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Phillip M. Jones, C.E.T | 1 Dec 2006 02:17
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Re: OT: Re: My suggestions for this Group

Chris Ilias wrote:
> _Leonidas Jones_ spoke thusly on 30/11/2006 3:21 PM:
>> But Phillip, the Mason-Dixon line is on the border between 
>> Pennsylvania and Maryland. Maryland has traditionally been considered 
>> a southern state.
>>
>> Remember history, when Lincoln suspended the writ of habeus corpus? 
>> That was to prevent Maryland from seceding.  He suspended the writ, 
>> and had most of the prominent secessionists imprisoned.  Many others 
>> left the state for Virginia, to avoid imprisonment.
> 
> Folks, this thread is getting out of hand. Please take the off-topic 
> discussion to mozilla.general.

Chris don't you "ley your hair down once in a while! ;-)

We're all burnt out from dealing with our resident pest.

Your no fun at all. I bet you come from the north. ;-)

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Leonidas Jones | 1 Dec 2006 05:28

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Phillip M. Jones, C.E.T wrote:

> Leonidas Jones wrote:
>> Phillip Jones, CET wrote:
>>> Christopher Jahn wrote:
>>>> Leonidas Jones <LeonidasJones <at> netscape.net> wrote in
>>>> news:N9OdnXsgNadfzfPYnZ2dnUVZ_tGdnZ2d <at> mozilla.org:
>>>>> Christopher Jahn wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Brian Heinrich <me <at> privacy.net> wrote in
>>>>>> news:QYydnYudK9sv1PPYnZ2dnUVZ_vednZ2d <at> mozilla.org:
>>>>>>> On 2006-11-29 18:49 (-0700 UTC), Phillip M. Jones, C.E.T
>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>> <snip />
>>>>>> /snip/
>>>>>> While Virginia is in The South, it's not in the Deep South. In 
>>>>>> fact, it's the northernmost state in The South.  Not
>>>>>> REMOTELY deep.
>>>>> Nope, the Northernmost Southern state is Maryland.  Ask a
>>>>> Marylander. 
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> I'm a Marylander.  Potomac, MD.  Family originally from Cecilton.
>>>>
>>>>
>>> Reference being  a northerner or a Southerner Relates to the 
>>> Mason-Dixon line of the Great American Civil War. Virginia was the 
>>> Northern Most State to go with the Confederacy. So Maryland and above 
>>> are Northern States. If you are from Maryland on up you are 
>>> considered a northern or a Yankee.
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squaredancer | 1 Dec 2006 10:21
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On 01/12/2006 02:17, CET - what odd quirk of fate caused  Phillip M. 
Jones, C.E.T to generate the following:? :
> Chris Ilias wrote:
>   
>> _Leonidas Jones_ spoke thusly on 30/11/2006 3:21 PM:
>>     
>>> But Phillip, the Mason-Dixon line is on the border between 
>>> Pennsylvania and Maryland. Maryland has traditionally been considered 
>>> a southern state.
>>>
>>> Remember history, when Lincoln suspended the writ of habeus corpus? 
>>> That was to prevent Maryland from seceding.  He suspended the writ, 
>>> and had most of the prominent secessionists imprisoned.  Many others 
>>> left the state for Virginia, to avoid imprisonment.
>>>       
>> Folks, this thread is getting out of hand. Please take the off-topic 
>> discussion to mozilla.general.
>>     
>
> Chris don't you "ley your hair down once in a while! ;-)
>
> We're all burnt out from dealing with our resident pest.
>
> Your no fun at all. I bet you come from the north. ;-)
>
>   
even worse Phillip - Chris is from Canada - full-blood yankee stock 
*lol+ ;-)

reg
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Tony Mechelynck | 1 Dec 2006 12:28

