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Andreas Kohlbach

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Jun 30, 2008, 7:58:57 PM6/30/08
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For some reason I thought it's already the 1st of July today, that's why
I already posted the user stats.

I just notice it's still the 30st...

Anyway, happy Canada Day tomorrow then.
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lob

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Jul 1, 2008, 12:32:07 AM7/1/08
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Andreas Kohlbach <a...@spamfence.net> wrote in
news:87ej6ew...@usenet.ankman.de:

> For some reason I thought it's already the 1st of July today, that's
why
> I already posted the user stats.
>
> I just notice it's still the 30st...
>
> Anyway, happy Canada Day tomorrow then.

Yeah have fun shovelling snow and avoding black ice.

Just kidding.

Happy Canada Day, and July 4th also.

lob ;-)


Andreas Kohlbach

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Jul 1, 2008, 6:19:13 PM7/1/08
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lob wrote on 01. July 2008:
>
> Andreas Kohlbach <a...@spamfence.net> wrote in
> news:87ej6ew...@usenet.ankman.de:
>
>> For some reason I thought it's already the 1st of July today, that's
> why
>> I already posted the user stats.
>>
>> I just notice it's still the 30st...
>>
>> Anyway, happy Canada Day tomorrow then.
>
> Yeah have fun shovelling snow and avoding black ice.
>
> Just kidding.

As K.os mentioned many moons ago, it's very cold in winter but also very
hot (not only the chicks) in summer. So like +30°C is not that
spectacular in summer. And -30°C in winter (chicks still hot, but don't
show it then ;-).

> Happy Canada Day, and July 4th also.

Do you have a national day there?

In Germany it would be October 3rd then, France has July 14th.

lob

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Jul 1, 2008, 6:38:28 PM7/1/08
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Andreas Kohlbach <a...@spamfence.net> wrote in
news:87ej6d8...@usenet.ankman.de:

> lob wrote on 01. July 2008:
>>
>> Andreas Kohlbach <a...@spamfence.net> wrote in
>> news:87ej6ew...@usenet.ankman.de:
>>
>>> For some reason I thought it's already the 1st of July today, that's
>> why
>>> I already posted the user stats.
>>>
>>> I just notice it's still the 30st...
>>>
>>> Anyway, happy Canada Day tomorrow then.
>>
>> Yeah have fun shovelling snow and avoding black ice.
>>
>> Just kidding.
>
> As K.os mentioned many moons ago, it's very cold in winter but also
very
> hot (not only the chicks) in summer. So like +30°C is not that
> spectacular in summer. And -30°C in winter (chicks still hot, but don't
> show it then ;-).
>
>> Happy Canada Day, and July 4th also.
>
> Do you have a national day there?
>
> In Germany it would be October 3rd then, France has July 14th.

In Australia? Jesus, I don't know. Been here 12 years. I think there
might be some sort of an excuse for a day off work in January. That must
be 'White Australia Day.' New Zealand has 'Waitangi day' which celebrates
a Treaty between Pakeha (Whites) and Maori. It's all a bit silly really
when you stop to think about it. I like the German Idea of a whole month
(October) dedicated to girls in skimpy outfits serving large jugs of, er,
beer.

lob

Adam T. Smith

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Jul 2, 2008, 2:47:13 AM7/2/08
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What about ANZAC day? We still get half a day off here. What about
in Aus?

Mark McDougall

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Jul 2, 2008, 3:25:02 AM7/2/08
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Adam T. Smith wrote:

> What about ANZAC day? We still get half a day off here. What about
> in Aus?

We get the whole day off.

Regards,

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lob

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Jul 2, 2008, 3:42:12 AM7/2/08
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Adam T. Smith <thoc...@xtra.co.nz> wrote in
news:129m64lfdmlaepmki...@4ax.com:

Don't talk to me about ANZAC day. I was in Wellington a few years ago
(2004) having a great time getting pissed on a pub Crawl around the
Courtney Place area. (Only in Wellington would they think of converting
Public Toilets into a Welsh Pub.) Anyways, it was the day before Anzac
day, and then just after midnight, I went to the bar and the bartender
says: 'no we can't serve alcohol anymore' ...because it was ANZAC Day.
Huh???????????? - I think that was when the 1/2 day must start, at
midnight, and then you have to wait until 12 noon to have a drink. Only
in New Zealand.

lob

Mark McDougall

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Jul 2, 2008, 5:26:05 AM7/2/08
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lob wrote:

> Anyways, it was the day before Anzac
> day, and then just after midnight, I went to the bar and the bartender
> says: 'no we can't serve alcohol anymore' ...because it was ANZAC Day.

But at least you could legally play 2-up, right??? ;)

lob

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Jul 2, 2008, 6:09:28 AM7/2/08
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Mark McDougall <msmc...@no.spam.iinet> wrote in news:486b49a1$0$3110
$5a62...@per-qv1-newsreader-01.iinet.net.au:

> lob wrote:
>
>> Anyways, it was the day before Anzac
>> day, and then just after midnight, I went to the bar and the bartender
>> says: 'no we can't serve alcohol anymore' ...because it was ANZAC Day.
>
> But at least you could legally play 2-up, right??? ;)
>
> Regards,

I could be wrong, but I don't think 2-Up is played in NZ. In fact, apart
from the horses, NZ doesn't really have a gambling culture/problem...not
like NSW with half the worlds pokie machines.

lob

Adam T. Smith

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Jul 4, 2008, 1:29:42 AM7/4/08
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On Wed, 02 Jul 2008 17:25:02 +1000, Mark McDougall
<msmc...@no.spam.iinet> wrote:

>Adam T. Smith wrote:
>
>> What about ANZAC day? We still get half a day off here. What about
>> in Aus?
>
>We get the whole day off.

Oh man, rip off.

Mark McDougall

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Jul 4, 2008, 6:54:31 AM7/4/08
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Adam T. Smith wrote:

> Oh man, rip off.

Maybe it's because the kiwis only did half the job??? ;)

Adam T. Smith

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Jul 5, 2008, 6:54:47 PM7/5/08
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On Fri, 04 Jul 2008 20:54:31 +1000, Mark McDougall
<msmc...@no.spam.iinet> wrote:

>Adam T. Smith wrote:
>
>> Oh man, rip off.
>
>Maybe it's because the kiwis only did half the job??? ;)

Oooh burn!

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