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#26 Post by earendel » Tue Jul 15, 2008 9:03 am

MarleysGh0st wrote:
earendel wrote:All this time elwing and I are sitting out in the main part of the building wondering what we'll do if they decide not to let our son cross the border.
You'd start visiting him in Canada, of course!




That's one way to get rid of the boomerang children. :twisted:
He's not one of the boomerang kids - he's the married one (not at the time, though).
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#27 Post by Spock » Wed Jul 16, 2008 3:03 pm

Ear>>>We drove up to Canada to drive across the western provinces, eventually turning south so as to enter the U.S. at the North Dakota border.<<<

I'm sorry.

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#28 Post by ontellen » Wed Jul 16, 2008 4:50 pm

By the way - it's NIAGARA FALLS and it's Ontario.

We Canadians get a little touchy with stuff like that.

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#29 Post by peacock2121 » Thu Jul 17, 2008 5:23 am

ontellen wrote:By the way - it's NIAGARA FALLS and it's Ontario.

We Canadians get a little touchy with stuff like that.
Good thing I am not Canadian - Yous guys would be touchy around me.

I meant no disrespect - I am just not a good speller.

Nor do I mock those that are.

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#30 Post by peacock2121 » Thu Jul 17, 2008 5:25 am

peacock2121 wrote:
ontellen wrote:By the way - it's NIAGARA FALLS and it's Ontario.

We Canadians get a little touchy with stuff like that.
I meant no disrespect - I am just not a good speller.

Nor do I mock those that are.
This was pointed at Ed, not at you, Ellen, just in case you missed the whole 'mocking' thread.

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#31 Post by earendel » Thu Jul 17, 2008 5:31 am

Spock wrote:Ear>>>We drove up to Canada to drive across the western provinces, eventually turning south so as to enter the U.S. at the North Dakota border.<<<

I'm sorry.
No, we chose to do this because NDak was the last of the Lower 48 to visit to make our list complete.
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#32 Post by peacock2121 » Thu Jul 17, 2008 5:38 am

earendel wrote:
Spock wrote:Ear>>>We drove up to Canada to drive across the western provinces, eventually turning south so as to enter the U.S. at the North Dakota border.<<<

I'm sorry.
No, we chose to do this because NDak was the last of the Lower 48 to visit to make our list complete.
I bet he is still sorry.

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#33 Post by mrkelley23 » Thu Jul 17, 2008 5:53 am

But where is the ambiguity?
For a successful technology, reality must take precedence over public relations, for Nature cannot be fooled. -- Richard Feynman

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#34 Post by peacock2121 » Thu Jul 17, 2008 6:01 am

mrkelley23 wrote:But where is the ambiguity?
It might be under my bed, with my motivation, this morning.

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#35 Post by ulysses5019 » Thu Jul 17, 2008 6:31 am

peacock2121 wrote:
mrkelley23 wrote:But where is the ambiguity?
It might be under my bed, with my motivation, this morning.

It's right next to my artificial gratuity.
I believe in the usefulness of useless information.

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