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Leonidas Jones wrote:
> Phillip M. Jones, C.E.T wrote:
> 
>> Leonidas Jones wrote:
>>> Phillip Jones, CET wrote:
>>>> Christopher Jahn wrote:
>>>>> Leonidas Jones <LeonidasJones <at> netscape.net> wrote in
>>>>> news:N9OdnXsgNadfzfPYnZ2dnUVZ_tGdnZ2d <at> mozilla.org:
>>>>>> Christopher Jahn wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Brian Heinrich <me <at> privacy.net> wrote in
>>>>>>> news:QYydnYudK9sv1PPYnZ2dnUVZ_vednZ2d <at> mozilla.org:
>>>>>>>> On 2006-11-29 18:49 (-0700 UTC), Phillip M. Jones, C.E.T
>>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>> <snip />
>>>>>>> /snip/
>>>>>>> While Virginia is in The South, it's not in the Deep South. In 
>>>>>>> fact, it's the northernmost state in The South.  Not
>>>>>>> REMOTELY deep.
>>>>>> Nope, the Northernmost Southern state is Maryland.  Ask a
>>>>>> Marylander. 
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> I'm a Marylander.  Potomac, MD.  Family originally from Cecilton.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>> Reference being  a northerner or a Southerner Relates to the 
>>>> Mason-Dixon line of the Great American Civil War. Virginia was the 
>>>> Northern Most State to go with the Confederacy. So Maryland and 
>>>> above are Northern States. If you are from Maryland on up you are
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David McRitchie | 1 Dec 2006 13:50
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"squaredancer" <squaredancer <at> t-online.de> wrote in message
> even worse Phillip - Chris is from Canada - full-blood yankee stock
> *lol+ ;-)

In the US South,  Canadians are considered Yankees, go figure.
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David McRitchie | 1 Dec 2006 14:10
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I really thought  Yankee referred to the Revolutionary War
as in "Yankee Doodle Dandy"  British and the American versions,
and trading, and in the Civil War as opposite of the
Confederacy.    But I guess that's not quite correct, or more
to the point it has so many different meanings, now.
   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yankee
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Jay Garcia | 1 Dec 2006 14:36

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On 01.12.2006 06:50, David McRitchie wrote:

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> "squaredancer" <squaredancer <at> t-online.de> wrote in message
>> even worse Phillip - Chris is from Canada - full-blood yankee stock
>> *lol+ ;-)
> 
> In the US South,  Canadians are considered Yankees, go figure.
> 
> 

Have NEVER heard that here ... in "New Orleans".

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Jay Garcia | 1 Dec 2006 14:38

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On 01.12.2006 05:28, Tony Mechelynck wrote:

 --- Original Message ---

> Leonidas Jones wrote:
>> Phillip M. Jones, C.E.T wrote:
>> 
>>> Leonidas Jones wrote:
>>>> Phillip Jones, CET wrote:
>>>>> Christopher Jahn wrote:
>>>>>> Leonidas Jones <LeonidasJones <at> netscape.net> wrote in
>>>>>> news:N9OdnXsgNadfzfPYnZ2dnUVZ_tGdnZ2d <at> mozilla.org:
>>>>>>> Christopher Jahn wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Brian Heinrich <me <at> privacy.net> wrote in
>>>>>>>> news:QYydnYudK9sv1PPYnZ2dnUVZ_vednZ2d <at> mozilla.org:
>>>>>>>>> On 2006-11-29 18:49 (-0700 UTC), Phillip M. Jones, C.E.T
>>>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>>> <snip />
>>>>>>>> /snip/
>>>>>>>> While Virginia is in The South, it's not in the Deep South. In 
>>>>>>>> fact, it's the northernmost state in The South.  Not
>>>>>>>> REMOTELY deep.
>>>>>>> Nope, the Northernmost Southern state is Maryland.  Ask a
>>>>>>> Marylander. 
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I'm a Marylander.  Potomac, MD.  Family originally from Cecilton.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
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Tony Mechelynck | 1 Dec 2006 15:20

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Jay Garcia wrote:
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> Here in New Orleans, as far back as I can remember of my 60+ years in
> the area, "yankees" have been, and still are, considered those that
> fought "on the other side". :-)
> 

The term has been in use at least since the 1750s, and it was used, though 
with a different meaning, in England in the 17th century. Your lifespan, 
however venerable, is a mere instant by comparison.

Best regards,
Tony.
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Jay Garcia | 1 Dec 2006 15:27

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On 01.12.2006 08:20, Tony Mechelynck wrote:

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> Jay Garcia wrote:
> [...]
>> Here in New Orleans, as far back as I can remember of my 60+ years in
>> the area, "yankees" have been, and still are, considered those that
>> fought "on the other side". :-)
>> 
> 
> The term has been in use at least since the 1750s, and it was used, though 
> with a different meaning, in England in the 17th century. Your lifespan, 
> however venerable, is a mere instant by comparison.
> 
> 
> Best regards,
> Tony.

This is true but my point stands regardless as it's merely a regional tag.

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