Why worry about Berlin? I think that we should rename the city to Washington! That way all of the big American companies would invest here. And we'd get American tourists coming up here every day to gawk at a town that looks "just like" an American town! We already have the flavour of an "authentic" American town will all of our English street signs, theaters playing the latest Hollywood hits, and guys with no shirts on driving around in big noisy trucks!
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Drew Hamilton <awham...@calum.csclub.uwaterloo.ca> wrote: >Why worry about Berlin? I think that we should rename the city to >Washington! That way all of the big American companies would invest >here. And we'd get American tourists coming up here every day to >gawk at a town that looks "just like" an American town! We already >have the flavour of an "authentic" American town will all of our >English street signs, theaters playing the latest Hollywood hits, >and guys with no shirts on driving around in big noisy trucks!
On Tue, 18 Aug 1998 01:47:54 GMT, awham...@calum.csclub.uwaterloo.ca
(Drew Hamilton) wrote: >Why worry about Berlin? I think that we should rename the city to >Washington! That way all of the big American companies would invest >here. And we'd get American tourists coming up here every day to >gawk at a town that looks "just like" an American town! We already >have the flavour of an "authentic" American town will all of our >English street signs, theaters playing the latest Hollywood hits, >and guys with no shirts on driving around in big noisy trucks!
> - Drew Hamilton > Washington, Ontario
Washington, Ontario already exists...it's about 10 or 15 kilometres west of Kitch..uh, Berl..uh..wherever it is I live, west along Waterloo 97/Oxford 8. Not exactly a metropolis...but there is a white house there. I saw it.
warrick.wil...@virtek.ca (Warrick Wilson) wrote: >Washington, Ontario already exists...it's about 10 or 15 kilometres >west of Kitch..uh, Berl..uh..wherever it is I live, west along >Waterloo 97/Oxford 8. Not exactly a metropolis...but there is a white >house there. I saw it.
Oh, Warrick, you take all the fun out of things. Speaking as an expatriot American citizen exiled to this barbarian land because I'm too lazy to go back, I think we should rename Kitchener to Detroit, Ontario, and take advantage of all the automotive manufacturers who movetheir plants here by accident.
George W. <jo...@netcom.ca> wrote: >warrick.wil...@virtek.ca (Warrick Wilson) wrote: >>Washington, Ontario already exists...it's about 10 or 15 kilometres >>west of Kitch..uh, Berl..uh..wherever it is I live, west along >>Waterloo 97/Oxford 8. Not exactly a metropolis...but there is a white >>house there. I saw it.
>Oh, Warrick, you take all the fun out of things. Speaking as an >expatriot American citizen exiled to this barbarian land because I'm >too lazy to go back, I think we should rename Kitchener to Detroit, >Ontario, and take advantage of all the automotive manufacturers who >movetheir plants here by accident.
Ummm... can we pick a prettier city? (:
How about San Francisco, Ontario? Think about it. Forget attracting tourists, or business; I want better weather! Not only would we get year-round warm weather, and clear, blue skies, but we'd also get an ocean.
I suppose everything to the west of the new San Francisco could be in a bit of trouble, but nothing's perfect.
-- Chris Buchanan 4N Computer Science President (F98), Mathematics Society, University of Waterloo Math Regular Councillor, Federation of Students, University of Waterloo http://www.undergrad.math.uwaterloo.ca/~csbuchan
jo...@netcom.ca wrote: > warrick.wil...@virtek.ca (Warrick Wilson) wrote: > >Washington, Ontario already exists...it's about 10 or 15 kilometres > >west of Kitch..uh, Berl..uh..wherever it is I live, west along > >Waterloo 97/Oxford 8. Not exactly a metropolis...but there is a white > >house there. I saw it. > Oh, Warrick, you take all the fun out of things. Speaking as an > expatriot American citizen exiled to this barbarian land because I'm > too lazy to go back, I think we should rename Kitchener to Detroit, > Ontario, and take advantage of all the automotive manufacturers who > movetheir plants here by accident.
> George W.
George W(ashington) by any chance?
