[Irish_Thatcherite]

I see, I knew it was a financial thingy, I was just curious about all those threads that I see with the 'IRA' keyword! ;)

[TommyDale]

Well, some of us Americans of Irish descent, with Irish surnames get our gun collections audited from time to time because of the IRA in Ireland. So we are well aware of the other IRA.

[aculeus]

I see, I knew it was a financial thingy, I was just curious about all those threads that I see with the 'IRA' keyword! ;)

True story: some Merrill Lynch brokers set up a display at NYC's Grand Central Station. It was that time of the year to make contributions to your IRA account and they had big signs to that effect. Some Brit tourist came by and shook her head muttering "Over here too?"