreef:
For now I don't think there is enough interest in companies for us to worry about the floodgates. Maybe someone should tell the little boy with his finger in the dyke that there is no water on the other side. ;-)
Contrary to popular believe, when a dyke is saturated with water and water starts to seep out, the worst thing you can do is put your finger in it. The thing to do would be to put your hand flat on where it starts to flow. However this will not work for long.
If there's no water on the other side his actions are immaterial.
You may be amused to know that because so many Americans came to the Netherlands to learn about this story, they created a statue to commemorate this fictional event .. :)
I promise that I won't destroy Dutch tourism marketting strategies by telling any Americans that the story makes no sense. ;-)
Ec