Mr. Nice Berlin, Ontario
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> In article <VK1D1.1564$Z_4.1466854@tor-nn1-ca>, > George W. <jo...@netcom.ca> wrote: > >Oh, Warrick, you take all the fun out of things. Speaking as an > >expatriot American citizen exiled to this barbarian land because I'm > >too lazy to go back, I think we should rename Kitchener to Detroit, > >Ontario, and take advantage of all the automotive manufacturers who > >movetheir plants here by accident. > Ummm... can we pick a prettier city? (:
> How about San Francisco, Ontario? Think about it. Forget attracting > tourists, or business; I want better weather! Not only would we get > year-round warm weather, and clear, blue skies, but we'd also get an > ocean.
> I suppose everything to the west of the new San Francisco could be > in a bit of trouble, but nothing's perfect.
I prefer the name Berlin but I do understand that *gay tourism* would also be lucrative. Still, I think we should stick to moral principals and reclaim Berlin as the city's name.
Mr. Nice Berlin, Ontario
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berlin_onta...@hotmail.com wrote: >George W(ashington) by any chance?
Nahhh, George W(angersky), actually, we share a lot of consonants, but unlike George Washington, I do not keep slaves, grow marajuana, or wear stockings, high heels and a wig. Well, hardly ever. Only when required by the script (damn those 19th-century playwrites).
>Hmmm. I wonder if, after the name change, Berlin Ontario, could become a >centre of tolerance and diversity. The city already has a *progressive* >atmosphere - not counting the antics of Erika Kubassek - and it's one of the >reasons I care for it so much. And, we can still make it better.
Invoking Kubassek is reeeeally dangerous. Imagine the following:
There's someone in charge of phrasing the referendum question who *really* want to keep the letter 'k' and ideally Kitchener. Thinking themselves wiley, the ballot is like this:
Kitchener Berlin New Berlin (to split the Berlin vote) Kubassek (because, like, no-one would be silly to vote for her name).
Now, a lot of voters don't want to go through this again so they don't vote Kitchener. Another bunch think either Kitchener or the Berlins would lead to another referendum (All the Brits snubbed by the change back, frex) and they haven't got the foggiest idea who the hell Kubassek is because they don't read the Record. The tally is:
Kitchener: 20 Berlin: 25 New Berlin:25 Kubassek: 35
> Invoking Kubassek is reeeeally dangerous. Imagine the following:
> There's someone in charge of phrasing the referendum question > who *really* want to keep the letter 'k' and ideally Kitchener. Thinking > themselves wiley, the ballot is like this:
> Kitchener > Berlin > New Berlin (to split the Berlin vote) > Kubassek (because, like, no-one would be silly to vote > for her name).
> Now, a lot of voters don't want to go through this again > so they don't vote Kitchener. Another bunch think either Kitchener > or the Berlins would lead to another referendum (All the Brits > snubbed by the change back, frex) and they haven't got the foggiest > idea who the hell Kubassek is because they don't read the Record.
You don't have to read the Record to *know* Ms. Kubassek. She's made a public appearance at the Centre in the Square protesting some play. She's protested outside a gay bar on Charles Street. She's shown up at public pools where women *might* swim topless. And, recently, she was at the pot rally in Victoria Park preaching to those who clearly didn't want to hear her message.
> With a first past the post system, Kubassek wins.
The only name worse then Kitchener is *Kubassek*. Kitchener is named after the inventor of the concentration camp. *Kubassek* would be named after the religiously challenged. Who would that please?
Mr. Nice Berlin, Ontario
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berlin_onta...@hotmail.com wrote: >Hmmm. I wonder if, after the name change, Berlin Ontario, could become a >centre of tolerance and diversity. The city already has a *progressive* >atmosphere - not counting the antics of Erika Kubassek - and it's one of the >reasons I care for it so much. And, we can still make it better.
In article <Ey7F5n....@undergrad.math.uwaterloo.ca>, rbutterwo...@math.uwaterloo.ca (Ray Butterworth) wrote:
> On Sat, 22 Aug 1998 22:41:39 GMT, > berlin_onta...@hotmail.com wrote: > >Hmmm. I wonder if, after the name change, Berlin Ontario, could become a > >centre of tolerance and diversity. The city already has a *progressive* > >atmosphere - not counting the antics of Erika Kubassek - and it's one of the > >reasons I care for it so much. And, we can still make it better. > She's an outside agitator (from Cambridge).
Cambridge is NOT on the *outside*. A realistic amalgamation of this area would put Cambridge into the *new* city.
Mr. Nice Berlin, Ontario
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