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Post number 4734

tranquileye — Mon, 11 Dec 2000 14:09:55 -0800

Just let Canadians decide and there won't be a tie.

By: D.C.

D.C. — Mon, 11 Dec 2000 15:22:03 -0800

After all, they are the 51st state. * ducks *

By: will

will — Mon, 11 Dec 2000 15:38:41 -0800

see, we canadians are smarter than the cowboys to our south! we would never let richie "flour nose" rich become our leader. you know why? limits on corporate contributions and soft money. it's telling that of the four leading primary candidates, the only one that didn't support campaign finance reform will likely win. nader's right when he says that corporations control the political process. after all, you are our 13th province. *throws pure canadian maple syrup at D.C*

By: rcade

rcade — Mon, 11 Dec 2000 15:54:19 -0800

It's times like these I'm glad we took all your good hockey teams.

By: will

will — Mon, 11 Dec 2000 15:58:21 -0800

hey, you can keep the hockey players. we're happy with our elections that last a day. ps - in canada, we hand count every vote. the first time. *nya nya*

By: frykitty

frykitty — Mon, 11 Dec 2000 16:17:10 -0800

"The Thirteenth Province" I like it. It has a mysterious ring to it.

By: lagado

lagado — Mon, 11 Dec 2000 16:30:43 -0800

Let Mexico decide.

By: harmful

harmful — Mon, 11 Dec 2000 16:48:21 -0800

This is, of course, roughly what we deserve for trying to tell everybody else in the world how to run their countries.

By: Optamystic

Optamystic — Mon, 11 Dec 2000 16:58:16 -0800

Hey, it's always nice to hear from our noble neighbors to the north. By the way, um.... When are you folks gonna clear out? I'm pretty sure we need that space for parking or something. ;-)

By: gluechunk

gluechunk — Mon, 11 Dec 2000 16:58:52 -0800

Canadian companies already are deciding who will be President.

By: jmcnally

jmcnally — Mon, 11 Dec 2000 18:30:28 -0800

Where are the UN election observers when you need them? Canada would be willing to send 14 or 15 troops (that's two full Canadian divisions, by the way)

By: cCranium

cCranium — Mon, 11 Dec 2000 18:49:30 -0800

13th Province? Screw that, they only get Territory status. 'Cept maybe Alaska. Put 'em in with the northwest, make them the 13th.

By: will

will — Mon, 11 Dec 2000 19:48:55 -0800

good god, that article scares the bejebers out of me...

By: PWA_BadBoy

PWA_BadBoy — Mon, 11 Dec 2000 21:28:23 -0800

From gluechunk's article: "In 1996, as genocide in Rwanda fomented civil war in Zaire, Barrick smelt opportunity." I do realize this is coming from a British publication, but don't they spell "smelled" in the same way that we do? I can't really take this article seriously if their writer can't even write proper English. It doesn't feel well-written at all, with ideas jumping around, and some seemingly unknowing sarcasm (Sadly, on way to the meeting, De Guzman fell out of a helicopter).

By: chaz

chaz — Tue, 12 Dec 2000 01:23:58 -0800

actually smelt is a word all of its own. it means " a type of fish" ha ha

By: aflakete

aflakete — Tue, 12 Dec 2000 01:41:55 -0800

gluechunk's and tranquileye's links just underline that countries aren't the adversaries, it's the public and the oligarchs. "How long oh Lord how long?". . . .

By: jay

jay — Tue, 12 Dec 2000 02:36:10 -0800

A dictionary search will show you that smelt is a word. Actually, for me I don't realise you americans spelt words like this with an 'ed'. I actually thought the article was well-written, sure it has it flaws, but I don't see the 'mainstream' american press focusing that strongly on campaign finance reform.

By: PWA_BadBoy

PWA_BadBoy — Tue, 12 Dec 2000 02:37:27 -0800

jay and aflakete: I Knew smelt was a legitimate word, just not in the context of the sentence that I provided.

By: PWA_BadBoy

PWA_BadBoy — Tue, 12 Dec 2000 02:37:54 -0800

whoops I meant chaz not aflakete

By: Markb

Markb — Tue, 12 Dec 2000 05:24:16 -0800

PWA, the Oxford English Dictionary on my desk shows spelt can be spelled as either spelt or spelled (and have the same meaning). As for the sentence about falling out of the helicopter, I think it's just one of those things which lose their intended meaning in the flight across the pond. As a Brit, that sentence reads OK to me, the irony seems intentional.

By: dhartung

dhartung — Tue, 12 Dec 2000 11:11:11 -0800

My opinion on the word is that "smelt" would prefer to be intransitive, i.e. "the boat smelt of fish", rather than "he smelt the soup".

By: PWA_BadBoy

PWA_BadBoy — Tue, 12 Dec 2000 11:42:18 -0800

Markb: Then I truly must be an ignorant bastard. My apologies to the British fellow who wrote the article.