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erilar
Feb 10, 2012, 11:32:09 AM2/10/12
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In article <jh24b8$u9p$1...@dont-email.me>, Kurt Busiek <ku...@busiek.com>
wrote:
> On 2012-02-10 03:09:35 +0000, David Dyer-Bennet <dd...@dd-b.net> said:
>
> > michael <m...@here.com> writes:
> >
> >> Listening to a bunch of foreigners (those from North of the Red River)
> >> argue about what makes real Chili is kind of like hearing a bunch of
> >> Frenchmen argue about how to make a great hotdog. It just doesn't
> >> work. Next thing you know, they're going to be telling us how to
> >> make BBQ.
> >
> > Now you're *really* confusing me. The Red River flows mostly north, up
> > out of Minnesota and eventually into Canada. So *north* of that
> > is...mostly uninhabited.
>
> Those who think he means the Red River of the North are marked even
> more clearly as foreigners, I'd guess.
You claim the Upper Midwest is foreign? We are heartland, even if those
who live on the edges of the continent have strange preconceptions.
--
Erilar, biblioholic medievalist
wrote:
> On 2012-02-10 03:09:35 +0000, David Dyer-Bennet <dd...@dd-b.net> said:
>
> > michael <m...@here.com> writes:
> >
> >> Listening to a bunch of foreigners (those from North of the Red River)
> >> argue about what makes real Chili is kind of like hearing a bunch of
> >> Frenchmen argue about how to make a great hotdog. It just doesn't
> >> work. Next thing you know, they're going to be telling us how to
> >> make BBQ.
> >
> > Now you're *really* confusing me. The Red River flows mostly north, up
> > out of Minnesota and eventually into Canada. So *north* of that
> > is...mostly uninhabited.
>
> Those who think he means the Red River of the North are marked even
> more clearly as foreigners, I'd guess.
You claim the Upper Midwest is foreign? We are heartland, even if those
who live on the edges of the continent have strange preconceptions.
--
Erilar, biblioholic medievalist
Kurt Busiek
Feb 10, 2012, 12:58:05 PM2/10/12
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On 2012-02-10 16:32:09 +0000, erilar <dra...@chibardun.net.invalid> said:
> In article <jh24b8$u9p$1...@dont-email.me>, Kurt Busiek <ku...@busiek.com>
> wrote:
>
>> On 2012-02-10 03:09:35 +0000, David Dyer-Bennet <dd...@dd-b.net> said:
>>
>>> michael <m...@here.com> writes:
>>>
>>>> Listening to a bunch of foreigners (those from North of the Red River)
>>>> argue about what makes real Chili is kind of like hearing a bunch of
>>>> Frenchmen argue about how to make a great hotdog. It just doesn't
>>>> work. Next thing you know, they're going to be telling us how to
>>>> make BBQ.
>>>
>>> Now you're *really* confusing me. The Red River flows mostly north, up
>>> out of Minnesota and eventually into Canada. So *north* of that
>>> is...mostly uninhabited.
>>
>> Those who think he means the Red River of the North are marked even
>> more clearly as foreigners, I'd guess.
>
> You claim the Upper Midwest is foreign?
You're missing the context.
> In article <jh24b8$u9p$1...@dont-email.me>, Kurt Busiek <ku...@busiek.com>
> wrote:
>
>> On 2012-02-10 03:09:35 +0000, David Dyer-Bennet <dd...@dd-b.net> said:
>>
>>> michael <m...@here.com> writes:
>>>
>>>> Listening to a bunch of foreigners (those from North of the Red River)
>>>> argue about what makes real Chili is kind of like hearing a bunch of
>>>> Frenchmen argue about how to make a great hotdog. It just doesn't
>>>> work. Next thing you know, they're going to be telling us how to
>>>> make BBQ.
>>>
>>> Now you're *really* confusing me. The Red River flows mostly north, up
>>> out of Minnesota and eventually into Canada. So *north* of that
>>> is...mostly uninhabited.
>>
>> Those who think he means the Red River of the North are marked even
>> more clearly as foreigners, I'd guess.
>
> You claim the Upper Midwest is foreign?
He's claiming that Oklahomans are foreign, too. I.e., not Texans.
> We are heartland, even if those
> who live on the edges of the continent have strange preconceptions.
kdb
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David Dyer-Bennet
Feb 10, 2012, 1:34:38 PM2/10/12
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Kurt Busiek <ku...@busiek.com> writes:
> On 2012-02-10 16:32:09 +0000, erilar <dra...@chibardun.net.invalid> said:
>
>> In article <jh24b8$u9p$1...@dont-email.me>, Kurt Busiek <ku...@busiek.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> On 2012-02-10 03:09:35 +0000, David Dyer-Bennet <dd...@dd-b.net> said:
>>>
>>>> michael <m...@here.com> writes:
>>>>
>>>>> Listening to a bunch of foreigners (those from North of the Red River)
>>>>> argue about what makes real Chili is kind of like hearing a bunch of
>>>>> Frenchmen argue about how to make a great hotdog. It just doesn't
>>>>> work. Next thing you know, they're going to be telling us how to
>>>>> make BBQ.
