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On Sat, 20 Mar 2004 23:43:22 -0500, "Hopitus2"
yodeled: Native's tip for avoiding bodily injury or worse from source mentioned by Joyce: if you see what appears to be a vehicle (usually but not guaranteed a Buick, Olds, Caddy or Lincoln) "driving itself" with no visible driver behind wheel, *or* tiny little head just visible Below level of steering wheel, it's NOT a child driver, but the most feared local threat on wheels. Avoid close proximity any way possible. Heee heee, that's just what I wrote before I read this. Theresa alt.tv.frasier FAQ: http://www.im-listening.net/FAQ/ Single-mindedness is all very well in cows or baboons; in an animal claiming to belong to the same species as Shakespeare it is simply disgraceful. (Aldous Huxley) |
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On Sun, 21 Mar 2004 06:06:02 -0500, "Hopitus2"
yodeled: Thank you, dude, for revealing the truth that I restrained myself carefully from posting, trying to keep rpca a friendly, non-combative, non-judgemental discussion atmosphere, and flame-free. The folks you out-and-out name do not, in their dotage, flock to the state I'm planning to move to before long.......bada** cold winters there, which I will have to get used to, but the entire state's population is less than the present total pop. of my hometown, and the average resident age is 34. To each his own. The turn this discussion has taken, is just upsetting me now.. I'm from Brooklyn New York, and so is my father, who has retired to South Florida, and this behavior is as weird, unreasonable and obnoxious to us as it is to everyone else. Theresa alt.tv.frasier FAQ: http://www.im-listening.net/FAQ/ Single-mindedness is all very well in cows or baboons; in an animal claiming to belong to the same species as Shakespeare it is simply disgraceful. (Aldous Huxley) |
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Don't take it personally, kid. The bottom line is not their *origin*, it's
the sheer *volume*, from just a few northern states, that is the root of the local jokes, etc. re strange geezer behavior. How people had to behave to survive in their native areas for many years sometimes causes misunderstandings when they become "transplants" as we FL natives call them. For example, when I finally get out west I fully expect to be forced to explain details of living in my Doofus State, much less voting in it, LOL. Your dad will stick with friends from his northern origin (they quickly find each other and travel in groups here), and if he's like most of them, will never even be aware of their reputations, deserved or otherwise, in this, the promised land of always-warm and no-state-income-tax. OTOH, I fear I'll find very few old Floridians who migrated to Colorado to spend their golden years...... "Kreisleriana" wrote in message ... : On Sun, 21 Mar 2004 06:06:02 -0500, "Hopitus2" : yodeled: : : Thank you, dude, for revealing the truth that I restrained myself carefully : from posting, trying to keep rpca a friendly, non-combative, non-judgemental : discussion atmosphere, and flame-free. The folks you out-and-out name do : not, in their dotage, flock to the state I'm planning to move to before : long.......bada** cold winters there, which I will have to get used to, but : the entire state's population is less than the present total pop. of my : hometown, and the average resident age is 34. To each his own. : : : : : The turn this discussion has taken, is just upsetting me now.. I'm : from Brooklyn New York, and so is my father, who has retired to South : Florida, and this behavior is as weird, unreasonable and obnoxious to : us as it is to everyone else. : : : Theresa : alt.tv.frasier FAQ: http://www.im-listening.net/FAQ/ : : Single-mindedness is all very well in cows or baboons; in an animal : claiming to belong to the same species as Shakespeare it is simply disgraceful. : (Aldous Huxley) |
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Hopitus2 wrote: Thank you, dude, for revealing the truth that I restrained myself carefully from posting, trying to keep rpca a friendly, non-combative, non-judgemental discussion atmosphere, and flame-free. The folks you out-and-out name do not, in their dotage, flock to the state I'm planning to move to before long.......bada** cold winters there, which I will have to get used to, but the entire state's population is less than the present total pop. of my hometown, and the average resident age is 34. To each his own. North Dakota?? Pam S. who has never met any one from North Dakota |
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On Sun, 21 Mar 2004 11:44:16 -0500, "Hopitus2"
yodeled: Don't take it personally, kid. The bottom line is not their *origin*, it's the sheer *volume*, from just a few northern states, that is the root of the local jokes, etc. re strange geezer behavior. How people had to behave to survive in their native areas for many years sometimes causes misunderstandings when they become "transplants" as we FL natives call them. For example, when I finally get out west I fully expect to be forced to explain details of living in my Doofus State, much less voting in it, LOL. Your dad will stick with friends from his northern origin (they quickly find each other and travel in groups here), and if he's like most of them, will never even be aware of their reputations, deserved or otherwise, in this, the promised land of always-warm and no-state-income-tax. OTOH, I fear I'll find very few old Floridians who migrated to Colorado to spend their golden years...... My father is very much aware of the behavior you-- we-- have been discussing, and he finds it as obnoxious and inconveniencing and embarassing-- and as weird-- as you or anyone else does. He/we certainly don't recognize it as typical Northeastern behavior simply transplanted to an easier climate. It would be obnoxious in any environment. Theresa alt.tv.frasier FAQ: http://www.im-listening.net/FAQ/ Single-mindedness is all very well in cows or baboons; in an animal claiming to belong to the same species as Shakespeare it is simply disgraceful. (Aldous Huxley) |
