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La N

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Dec 26, 2009, 2:33:43 PM12/26/09
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... to all the canuckistanians and others who might be celebrating this most
sacred of things-go-on-sale-cheap days!

- nil


Cory Bhreckan

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Dec 26, 2009, 3:46:06 PM12/26/09
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We get to celebrate by watching hockey after two whole days of 'classic'
reruns.

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The less chance we have of being killed." - William Topaz McGonagall

deem...@aol.com

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Dec 26, 2009, 4:26:38 PM12/26/09
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On Dec 26, 3:46 pm, Cory Bhreckan <coryvreckan@nospam_verizon.net>
wrote:

> La N wrote:
> > ... to all the canuckistanians and others who might be celebrating this most
> > sacred of things-go-on-sale-cheap days!
>
> > - nil
>
> We get to celebrate by watching hockey after two whole days of 'classic'
> reruns.

It strikes me as strange that the NHL takes off 2 days for X-mas.
I can see X-mas Eve, because too many are still finishing last minute
stuff, but a couple PM games on X-mas seem like a no-brainer. It's
almost like the NHL cares about its staff and players.......

Mary

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Dec 26, 2009, 5:11:39 PM12/26/09
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"La N" <nilita20...@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:rytZm.57341$Db2.13248@edtnps83...

> ... to all the canuckistanians and others who might be celebrating this
> most sacred of things-go-on-sale-cheap days!

I've never been to Boxing day sales. Its enough to see all the crowds on
local live TV. Also, they advertise great prices in the newspaper or online
but when you get to the stores, many or even most times, they only have
limited amounts of the great priced stuff and unless you're first in line at
the door when the stores open, you are out of luck. I was thinking of TV's
and BluRay players, etc. Maybe you have more luck if you're buying clothes
though. My older daughter was over with her family today and that kept me
busy.

Mary

The Doctor

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Dec 26, 2009, 5:16:50 PM12/26/09
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In article <rytZm.57341$Db2.13248@edtnps83>,

Rule Britannia!! Rule Canada!!!
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Merry Christmas 2009 and Happy New Year 2010

Cory Bhreckan

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Dec 26, 2009, 5:55:11 PM12/26/09
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It's run by Canadians. Any questions?

La N

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Dec 26, 2009, 6:12:10 PM12/26/09
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Cory Bhreckan wrote:
> deem...@aol.com wrote:
>> On Dec 26, 3:46 pm, Cory Bhreckan <coryvreckan@nospam_verizon.net>
>> wrote:
>>> La N wrote:
>>>> ... to all the canuckistanians and others who might be celebrating
>>>> this most sacred of things-go-on-sale-cheap days!
>>>> - nil
>>> We get to celebrate by watching hockey after two whole days of
>>> 'classic' reruns.
>>
>> It strikes me as strange that the NHL takes off 2 days for X-mas.
>> I can see X-mas Eve, because too many are still finishing last minute
>> stuff, but a couple PM games on X-mas seem like a no-brainer. It's
>> almost like the NHL cares about its staff and players.......
>
> It's run by Canadians. Any questions?

Talk about a no-brainer ... sheesh.


deem...@aol.com

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Dec 26, 2009, 6:22:58 PM12/26/09
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On Dec 26, 5:55 pm, Cory Bhreckan <coryvreckan@nospam_verizon.net>
wrote:

> deemsb...@aol.com wrote:
> > On Dec 26, 3:46 pm, Cory Bhreckan <coryvreckan@nospam_verizon.net>
> > wrote:
> >> La N wrote:
> >>> ... to all the canuckistanians and others who might be celebrating this most
> >>> sacred of things-go-on-sale-cheap days!
> >>> - nil
> >> We get to celebrate by watching hockey after two whole days of 'classic'
> >> reruns.
>
> >     It strikes me as strange that the NHL takes off 2 days for X-mas.
> > I can see X-mas Eve, because too many are still finishing last minute
> > stuff, but a couple PM games on X-mas seem like a no-brainer. It's
> > almost like the NHL cares about its staff and players.......
>
> It's run by Canadians. Any questions?
>

That just can't be true...Canadians are notoriously nonreligious
and anti-capitalist....kinda ruins the whole X-mas thing for them.

La N

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Dec 26, 2009, 6:38:30 PM12/26/09
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Yep, we're devil-worshiping barterers. You give us sparkly beads we'll give
you oil.

deem...@aol.com

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Dec 26, 2009, 7:16:48 PM12/26/09
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> you oil.-

Your oil is locked up in rocks. I wasn't born
yesterday!!!!!!!!!!!!!

