Having said all that, them Yankee-lovin' fascist pinkoes at the BBC haved gone and proved me wrong: <http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-18481542>
B > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of > Bob W > > Few people over here in the old imperial power have ever heard of the > 1812 war. It was never taught when I was at school and probably isn't > now. To us, > 1812 means Napoleon's retreat from Moscow. By coincidence it was only a > few weeks ago that this 1812 war first impinged on my conscious > awareness, and I can't for the moment remember how or why, but the > reason given for us not paying much attention to the it is that we were > too preoccupied with Napoleon. > > > On paper the war was a stalemate (the Treaty of Utrecht left the > > borders virtually unchanged) but each side could claim bragging > rights > > and it did have an impact on North America's development. > > > > I know your question was tongue in cheek, but I thought there might > br > > those out there, especially in places other than this hemisphere who > > might not know why Stoufville had parade. > > > > If I lived in Stouffville that would be reason enough. What a name, > what a town! > > B > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
