Actually I'm a mid-westerner. No offense taken. I don't expect an Aussie(or Brit) to know
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that only yanks from certain areas are actually Yanks here. And actually, that rule has some variations. For instance, technically speaking, by birth Yankees come from the 6 New England states. In Vermont(one of the 6 NE states), the folklore is one is not truly a Vermonter unless your linage is, AT LEAST!!!, 4 generations deep, ON BOTH SIDES of the tree. However, if one is from the Old South(distinct from Texas and the american south west), pretty much everyone else born elsewhere in the country is a YangKee. And then there is baseball... Surely, Australia has regional distinctions too.-)Nonetheless Al, I took no offense whatsoever at being called a Yank. Thanks for the explanation. Any ideas on, 'the odd pole'?Be well and keep up those tips.GM
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“Restriction of free thought and free speech is the most dangerous of all subversions.” Wm O. Douglas
“Restriction of free thought and free speech is the most dangerous of all subversions.” Wm O. Douglas
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that only yanks from certain areas are actually Yanks here. And actually, that rule has some variations. For instance, technically speaking, by birth Yankees come from the 6 New England states. In Vermont(one of the 6 NE states), the folklore is one is not truly a Vermonter unless your linage is, AT LEAST!!!, 4 generations deep, ON BOTH SIDES of the tree. However, if one is from the Old South(distinct from Texas and the american south west), pretty much everyone else born elsewhere in the country is a YangKee. And then there is baseball... Surely, Australia has regional distinctions too.-)Nonetheless Al, I took no offense whatsoever at being called a Yank. Thanks for the explanation. Any ideas on, 'the odd pole'?Be well and keep up those tips.GM
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“Restriction of free thought and free speech is the most dangerous of all subversions.” Wm O. Douglas
“Restriction of free thought and free speech is the most dangerous of all subversions.” Wm O. Douglas
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Has this happened to anyone else? – mick on September 16th, 2004-
Re: Has this happened to anyone else? – dale on September 16th, 2004-
Re: Has this happened to anyone else? – mick on September 16th, 2004
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