Exactly. very much like my neighbours when I was living in south west Virginia, if your family did not move into this valley before 1820, you were a newcomer and your opinion didn't count nohow. I suspected in both cases a lot of inbreeding over the years - both with these habitants and the hillbillies.
larry ><g> Their ancestors landed there in the 17th century and nobody ever moved >:) > >Dana > >Larry C. Lyons writes: > >> They were from places like Shawinnigan and similar very small places >> on the north shore. Not the brightest of the lot believe me. >> >> larry >> >> >not real literate in french either from the sound of it :) >> > >> >Larry C. Lyons writes: >> > >> >> >see, listening to Poison *can* be harmful!!! >> >> >> >> >> >> Years ago when I was taking a Canadian Armed Forces ground survival >> >> course, about half the people in the class were francophone (French >> >> Canadian). several of them had really terrible English language >> >> skills. In our ration packs there were some solid fuel tables for >> >> heating food and water. The were plainly labeled in English Poison. >> >> These tables did not have any French on them. I had to stop a couple >> >> of francophone guys from eating these tablets - "But Larry its >> >> poisson - fish" >> >> >> >> go figure. >> >> >> >> larry >> >> >> >> -- >> >> >> >> Larry C. Lyons >> >> >> >> ======================================================== >> >> Life is Complex. It has both real and imaginary parts. >> >> ======================================================== >> >> Chaos, Panic and Disorder. My work here is done. >> >> >> > >> > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?method=subscribe&forumid=5 Host with the leader in ColdFusion hosting. Voted #1 ColdFusion host by CF Developers. Offering shared and dedicated hosting options. www.cfxhosting.com/default.cfm?redirect=10481 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
