ahhh yes a much practiced time honored tradition...get the Yanks loaded on real beer (no offense anyone)...such agreat way to introduce our rich culture ;-)
Bryan Stevenson VP & Director of E-Commerce Development Electric Edge Systems Group Inc. p. 250.920.8830 e. [EMAIL PROTECTED] --------------------------------------------------------- Allaire Alliance Partner www.allaire.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "Larry Lyons" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "CF-Community" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, November 15, 2001 9:00 AM Subject: RE: Canadians (was What just HAPPENED!!) > There is no argument about beer. Canadian beer is much superior. Ft. Garry > Ale or Kokanee are way beyond the watered down body waste that is called > Bud. And I'm not even talking about the higher alcohol content. Since moving > down here the only way I've resorted to brew pubs and microbrews to get > anything close, either that or survive on care packages from friends back in > the great white north. Next stage is to start making my own. > > We used to pull one nasty trick on the Americans who would come up for > fencing tournaments at the University of Winnipeg. We'd take them out for "a > couple of beers" on the first night. They'd be used to the weak American > stuff and think that four or five were nothing. Then the third one would hit > followed by the fourth. Then they'd be sinking under the table. The next > morning they'd be so hung over that they would easy targets. > > larry > > -- > Larry C. Lyons > ColdFusion/Web Developer > EBStor.com > 8870 Rixlew Lane, Suite 204 > Manassas, Virginia 20109-3795 > tel: (703) 393-7930 > fax: (703) 393-2659 > Web: http://www.ebstor.com > http://www.pacel.com > email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Chaos, panic, and disorder - my work here is done. > -- > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Bryan Stevenson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > Sent: Thursday, November 15, 2001 11:56 AM > > To: CF-Community > > Subject: Re: Canadians (was What just HAPPENED!!) > > > > > > Hey Patrick, > > > > Great another Canuck (albeit an East coaster *evil grin*). > > > > What us islanders are mellow.....but of course we are..heck > > that's why I > > moved back here from Vancouver (that place sucks IMHO). > > Actually the island > > is starting to develop a decent IT industry. I'm on an > > e-business steering > > committee out here with a non-profit group called VIATeC > > (Vancouver Island > > Advanced Technology). They work with public and private > > sector to promote > > the high-tech industry on the island. We've just launced the > > first phase of > > a new high-tech park (mostly bio-tech, internet, and other IT > > companies). > > You'd probably be surprised at some of the compaies you'd > > find here...ACD > > Systems for one (makers of some rather popular image viewing > > software in > > case ya don't already know). > > > > Well my plug for Victoria is done....move East and or North > > to come work and > > live in a beautiful city with very little traffic (15 minutes > > max to almost > > anywhere) and lots of outdoor activities.....yeah > > Victoria....woo hoo! ;-) > > > > Oh and about the beer....you betcha..Canadian beer is WAY > > better than some > > other Noth American beer ;-) (even beer muffins..mmmmm) > > > > Bryan Stevenson > > VP & Director of E-Commerce Development > > Electric Edge Systems Group Inc. > > p. 250.920.8830 > > e. [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > --------------------------------------------------------- > > Allaire Alliance Partner > > www.allaire.com > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Patrick Harkins" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: "CF-Community" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Sent: Wednesday, November 14, 2001 8:04 PM > > Subject: Re: Canadians (was What just HAPPENED!!) > > > > > > > Hi Bryan: > > > > > > Yes, I'm Canadian! > > > From Guelph Ontario.... I've been to Victoria, and it IS beautiful! > > Guelph > > > is not too bad either - a really nice place to live, and > > kinda fun too. > > > I was amazed to hear the house prices there... it's worse here. > > > > > > Just got in from my (non-coding) day job so that's why I > > didn't reply > > earlier. > > > anyways, what's with the impatience... i thought you > > islanders were all > > > mellow from the marijuana and mushrooms and sea air!!!!! ;) > > > > > > I am a sporadic participant here (watch out for spores), > > and generally a > > > freak, as i can only eat "special" muffins without wheat in them. > > > My family did the opposite of what Larry did - came up from > > the States in > > > the early 60's, and I became a Canadian in 1980. > > > Working on getting dual citizenship now... > > > > > > Greetings from lone fellow Canuck, > > > and btw thanks for asking, I was wondering the same thing! :) > > > > > > > > > Patrick Harkins > > > without an e > > > drinking good Canadian beer for a better tomorrow! (?) > > > > > > At 12:11 PM 14/11/2001 -0800, Bryan Stevenson wrote: > > > >Oh I'm here.....getting work done ;-) > > > > > > > >I asked before and got no response....SOOOOooooOooooOOOooooo.... > > > > > > > >ANY CANADIANS ON THE LIST?? > > > > > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Get the mailserver that powers this list at http://www.coolfusion.com Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