>>>>
>>>> Now you're *really* confusing me. The Red River flows mostly north, up
>>>> out of Minnesota and eventually into Canada. So *north* of that
>>>> is...mostly uninhabited.
>>>
>>> Those who think he means the Red River of the North are marked even
>>> more clearly as foreigners, I'd guess.
>>
>> You claim the Upper Midwest is foreign?
>
> You're missing the context.
>
> He's claiming that Oklahomans are foreign, too. I.e., not Texans.
And I'm sure the Oklahomans are proud of that.
> On 2012-02-10 16:32:09 +0000, erilar <dra...@chibardun.net.invalid> said:
>
>> In article <jh24b8$u9p$1...@dont-email.me>, Kurt Busiek <ku...@busiek.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> On 2012-02-10 03:09:35 +0000, David Dyer-Bennet <dd...@dd-b.net> said:
>>>
>>>> michael <m...@here.com> writes:
>>>>
>>>>> Listening to a bunch of foreigners (those from North of the Red River)
>>>>> argue about what makes real Chili is kind of like hearing a bunch of
>>>>> Frenchmen argue about how to make a great hotdog. It just doesn't
>>>>> work. Next thing you know, they're going to be telling us how to
>>>>> make BBQ.
>>>>
>>>> Now you're *really* confusing me. The Red River flows mostly north, up
>>>> out of Minnesota and eventually into Canada. So *north* of that
>>>> is...mostly uninhabited.
>>>
>>> Those who think he means the Red River of the North are marked even
>>> more clearly as foreigners, I'd guess.
>>
>> You claim the Upper Midwest is foreign?
>
> You're missing the context.
>
> He's claiming that Oklahomans are foreign, too. I.e., not Texans.
It's a good thing to be proud of. And after all, if you're an
Oklahoman, you don't have much to work with! It must be quite
depressing to come from a state best known for being "ok".
--
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Kurt Busiek
Feb 10, 2012, 1:38:46 PM2/10/12
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On 2012-02-10 18:34:38 +0000, David Dyer-Bennet <dd...@dd-b.net> said:
> Kurt Busiek <ku...@busiek.com> writes:
>
>> On 2012-02-10 16:32:09 +0000, erilar <dra...@chibardun.net.invalid> said:
>>
>>> In article <jh24b8$u9p$1...@dont-email.me>, Kurt Busiek <ku...@busiek.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> On 2012-02-10 03:09:35 +0000, David Dyer-Bennet <dd...@dd-b.net> said:
>>>>
>>>>> michael <m...@here.com> writes:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Listening to a bunch of foreigners (those from North of the Red River)
>>>>>> argue about what makes real Chili is kind of like hearing a bunch of
>>>>>> Frenchmen argue about how to make a great hotdog. It just doesn't
>>>>>> work. Next thing you know, they're going to be telling us how to
>>>>>> make BBQ.
>>>>>
>>>>> Now you're *really* confusing me. The Red River flows mostly north, up
>>>>> out of Minnesota and eventually into Canada. So *north* of that
>>>>> is...mostly uninhabited.
>>>>
>>>> Those who think he means the Red River of the North are marked even
>>>> more clearly as foreigners, I'd guess.
>>>
>>> You claim the Upper Midwest is foreign?
>>
>> You're missing the context.
>>
>> He's claiming that Oklahomans are foreign, too. I.e., not Texans.
>
> And I'm sure the Oklahomans are proud of that.
As are Texans. It's win-win!
> Kurt Busiek <ku...@busiek.com> writes:
>
>> On 2012-02-10 16:32:09 +0000, erilar <dra...@chibardun.net.invalid> said:
>>
>>> In article <jh24b8$u9p$1...@dont-email.me>, Kurt Busiek <ku...@busiek.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> On 2012-02-10 03:09:35 +0000, David Dyer-Bennet <dd...@dd-b.net> said:
>>>>
>>>>> michael <m...@here.com> writes:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Listening to a bunch of foreigners (those from North of the Red River)
>>>>>> argue about what makes real Chili is kind of like hearing a bunch of
>>>>>> Frenchmen argue about how to make a great hotdog. It just doesn't
>>>>>> work. Next thing you know, they're going to be telling us how to
>>>>>> make BBQ.
>>>>>
>>>>> Now you're *really* confusing me. The Red River flows mostly north, up
>>>>> out of Minnesota and eventually into Canada. So *north* of that
>>>>> is...mostly uninhabited.
>>>>
>>>> Those who think he means the Red River of the North are marked even
>>>> more clearly as foreigners, I'd guess.
>>>
>>> You claim the Upper Midwest is foreign?
>>
>> You're missing the context.
>>
>> He's claiming that Oklahomans are foreign, too. I.e., not Texans.
>
> And I'm sure the Oklahomans are proud of that.
