Bob... No, silly.... THAT was the person that Victoria's Secret was named for! <wink, wink> Barb Mallut [log in to unmask] -----Original Message----- From: bobc <[log in to unmask]> To: Multiple recipients of list PARKINSN <[log in to unmask]> Date: Friday, November 20, 1998 2:13 PM Subject: Re: More humor for the weekend >Queen Victoria?? was that a cruise ship or was it someone who designed funny >looking furniture and houses ? : ) : ) No Offense intended, just silliness. >Bob Chapman 65/4 > >Barbara Patterson wrote: > >> When a Canadian talks about a two-four, (s)he means a case/box of 24 >> bottles of beer...unless the Canadian is referring to 'May two-four >> weekend' which is the weekend nearest May 24 (Queen Victoria's birthday) >> which is a long weekend in Canada (during which many two-four's are >> consumed). Are we the only country that still celebrates this? >> >> Have a good weekend. >> :) >> Barb >> >> On Fri, 20 Nov 1998, Hawkins, Darwin wrote: >> >> > Sorry Barb, I don't get it. Please explain. Are you referring to a 2 by 4 >> > board or a 2 or 4 wheel drive vehicle or what? Canadians are way beyond >> > Yankee land, and I have enough of a hard time understanding them. My mind is >> > just getting too dense as we approach the weekend - - - too full of Boeing >> > Engineering problems from this week. >> >> ===================================================================== ======= >> Barbara Patterson [log in to unmask] >> HSC 2J22 905-525-9140, ext. 22403 >> School of Nursing >> ===================================================================== ======= >