> > > Speed'Oh say does that Star Spangled Banner yet wave,
> > > for the land of the Free and the Home of the Brave'ball
> >
> > I have a horrible feeling you've just undermined your inspiring speech by getting the lyrics wrong...
> >
> > Paul
>
> Did I, I don't think so. The next line is 'play ball'. ;-)
>
> Speed'

Yeah, unfortunately, it's wrong, and it *does* take away from your point a little, because the song and its meaning and the tenor in which it was written are so important and so misunderstood or ignored these days. You don't really want to get me started on this; I tried to give people a personal little recitation in chat back around the 4th of July; dunno how well it was received, but I do have strong, strong feelings about that song and its meaning... and the fact that so many people just don't get it.