[LMB] [OT] May I do this?

[Elizabeth Holden]

James Nicoll wrote:
> > OK, here's the question. No offense to anyone
> > intended.
> > 
> >     Suppose you are told the Earth of AD 2300 has
> the following
> > characteristics:
> > 
> >> No space exploitation beyond information
> retrieval.
> >>
> >>36 billion people (Africa ~ 22%, Asia ~
> 57%, Latin America and Caribbean ~ 9%, North 
> America 6%, Europe ~ 6%,
> >> Oceania ~ ha!). 


Nobody in Ocenia? What does 'ha' mean?  

My reaction is to think: if we are talking about
humans, this is simply not possible, unless there is
some sort of prison dome over Asia. (And even then,
not.) I assume you have some sort of trick in mind?

namaste,
Elizabeth