The Phantom Piper

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Dec 27, 2009, 3:48:44 AM12/27/09
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On Dec 26, 11:33 am, "La N" <nilita2004NOS...@yahoo.com> wrote:
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> Happy Boxing Day!

I'm sorry, but I don't care much for Boxing: too violent.


Ba-Da Bing!,

The Phantom Piper

The Highlander

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Dec 27, 2009, 9:46:05 AM12/27/09
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On Dec 27, 12:48 am, The Phantom Piper <ThePhantomPi...@comcast.net>
wrote:

I went to a Boxing day party. The host said, "There's a present for
you on the sideboard."
A Bottle of Lagavulin!!!
I spent the day singing Gaelic songs to the little darling, so it
would know that it was in safe lips...

The Phantom Piper

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Dec 27, 2009, 3:27:30 PM12/27/09
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On Dec 27, 6:46 am, The Highlander <mich...@shaw.ca> wrote:
>
> I went to a Boxing day party. The host said, "There's a
> present for you on the sideboard."
> A Bottle of Lagavulin!!!

Name. Address.

> I spent the day singing Gaelic songs to the little darling,
> so it would know that it was in safe lips...

*/:~} So you felt a spot of Torture was in store to add
to the Maturation of the potation?


Enviously,

The Phantom Piper

Josiah Jenkins

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Dec 27, 2009, 7:46:29 PM12/27/09
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On Sun, 27 Dec 2009 12:27:30 -0800 (PST), The Phantom Piper
<ThePhan...@comcast.net> wrote:

>On Dec 27, 6:46�am, The Highlander <mich...@shaw.ca> wrote:
>>
>> I went to a Boxing day party. The host said, "There's a
>> present for you on the sideboard."
>> A Bottle of Lagavulin!!!
>
>Name. Address.

Yours for $25 US !


>
>> I spent the day singing Gaelic songs to the little darling,
>> so it would know that it was in safe lips...
>
>*/:~} So you felt a spot of Torture was in store to add
>to the Maturation of the potation?

I suspect that the potation had reached maturation
following its distillation and that imbibition has now
taken place.
>
>Enviously

Nah. You guys can have all the Malt there is.

I've spent a pleasant evening with 'personally imported' Polish
vodkas, one flavoured with cherries, the other with honey.

'Snobad annat !
Although tomorrow morning may say otherwise . . .
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Ian Smith

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Dec 27, 2009, 8:00:41 PM12/27/09
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On Mon, 28 Dec 2009 00:46:29 +0000, Josiah Jenkins couldnae haud thur
wheesht ony mair an' gied us this:

Good luck with that. I have been known to partake of the odd vodka or 2.
The flavoured ones go down all too easily, in my experience.

However tonight/thismornin it's a nice bottle of Australian red wine.
Keepin' the voddy for New Year's. ;-)

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Joe Makowiec

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Dec 27, 2009, 8:47:40 PM12/27/09
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On 27 Dec 2009 in soc.culture.scottish, Josiah Jenkins wrote:

> Yours for $25 US !

It's about the same in CA$ At The Moment...

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Fred J. McCall

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Dec 28, 2009, 2:47:58 PM12/28/09
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"La N" <nilita20...@yahoo.com> wrote:

:Cory Bhreckan wrote:
:>
:> It's run by Canadians. Any questions?


:
:Talk about a no-brainer ... sheesh.

:

Cory already said it was run by the Canadians...


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territory."
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Josiah Jenkins

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Dec 28, 2009, 2:56:39 PM12/28/09
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On 28 Dec 2009 01:00:41 GMT, Ian Smith
<ianin...@btinternet.com.removethis> wrote:

No after effects !
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Fred J. McCall

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Dec 28, 2009, 3:30:09 PM12/28/09
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Josiah Jenkins <josiah-jenkins@somewhere_else.invalid> wrote:

:
:Nah. You guys can have all the Malt there is.
:

And you call yourself a Scotsman!!!!

:
:I've spent a pleasant evening with 'personally imported' Polish


:vodkas, one flavoured with cherries, the other with honey.

:

The best vodka I ever had was from France, actually....


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"We come into the world and take our chances.
Fate is just the weight of circumstances.
That's the way that Lady Luck dances.
Roll the bones...."
-- "Roll The Bones", Rush

Ian Smith

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Dec 28, 2009, 6:08:48 PM12/28/09
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On Mon, 28 Dec 2009 19:56:39 +0000, Josiah Jenkins couldnae haud thur

Success! My red wine was kind to me too. Must open another...

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