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- From: bberbeni@nyx.cs.du.edu (Bill Berbenich)
- Subject: Re: Halfwits.
- Message-ID: <1992Nov21.221219.17457@mnemosyne.cs.du.edu>
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- Organization: University of Denver, Dept. of Math & Comp. Sci.
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- Date: Sat, 21 Nov 92 22:12:19 GMT
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- In <By1FJC.4K8@cs.dal.ca> smith@ug.cs.dal.ca (Sean Smith) writes:
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- > Because we have taste. Besides, "manifest destiny" is passe. As
- >Pierre Burton (a Canadian author) once said, we define ourselves as not
- >Americans.
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- Obviously, mr. Burton was a man who didn't want to live up to being honored
- by such a distinction.
-
- > ObPeeve: Taking 2 hours to complete a journey that usually takes
- >1/2 hour because of traffic. There wasn't even much snow down. Halifax must
- >have been invaded by Americans who haven't the slightest idea how to drive in
- >snow.
-
- I hate that! And that's why we send them up there. Beware, our lawyers are
- soon to follow.
- --
- No, you do not know me.
- Yes, I KNOW I look like someone you know. - Bill Berbenich, net.hedonist
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