ralph-e is indeed an american, by virtue of being a british columbian [of whom we are not extraordinarily proud and to whom we have no current intention of awarding medals] [BC is in the Américas, trust me, look in any atlas featuring these continents and you'll find it, to the right of the Pacific Ocean and, notably, to the left of Alberta], and specifically a vancouverite [which can explain the odd thing, depending on to whom you talk, and where, and of course the question], but also by virtue of having been born and raised, prior to a certain undeclared and highly disputed struggle in [formerly 'French'] Indochina, in the buffer zone established between the 49th parallel and el Río Bravo del Norte in hopes of encouraging a nicely amicable discourse, it being a distance beyond that which beer bottles can be thrown, you see
And he pulls this stuff on precious metals threads, too .... looks like if he took up taxonomy, he'd be a Lumper, eh |