Kip Williams
Feb 10, 2012, 3:45:02 PM2/10/12
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David Dyer-Bennet wrote:
> It's a good thing to be proud of. And after all, if you're an
> Oklahoman, you don't have much to work with! It must be quite
> depressing to come from a state best known for being "ok".
I used to look forward to the 50-mile drive through the Oklahoma
> It's a good thing to be proud of. And after all, if you're an
> Oklahoman, you don't have much to work with! It must be quite
> depressing to come from a state best known for being "ok".
panhandle on the way from Fort Collins to Bandera. There was a big
billboard that said "IMPEACH EARL WARREN" and I used to snicker at it.
Kip W
rasfw
Kip Williams
Feb 10, 2012, 3:46:02 PM2/10/12
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erilar wrote:
> You claim the Upper Midwest is foreign? We are heartland, even if those
> who live on the edges of the continent have strange preconceptions.
Midwest? You mean Colorado?
> You claim the Upper Midwest is foreign? We are heartland, even if those
> who live on the edges of the continent have strange preconceptions.
Oh, no, you mean those states that are squarely in the middle of the
eastern third of the Lower 48. Carry on.
Kip W
rasfw
Quadibloc
Feb 10, 2012, 3:20:14 PM2/10/12
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On Feb 10, 11:34 am, David Dyer-Bennet <d...@dd-b.net> wrote:
> It must be quite
> depressing to come from a state best known for being "ok".
Now, now. Not every state had the honor of having a Rodgers and
> It must be quite
> depressing to come from a state best known for being "ok".
Hammerstein Broadway musical made about its founding.
It may not be New York, or California, or even Oregon, but then it
isn't New Jersey either.
John Savard
erilar
Feb 10, 2012, 6:30:50 PM2/10/12
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In article <jh3lrc$krd$2...@dont-email.me>, Kurt Busiek <ku...@busiek.com>
states.
--
Erilar, biblioholic medievalist
wrote:
> On 2012-02-10 16:32:09 +0000, erilar <dra...@chibardun.net.invalid> said:
>
> > In article <jh24b8$u9p$1...@dont-email.me>, Kurt Busiek <ku...@busiek.com>
> > wrote:
> >
> >> On 2012-02-10 03:09:35 +0000, David Dyer-Bennet <dd...@dd-b.net> said:
> >>
> >>> michael <m...@here.com> writes:
> >>>
> >>>> Listening to a bunch of foreigners (those from North of the Red River)
> >>>> argue about what makes real Chili is kind of like hearing a bunch of
> >>>> Frenchmen argue about how to make a great hotdog. It just doesn't
> >>>> work. Next thing you know, they're going to be telling us how to
> >>>> make BBQ.
> >>>
> >>> Now you're *really* confusing me. The Red River flows mostly north, up
> >>> out of Minnesota and eventually into Canada. So *north* of that
> >>> is...mostly uninhabited.
> >>
> >> Those who think he means the Red River of the North are marked even
> >> more clearly as foreigners, I'd guess.
> >
> > You claim the Upper Midwest is foreign?
>
> You're missing the context.
>
> He's claiming that Oklahomans are foreign, too. I.e., not Texans.
>
> > We are heartland, even if those
> > who live on the edges of the continent have strange preconceptions.
>
> You are not heartland Texas, though.
I often wonder how well-integrated Texas is with the other mainland
> On 2012-02-10 16:32:09 +0000, erilar <dra...@chibardun.net.invalid> said:
>
> > In article <jh24b8$u9p$1...@dont-email.me>, Kurt Busiek <ku...@busiek.com>
> > wrote:
> >
> >> On 2012-02-10 03:09:35 +0000, David Dyer-Bennet <dd...@dd-b.net> said:
> >>
> >>> michael <m...@here.com> writes:
> >>>
> >>>> Listening to a bunch of foreigners (those from North of the Red River)
> >>>> argue about what makes real Chili is kind of like hearing a bunch of
> >>>> Frenchmen argue about how to make a great hotdog. It just doesn't
> >>>> work. Next thing you know, they're going to be telling us how to
> >>>> make BBQ.
> >>>
> >>> Now you're *really* confusing me. The Red River flows mostly north, up
> >>> out of Minnesota and eventually into Canada. So *north* of that
> >>> is...mostly uninhabited.
> >>
> >> Those who think he means the Red River of the North are marked even
> >> more clearly as foreigners, I'd guess.
> >
> > You claim the Upper Midwest is foreign?
>
> You're missing the context.
>
> He's claiming that Oklahomans are foreign, too. I.e., not Texans.
>
> > We are heartland, even if those
> > who live on the edges of the continent have strange preconceptions.
>
> You are not heartland Texas, though.
states.
--
Erilar, biblioholic medievalist
David DeLaney
Feb 10, 2012, 8:14:04 PM2/10/12
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River of the East", alas.
Dave "or its little dog either" DeLaney
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Walter Bushell
Feb 10, 2012, 8:55:24 PM2/10/12
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In article <drache-8F5D0A....@news.eternal-september.org>,
Not to well, except for the People's Republic of Austin.
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