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RE: Jingoism at its best

To: George Merryweather <georgem1@top2.ficnet.net.tw>
Subject: RE: Jingoism at its best
From: mmcewen@gpu.srv.ualberta.ca (John McEwen)
Date: Wed, 18 Feb 1998 17:49:04 -0500
Sorry, George.  No more $2.00 bills.  Now we have coins - Toonies.  Our
$1.00 coins are loonies.  The whole country is becoming a Loonie Toon.  We
have Americans playing baseball, Americans playing football, Quebecois who
want to play with themselves and Americans who can't play hockey.

John


>A question to those up North.
>
>Rumor has it that on the Canadian $2 bill, that the flag that is flying by
>the Parliament building is a U.S. flag.
>
>What's the scoop?
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From:   Ross MacPherson [SMTP:arm@bc.sympatico.ca]
>Sent:   Wednesday, February 18, 1998 10:37 PM
>To:     Nory
>Cc:     mgs@autox.team.net
>Subject:        Re: Jingoism at its best
>
>At 12:47 AM 2/18/98 -0500, you wrote:
>>Ross,
>>
>>What about Montreat?  It is still in Canada, isn't it?
>>
>
>Nory,
> Yes it is.  For the time being anyway.  But not many people in Montreal
>care about the Expo's.  The only reason they're still there is the off
>chance they might one day beat Toronto.  This is a goal all good Canadians
>can respect and any hockey team can accomplish. ;)
>Cheers, eh!
>  Ross
>  `66 GT & `47 TC



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