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Re: Meijer - Lego Horse
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lugnet.general
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Sat, 1 May 1999 14:23:02 GMT
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To all,
I just wanted to show the Lego model, and where it came from. I didn't
think it would lead to a big discussion on where "midwest" was. It
sounds apparent that different people from different regions have a
different definition. I just it was a neat model! :)
Scott Sanburn
John Matthews wrote:
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> I would like to point out that Ohio is the center of the midwest, Michigan
> on the other hand is North of that (and doesn't count much for us folks down
> here).
>
> John
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> Larry Pieniazek <lar@voyager.net> wrote in message
> news:372A56FE.79DFE137@voyager.net...
> >
> >
> > "Christopher L. Weeks" wrote:
> > >
> > > Scott Edward Sanburn wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > > OK, I guess I should have gave some more information. This is from
> > > > > > Meijer, a huge retail chain in the Midwest mostly:
> > > >
> > > > I work at #64, Ann Arbor Saline Road, in lovely Ann Arbor, • Michigan.
> > > > However, I like my primary job much better! :)
> > >
> > > Does Michigan count as the Midwest? I'm in Missouri and kind of think
> > > of maybe Illinois as the edge of the midwest...but it seems that
> > > perceptions vary.
> >
> > Michigan is the very center of the midwest. Illinois is one state away
> > from the edge. Ohio is in the midwest, for that matter, as is the
> > western part of PA according to some people.
> >
> > :-)
> >
> > Missouri, on the other hand, is in the South. It's a former slave state,
> > after all.
> >
> > Hope that helps.
> >
> > --
> > Larry Pieniazek http://my.voyager.net/lar
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> > For me: No voyager e-mail please. All snail-mail to Ada, please.
> > - Posting Binaries to RTL causes flamage... Don't do it, please.
> > - Stick to the facts when posting about others, please.
> > - This is a family newsgroup, thanks.
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| [followups set to lugnet.loc.us] (...) Yeah, I count 7 articles here now on this thread discussion what "midwest" is. Probably a good time to take this over to .loc.us...it's getting pretty far off-topic for .general. (...) Well, everyone knows (...) (25 years ago, 1-May-99, to lugnet.general, lugnet.loc.us)
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| I would like to point out that Ohio is the center of the midwest, Michigan on the other hand is North of that (and doesn't count much for us folks down here). John Larry Pieniazek <lar@voyager.net> wrote in message news:372A56FE.79DFE1...ger.net... (...) (25 years ago, 1-May-99, to lugnet.general)
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