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Re: Hijacking of hte English Language was: Re: Liberal Media (was Bush Knew?)
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Fri, 31 May 2002 13:14:52 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Lindsay Frederick Braun writes:
In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Steve Bliss writes:
In lugnet.off-topic.debate, David Koudys wrote:
Its definitly okay to call youself American.  I have as yet to meet a person
in Canada who thinks differently.  On our news, in our papers, we call you
guys south of the 49th 'Americans'. Oh, don't doubt that we call you other
things as well... ;)

Heh.  So your pols are all American, then?

(Ottawa -> 45.42N,75.7W)

Steve

  And I hasten to add that I grew up *due north* of Canada...in the
  United States (shouldn't be hard to figure out where).  :)

  LFB

I don't think there is any part of the United States that is due north of
any part of Canada, unless you're talking about that little wedge of land
known as the pan handle of Alaska--that may be due north of Victoria Island.

Alaska is more of a NNW of Canada.

Well, actually with our land intruding into the arctic circle region (Santa
is Canadian--all red and white, his Postal Code is H0H 0H0) I think Akaska
is more just west of Canada.

Anywho, still love my American neighbours to the south and to the west of us.

Dave



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  Re: Hijacking of hte English Language was: Re: Liberal Media (was Bush Knew?)
 
(...) You also have to ignore embassies. :-) Jude BTW, Santa lives in Quebec (All postal codes beginning with H are in la belle province). (22 years ago, 31-May-02, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
  Re: Hijacking of hte English Language was: Re: Liberal Media (was Bush Knew?)
 
(...) Wrongo! I'm so disappointed. I thought Canadians had a better grasp of geography than Americans. Parts of southeastern Michigan--including much of Detroit--are indeed due *north* of Ontario. I'm sorry, we'll have to deduct 10 points from your (...) (22 years ago, 31-May-02, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

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  Re: Hijacking of hte English Language was: Re: Liberal Media (was Bush Knew?)
 
(...) And I hasten to add that I grew up *due north* of Canada...in the United States (shouldn't be hard to figure out where). :) LFB (22 years ago, 31-May-02, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

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