Re: OT: Take the Knarf Quiz !!

2005-03-17 Thread Bob W
Hi, actually, I think it was Commonwealth Day yesterday, so half the world was celebrating their great good fortune in belonging heart and soul to the Great White Mother Across The Sea who has blessed them with her Ineffable, Majestic Sovereignty and Blessed Grace. No such thing as a

Re: OT: Take the Knarf Quiz !!

2005-03-17 Thread frank theriault
On Thu, 17 Mar 2005 18:57:43 +, Bob W [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: snip. And just so we can't be accused of favouring one religion over another, we should have a day off on the holidays of the other religions, and some additional days off for rational humanist purposes. You bet! I think we

Re: OT: Take the Knarf Quiz !!

2005-03-17 Thread Mark Roberts
frank theriault [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Thu, 17 Mar 2005 18:57:43 +, Bob W [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: snip. And just so we can't be accused of favouring one religion over another, we should have a day off on the holidays of the other religions, and some additional days off for rational

Re: OT: Take the Knarf Quiz !!

2005-03-16 Thread ernreed2
Quoting Bob W [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Hi, Actually, it's probably some obscure Canadian National Holiday... like celebrating the return of the Canadian Geese. actually, I think it was Commonwealth Day yesterday, so half the world was celebrating their great good fortune in belonging heart

Re: OT: Take the Knarf Quiz !!

2005-03-16 Thread Peter J. Alling
Thank Got the Jet stream carries it back north over Nova Scotia. William Robb wrote: - Original Message - From: Bob W Subject: Re: OT: Take the Knarf Quiz !! You could all stand on your southern border, point your bottoms south and fart God Save the Queen in unison. We already do

Re: OT: Take the Knarf Quiz !!

2005-03-16 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Peter J. Alling Subject: Re: OT: Take the Knarf Quiz !! Thank Got the Jet stream carries it back north over Nova Scotia. It gets pretty far south before it gets picked up though. WW

Re: OT: Take the Knarf Quiz !!

2005-03-16 Thread frank theriault
On Wed, 16 Mar 2005 10:48:23 -0600, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: eh -- well, a common language is kinda useful though ... I believe that (other than Canada's 20% who speak French as a first language) we call the language we speak English, however from what I've heard, it

Re: OT: Take the Knarf Quiz !!

2005-03-16 Thread ernreed2
Quoting frank theriault [EMAIL PROTECTED]: On Wed, 16 Mar 2005 10:48:23 -0600, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: eh -- well, a common language is kinda useful though ... I believe that (other than Canada's 20% who speak French as a first language) we call the language

Re: OT: Take the Knarf Quiz !!

2005-03-16 Thread frank theriault
On Wed, 16 Mar 2005 18:12:16 -0600, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: snip, and you didn't even bring up the Australians) That was a conscious decision. They seem to be quite adept at speaking up for themselves... LOL cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri

Re: OT: Take the Knarf Quiz !!

2005-03-16 Thread Kenneth Waller
Lucky for us in Detroit that we're north of Windsor! Kenneth Waller -Original Message- From: William Robb [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Mar 16, 2005 6:27 PM To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: Re: OT: Take the Knarf Quiz !! - Original Message - From: Peter J. Alling Subject: Re

Re: OT: Take the Knarf Quiz !!

2005-03-16 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Kenneth Waller Subject: Re: OT: Take the Knarf Quiz !! Lucky for us in Detroit that we're north of Windsor! Right now, we are aiming for Billings Montana. William Robb

Re: OT: Take the Knarf Quiz !!

2005-03-16 Thread David Savage
G'day Cobba's, I have nothing to add to this discussion. But I saw Australians being mentioned and thought I'd wave the flag. Dave waves flag I visited with some family in Canada a few years ago, and it was always good fun watching peoples reactions when I was speaking 'Strine',and dropping

Re: OT: Take the Knarf Quiz !!

2005-03-16 Thread frank theriault
On Thu, 17 Mar 2005 09:30:30 +0800, David Savage [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: snip Accents make international gatherings interesting :-) Luckily, other than a few local dialects (like Newfoundland, and they've only been Canadian for a bit more than 50 years), we Canadians have no accent. It's the

Re: OT: Take the Knarf Quiz !!

2005-03-16 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: frank theriault Subject: Re: OT: Take the Knarf Quiz !! Luckily, other than a few local dialects (like Newfoundland, and they've only been Canadian for a bit more than 50 years), we Canadians have no accent. It's the rest of the English-speaking world

Re: OT: Take the Knarf Quiz !!

2005-03-16 Thread Peter J. Alling
Not to mention what most of us 'Merricans do to it. frank theriault wrote: On Wed, 16 Mar 2005 10:48:23 -0600, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: eh -- well, a common language is kinda useful though ... I believe that (other than Canada's 20% who speak French as a first language)

Re: OT: Take the Knarf Quiz !!

2005-03-16 Thread Keith Whaley
frank theriault wrote: On Thu, 17 Mar 2005 09:30:30 +0800, David Savage [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: snip Accents make international gatherings interesting :-) Luckily, other than a few local dialects (like Newfoundland, and they've only been Canadian for a bit more than 50 years), Actually, 56

Re: OT: Take the Knarf Quiz !!

