On Fri, 19 Sep 2003 15:28:55 -0700, "Michael Mckelvy"
wrote:

People had been to India prior to Columbus, so I think it's fair to
asuume
he knew he wasn't there when he wound up in the West Indies.

Damn, do you seem to be dumb. It doesn't matter that people had been
to India before. OF course, people had been to India before. That's
why he was looking for a new route.

Yes, and everyone knows this, still some people think he didn't know he
hadn't gotten there and that the Natives of the W. Indies were East Indians.

And you were bragging about how smart you are. Reread what you
originally wrote and get back to me.