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And here I was, thinking that ya all up there in Canada were naming a COIN after the Canadian people - the LOONY! <ducking real fast> Barb Mallut (With Canadian bro-in-law, 2 Canadian nephews, and a US-born sister who holds US and Canadian citizenship 'n living in Edmonton, Alta.) [log in to unmask] -----Original Message----- From: Murray Kastner <[log in to unmask]> To: [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]> Date: Friday, June 30, 2000 8:07 AM Subject: OT: Canada :) >There is a saying that the Americans think we are British and the >British think we are American and we ourselves don't know who we are! >Seriously, though, as a Canadian I am proud of our country but not to >the point of nationalistic fervour that has gained currency >throughout the last century. > >Although we share a long (longest?) border with the USA, most >Americans are woefully ignorant of Canada and Canadians. Ask a group >of Canadians who is the leader of the USA and most know; I wonder how >many Americans know who our leader is? > >As a last comparison, I need only use the Montreal Jazz Festival >(just starting...). What American large city can they have more than >100,000 people downtown and not have any bodies to count in the >morning? > >Greg's preference of the Caymans to Canada says it all... > >(...running and ducking!) > >,\\urray 61/60/50 > > >At 10:33 AM -0400 6/30/00, Barbara Patterson wrote: >>Who says? The UN. How did they conclude? Obviously, very, very sound >>sound scientific research! Some of my ancestors' homeland was the U.S. >>They chose Canada, too. Real money? At least we can tell a $1.00 >>bill from a $100.00 bill without counting the zeroes. Poll Quebec? Been >>there; done that; they chose to stay in Canada. Understand hockey? >>What's to understand? The only thing that non-Canadians don't understand >>about hockey is that it's HOCKEY! Not ICE hockey! Just HOCKEY! (To my >>fellow Canadians: Did I sound like Joe in his 'I am Canadian' rant? The >>only commercial I like to watch.:) >> >>All kidding aside, to our Canadian members: have a safe and enjoyable >>Canada Day. To our U.S. members: have a safe and enjoyable 4th of >>July. To all of our members: let's look forward to celebrating the day >>a cure is found! >> >>Barb >> >> >> >>On Fri, 30 Jun 2000, Greg and/or Diane Sterling wrote: >> >> > Who says Canada is the best place to live? No offense to Canadians (my >>ancestors homeland), but how did they arrive at that conclusion? I've >>been there. They don't even use real money! I bet they didn't poll any >>residents of Quebec. Canada is a beautiful country, but most people don't >>understand hockey. > > Give me Hawaii, or the Cayman Islands. > > Greg > >>47/35/35 > > .-. .-. > / \ .-. .-. / \ > / \ / \ .-. .-. / \ / \ >/__Murray_Kastner_____\_____/___\___/___\_ ___ mailto:[log in to unmask] > \ / \ / `-' \ / \ / \ > \ / `-' `-' \ / > `-' `-'