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To: Solon who wrote (7911)	5/19/1999 1:47:00 AM
From: X Y Zebra	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 12810

Do your state lines create different races. I have a lot of silly questions about what makes or creates the US and THEM dichotomy. Don't ask me, ask them. Maybe you know the answer. Moi?... nope... But there are some answers here..... For example.... Apparently... it actually is the leafs (not leaves). torontomapleleafs.com _______________ This attempts to solve the identity problem... (assuming there is a problem) internet-pilots.com ______________________ equipmentdealer.com Canadian eh? "It all started back in '66 when they changed from pounds to dollars - that doubled my overdraft. Then they brought in kilograms instead of pounds - my cows milk production dropped in half. After that they changed rain to millimeters and we haven't had an inch of rain since, If that wasn't bad enough, they brought in Celsius and we got frost in August. No wonder my wheat won't grow. Then they changed acres to hectares and I ended up with only one-half of the land I had. By this time I'd had enough and decided to sell out. I put the property on the market and then they changed from miles to kilometers. Now I'm too far out of town for anyone to buy this place." ________ More _____ "With the collapse of the former Soviet Union, Canada is now the largest country in the world. It extends 2880 miles from north to south, stretches 3426 miles from east to west, and encompasses 5½ time zones (it is, actually, six zones, but in typical Canadian idiosyncratic fashion, the time zone for Newfoundland is just a one half-hour difference)..... ....Of course, not all is Warm and Fuzzy with Canada. In addition to our time-honoured but not unique tradition of electing our misfits to public office, Canada is also directly to blame for: •those legendary "cold fronts" and "arctic blasts" that from time-to-time descend on a comfortable and unsuspecting continent .... renaissoft.com _________ More ________ Thirdly, english Canadians do indeed say "eh". "Eh" is used at the end of a statement or question in order to elicit a response, as in "Hot enough for you, eh?" or "How about them Oilers, eh?". It is similar to the American "huh" but has more uses. For example, Joe doesn't quite hear what Paul said so Joe says "Eh?". Paul will then realize that either Joe: 1) didn't hear him 2) didn't understand him 3) wants more information 4) thinks Paul's statement is interesting and is encouraging Paul to continue. abe.www.ecn.purdue.edu _________________ more ______ Here you can even get an eh ! chart chartnet.com _________________________________- Edit: More questions/answers from/for Canadians.... Update! Tuesday, May 18, 1999 In a recent poll of American women by USA Today, 13,000 American women were asked, "Would you sleep with President Clinton?" A surprising 45% replied, "Not again!" clinton.nu