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"Hopitus2" wrote in message ... Don't take it personally, kid. The bottom line is not their *origin*, it's the sheer *volume*, from just a few northern states, that is the root of the local jokes, etc. re strange geezer behavior. How people had to behave to survive in their native areas for many years sometimes causes misunderstandings when they become "transplants" as we FL natives call them. For example, when I finally get out west I fully expect to be forced to explain details of living in my Doofus State, much less voting in it, LOL. Your dad will stick with friends from his northern origin (they quickly find each other and travel in groups here), and if he's like most of them, will never even be aware of their reputations, deserved or otherwise, in this, the promised land of always-warm and no-state-income-tax. OTOH, I fear I'll find very few old Floridians who migrated to Colorado to spend their golden years...... Here's a curious question for you. Vacationers. I know Florida is a popular vacation spot - UK and US folks. I know that the two weeks we'll be there are the "Easter Fortnight" for us UK folks. Fair chance we'll meet a lot of fellow Brits. I've been told that it is "Spring Break" for many US folks. What sort of mix are we likely to meet? Is it likely to be more Brits than US, or vice versa? Other nationalities? -- Jette "Work for Peace and remain Fiercely Loving" - Jim Byrnes http://www.jette.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/ |
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No, no, Pam, it's the Evil 3's TED who is from North Dakota.....he was stuck
there after a family-visit vacation during 9/11/2001 for over a week (!) until airline service resumed. He says N.D. is low on priority list of airline "hub" cities...like, it doesn't have any, and was he frustrated. He had to prevail on a vet pal (female) whom the Evil 3 & I met in his stead just prior to our post-9/11 visit to Denver that year. FYI I don't think there are very many people living in N.D. at *all*, since no primaries were held there that I know of.....and Kerry didn't roll through either. BTW, don't you think it would be the kind thing to do to inform poor Cap'n Pine Cone esq. that alt.cats.world.domination ng is and has been defunct for some time? "Tanada" wrote in message k.net... : : : Hopitus2 wrote: : : Thank you, dude, for revealing the truth that I restrained myself carefully : from posting, trying to keep rpca a friendly, non-combative, non-judgemental : discussion atmosphere, and flame-free. The folks you out-and-out name do : not, in their dotage, flock to the state I'm planning to move to before : long.......bada** cold winters there, which I will have to get used to, but : the entire state's population is less than the present total pop. of my : hometown, and the average resident age is 34. To each his own. : : : : North Dakota?? : : Pam S. who has never met any one from North Dakota : |
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Hopitus2 wrote: No, no, Pam, it's the Evil 3's TED who is from North Dakota.....he was stuck there after a family-visit vacation during 9/11/2001 for over a week (!) until airline service resumed. He says N.D. is low on priority list of airline "hub" cities...like, it doesn't have any, and was he frustrated. He had to prevail on a vet pal (female) whom the Evil 3 & I met in his stead just prior to our post-9/11 visit to Denver that year. FYI I don't think there are very many people living in N.D. at *all*, since no primaries were held there that I know of.....and Kerry didn't roll through either. BTW, don't you think it would be the kind thing to do to inform poor Cap'n Pine Cone esq. that alt.cats.world.domination ng is and has been defunct for some time? LOL, I keep trying to convince him that the group is no more, but he won't listen. I think he's going to try to revive it on his own, or something. You actually KNOW someone from North Dakota? WOW, I think the population is 300 people and 30,000 expatriated Scandinavians. At least the ones that didn't migrate to Washington and Idaho. No offense to real or imagined Scandinavians in this group. It's just that it's freaking cold in North Dakota and you'd have to be from Scandinavia to feel comfortable there. BTW, I've read in a biography of Victor Belenko (he defected to the us complete with MIG-25) that he thought Eastern Washington was very like Siberia. So North Dakota doesn't have a monopoly on this sort of thing. Pam S. probably eating her feet again |
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Hopitus2 wrote:
The folks you out-and-out name do not, in their dotage, flock to the state I'm planning to move to before long.......bada** cold winters there, which I will have to get used to, but the entire state's population is less than the present total pop. of my hometown, and the average resident age is 34. To each his own. Which state is this? Joyce |
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