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Discussion Groups / English Usage / October 2007US Annexes Canada
http://www.citynews.ca/news/news_16204.aspx  SignatureTony Cooper Orlando, FL >http://www.citynews.ca/news/news_16204.aspx ...the Disney-produced promotional video released last week by the U.S. departments of State and Homeland Security. Does this imply that the Department of Homeland Security doesn't know where the US/Canada border is? SignaturePeter Duncanson, UK (in alt.usage.english) >>http://www.citynews.ca/news/news_16204.aspx > [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] >Does this imply that the Department of Homeland Security doesn't >know where the US/Canada border is? Yes, they do know where the border is. And each night, they move it a bit to the north. SignatureTony Cooper Orlando, FL >>> http://www.citynews.ca/news/news_16204.aspx >> ...the Disney-produced promotional video released last week [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > Yes, they do know where the border is. And each night, they move it a > bit to the north. Oh, bugger: Another set of tax forms to complete. Cheers, Sage [snip] > Yes, they do know where the border is. And each night, they move it a > bit to the north. [snip] And each morning, the Canadian dollar appreciates a little more against the US dollar -- today's valuation > 1 CAD = 1.04852 USD. -- Aloha ~~~ Ozzie Maland ~~~ San Diego tony cooper <tony_cooper213@earthlink.net> het geskryf: >>> http://www.citynews.ca/news/news_16204.aspx >> [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > Yes, they do know where the border is. And each night, > they move it a bit to the north. Prezackly. "Wider still, and wider/Shall her bounds be set" is not a new idea, I think. > tony cooper <tony_cooper213@earthlink.net> het geskryf: > [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > Prezackly. "Wider still, and wider/Shall her bounds be set" > is not a new idea, I think. "Von der Maas bis an die Memel, von der Etsch bis an den Belt". SignatureRob Bannister > http://www.citynews.ca/news/news_16204.aspx But dee horseshoe falls, she is in Mehico, Senor. -- WH > http://www.citynews.ca/news/news_16204.aspx It's mildly ironic that the photo in the article is the American Falls. And the Horseshoe Falls' south side are in American territory.The little island that splits them is U.S. land. >http://www.citynews.ca/news/news_16204.aspx I am reminded of a cartoon-like picture I downloaded a while back. It shows Canada and the US, and a caption reading: We're bigger, and we're on top. If this were prison, you'd be our bitch. On 29 Oct 2007, Oleg Lego wrote >> http://www.citynews.ca/news/news_16204.aspx > [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > We're bigger, and we're on top. > If this were prison, you'd be our bitch. I like it (even if it *is* FSV of "bigger"....) SignatureCheers, Harvey CanEng and BrEng, indiscriminately mixed HVS filted: >On 29 Oct 2007, Oleg Lego wrote > [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > >I like it (even if it *is* FSV of "bigger"....) Canada is, for all practical purposes, a country three thousand miles long and fifty miles wide....r Signature"He come in the night when one sleep on a bed. With a hand he have the basket and foods." - David Sedaris explains the Easter rabbit On 29 Oct 2007, R H Draney wrote > HVS filted: >> [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > Canada is, for all practical purposes, a country three thousand > miles long and fifty miles wide....r And -- usage point -- when applied to countries, 'bigger' is not restricted to physical area. SignatureCheers, Harvey CanEng and BrEng, indiscriminately mixed > HVS filted: >> On 29 Oct 2007, Oleg Lego wrote [Canada-Mexico Border Zone Thickens Up] >>> I am reminded of a cartoon-like picture I downloaded a while >>> back. It shows Canada and the US, and a caption reading: >>> We're bigger, and we're on top. >>> If this were prison, you'd be our bitch. >> I like it (even if it *is* FSV of "bigger"....) > Canada is, for all practical purposes, a country three thousand > miles long and fifty miles wide....r Wait till Harper gets a majority and see how thick we get. On 30 Oct 2007, CDB wrote >> HVS filted: >>> On 29 Oct 2007, Oleg Lego wrote [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > > Wait till Harper gets a majority and see how thick we get. Sliding sideways a bit, today's Guardian has a long, not- unreasonable, but not flattering account of the wonder that is Fort McMurray: http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2007/oct/30/energy.oilandpetrol (Sounds as depressing as it was when I lived in Edmonton 25-30 years ago....) SignatureCheers, Harvey CanEng and BrEng, indiscriminately mixed > >http://www.citynews.ca/news/news_16204.aspx > [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > We're bigger, and we're on top. > If this were prison, you'd be our bitch. http://www.bustedtees.com/shirt/canadaamericashat/male > > >http://www.citynews.ca/news/news_16204.aspx > [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > We're bigger, and we're on top. > > If this were prison, you'd be our bitch. Just for that, we're taking Waterton Lakes National Park. Peacefully. > http://www.bustedtees.com/shirt/canadaamericashat/male Obaue: Note "hat" meaning "cap", also popular here in New Mexico. -- Jerry Friedman >> >http://www.citynews.ca/news/news_16204.aspx >> [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > >http://www.bustedtees.com/shirt/canadaamericashat/male Good one! I also like: "Texas. Baja Oklahoma." >>> >http://www.citynews.ca/news/news_16204.aspx >>> [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > >I also like: "Texas. Baja Oklahoma." "Baja Oklahoma" is the title of a book. Signature************* DAVE HATUNEN (hatunen@cox.net) ************* * Tucson Arizona, out where the cacti grow * * My typos & mispellings are intentional copyright traps * |
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