On Tue, 02 Nov 2004 03:50:31 GMT, m II
wrote:

Stephen M.H. Lawrence wrote:

Mike, Mike, Mike....you're dead wrong. Life is a game of numbers,
and 1.5 million folks haven't died. More Leftist hyperbole, from another
Canuck attempting (in vain) to influence a foreign (to you) election.

Why not just enjoy your Canadianness? Hum to yourself, rock back
and forth, wear a toque, and curse the people of Quebec, as your nation
fades into a predictable nothingness.


I pray no one gets hurt or killed in tomorrow's 'election' circus.
Quebec is just fine, thank you. It's a centre of culture, explaining why
you know so little about it.




mike

Well I used to think highly of Canada, even though their coins kept
jamming up the vending machines in my lovel home state of Michigan.
But we were neighbors who enjoyed unfettered access accross a border
that wasn't really a border so much as a free-passage toll booth. My
travels to Windsor were fun; nice racetrack, real Cuban cigars,
fireworks were readily available as was good whiskey. I found Toronto
to be a beautiful city that was exceptionally clean and had a nice
museum. Of course, the only metropolitan area I had to compare it to
back then was Detroit, which may explain my awe and wonderment.
However, after seeing the lack of appreciation Canadians had for
Triumph the Insult Comic Dog (Conan O'Brien Show - guest filmed in
Montreal by Canadian request) I realized that Canada had become a
cultural backwater that indeed makes Cleveland Ohio a rather appealing
place to visit for cultural enlightenment. Since then I only buy maple
syrup from Vermont.

Howard