2005-03-16 Thread frank theriault
On Wed, 16 Mar 2005 21:35:52 -0600, William Robb [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Apperently so. To make matters more interesting, Saskatchewanians and Manitobans are considered the least inflected spoken English people. It's why so many Canadians are news anchors down in the US. It's our neutral

Re: OT: Take the Knarf Quiz !!

2005-03-16 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Keith Whaley Subject: Re: OT: Take the Knarf Quiz !! Actually, 56 years, but who's counting? g Who owned the land before they joined the confederation? Newfoundland was just there No one owned it. No one wanted it. Just a sad little place, with curious

Re: OT: Take the Knarf Quiz !!

2005-03-16 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: frank theriault Subject: Re: OT: Take the Knarf Quiz !! It's 'cause we talk so good, the English language, the way we speak it and everything. I don't know the same things that you don't know. William Robb

Re: OT: Take the Knarf Quiz !!

2005-03-16 Thread Shel Belinkoff
That's because you went to different schools together. Shel [Original Message] From: William Robb - Original Message - From: frank theriault It's 'cause we talk so good, the English language, the way we speak it and everything. I don't know the same things that you

Re: OT: Take the Knarf Quiz !!

2005-03-16 Thread David Mann
On Mar 16, 2005, at 8:11 AM, Bob W wrote: actually, I think it was Commonwealth Day yesterday, so half the world was celebrating their great good fortune in belonging heart and soul to the Great White Mother Across The Sea who has blessed them with her Ineffable, Majestic Sovereignty and Blessed

Re: OT: Take the Knarf Quiz !!

2005-03-15 Thread Eactivist
In a message dated 3/15/2005 7:06:06 AM Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: So I figured he's responding because of one of the following: a) He's still distraught over being jetsgoed b) He's got the 'bird flu' from that Canada Goose that is apparently heading his way c) He's totally

Re: OT: Take the Knarf Quiz !!

2005-03-15 Thread Christian
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote on 3/15/2005, 10:04 AM: I noted that Frank is responding during the DAY today :) This had me wondering why he's at home since he's usually busy on the streets of Toronto - and what with the bright sunshine and no snow in the forecast it seems perfect weather for

Re: OT: Take the Knarf Quiz !!

2005-03-15 Thread frank theriault
On Tue, 15 Mar 2005 10:04:21 -0500, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I noted that Frank is responding during the DAY today :) This had me wondering why he's at home since he's usually busy on the streets of Toronto - and what with the bright sunshine and no snow in the forecast it

Re: OT: Take the Knarf Quiz !!

2005-03-15 Thread frank theriault
On Tue, 15 Mar 2005 10:29:38 -0500, Christian [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'm sure it's D Polishing the MX There's a euphemism if I've ever heard one Hey, I don't need to do that stuff. See Mark's post on another thread about how I'm such a ladies man as if. cheers, frank --

Re: OT: Take the Knarf Quiz !!

2005-03-15 Thread brooksdj
On Tue, 15 Mar 2005 10:04:21 -0500, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I noted that Frank is responding during the DAY today :)

Re: OT: Take the Knarf Quiz !!

2005-03-15 Thread Bob W
Hi, Actually, it's probably some obscure Canadian National Holiday... like celebrating the return of the Canadian Geese. actually, I think it was Commonwealth Day yesterday, so half the world was celebrating their great good fortune in belonging heart and soul to the Great White Mother Across

Re: OT: Take the Knarf Quiz !!

2005-03-15 Thread frank theriault
On Tue, 15 Mar 2005 19:11:41 +, Bob W [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: actually, I think it was Commonwealth Day yesterday, so half the world was celebrating their great good fortune in belonging heart and soul to the Great White Mother Across The Sea who has blessed them with her Ineffable,

Re: OT: Take the Knarf Quiz !!

2005-03-15 Thread Bob W
Hi, actually, I think it was Commonwealth Day yesterday, so half the world was celebrating their great good fortune in belonging heart and soul to the Great White Mother Across The Sea who has blessed them with her Ineffable, Majestic Sovereignty and Blessed Grace. Nope, we don't

Re: OT: Take the Knarf Quiz !!

2005-03-15 Thread Paul Sorenson
I thought that, too, but couldn't come up with such an elegant way of expressing it. -P - Original Message - From: Christian [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Sent: Tuesday, March 15, 2005 9:29 AM Subject: Re: OT: Take the Knarf Quiz !! [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote on 3

Re: OT: Take the Knarf Quiz !!

2005-03-15 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Bob W Subject: Re: OT: Take the Knarf Quiz !! You could all stand on your southern border, point your bottoms south and fart God Save the Queen in unison. We already do that on a daily basis. It's a slow process, but we are a patient lot, and with resolve

Re: OT: Take the Knarf Quiz !!

2005-03-15 Thread Graywolf
No, that was the 14th. (grin) graywolf http://www.graywolfphoto.com Idiot Proof == Expert Proof --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: f. Actually, it's probably some obscure Canadian National Holiday... like celebrating the return of the Canadian Geese. Marnie -- No