Re: [newbie] Vi vs Emacs... Not a flamewar!!! Any flames will be ignored (OT)
- Original Message - From: Stephen Kuhn [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Thu, 2003-02-06 at 11:32, FemmeFatale wrote: *giggles* Mike: I'd love to say theres no flames cause I put my foot down in the subject line. I can't say that though cause this list really is civil most days. And the ppl are great too! :) - FemmeFatale Stephen Khun wrote: ...and HOW can you say that this list is civil? We have Canucks in here, that isn't civil...(g) *** Hey Stephen, whadaya mean us Canucks aren't civil?? We are on this list aren't we? Some of us even use Linux g We are a VERY civil lot indeed. LOL ;-) -- Angus Let us not look back in anger or forward in fear, but around in awareness.--James Thurber *** *Reg. Linux User #278931* *** *Power by Mandrake Linux 9.0* *** -- ___ http://www.operamail.com Now with OperaMail Premium for only US$29.99/yr Powered by Outblaze Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
RE: [newbie] Vi vs Emacs... Not a flamewar!!! Any flames will be ignored (OT)
OMG, did i start a flame war for the Canadians? HEHE. How funny. Rob -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Angus Auld Sent: Friday, February 07, 2003 7:24 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [newbie] Vi vs Emacs... Not a flamewar!!! Any flames will be ignored (OT) - Original Message - From: Stephen Kuhn [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Thu, 2003-02-06 at 11:32, FemmeFatale wrote: *giggles* Mike: I'd love to say theres no flames cause I put my foot down in the subject line. I can't say that though cause this list really is civil most days. And the ppl are great too! :) - FemmeFatale Stephen Khun wrote: ...and HOW can you say that this list is civil? We have Canucks in here, that isn't civil...(g) *** Hey Stephen, whadaya mean us Canucks aren't civil?? We are on this list aren't we? Some of us even use Linux g We are a VERY civil lot indeed. LOL ;-) -- Angus Let us not look back in anger or forward in fear, but around in awareness.--James Thurber *** *Reg. Linux User #278931* *** *Power by Mandrake Linux 9.0* *** -- ___ http://www.operamail.com Now with OperaMail Premium for only US$29.99/yr Powered by Outblaze Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Vi vs Emacs... Not a flamewar!!! Any flames will be ignored (OT)
On Friday 07 February 2003 11:34 am, Angus Auld wrote: - Original Message - From: FemmeFatale [EMAIL PROTECTED] At 09:32 PM 2/6/2003 -0500, you wrote: On Thursday 06 February 2003 09:21 pm, Robert Wideman wrote: Wouldnt they just be called Canadians? Thats what i have always heard reference to until this mailing list. Rob Rob, to allay your confusion (and to those who don't know)... The origin of Canuck as I understand it came from a little known (when it started) TV series called SCTV. It was a series/sitcom that poked fun at Canadians our culture. Many good comedians came out of that program got their start there. (John Candy, RIP; Gilda Radner; G.? Levy; the fella from Honey I Shrunk the Kids.. an on it goes). The point of the show was to lampoon our own culture our take on the world. Out of that came the word Canuck, Canook (an Eastern/East Coast/Newfoundland pronounciation), Canuckian (one from Canuckland...) and a few other bizarre sayings like You Hoser! the infamous Eh!? You going aboot it right!? :) The series is still syndicated. Often on comedy network late at night. If you care to see it that is. - FemmeFatale The origin of the word Canuck seems much older than that. Canuck n. [prob. alter. of Canadian] (1835): a Canadian and esp. a French Canadian , Webster's Ninth New Collegiate Dictionary I suspect SCTV popularized the term in recent times however. Canuck history 101. ;-) LOL Regards. --Angus Based on extnesive research that I did in various beer halls and pubs in southern Ontario a long, long time ago, it was unwise for non-Canadians to use the term in the presence of authentic Canadians. Things could get nasty in a hurry. (How long ago? Well, drafts were a dime, and bottled beer was 25 cents.) -- cmg Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Vi vs Emacs... Not a flamewar!!! Any flames will be ignored (OT)
- Original Message - From: Carroll Grigsby [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Friday 07 February 2003 11:34 am, Angus Auld wrote: - Original Message - From: FemmeFatale [EMAIL PROTECTED] At 09:32 PM 2/6/2003 -0500, you wrote: On Thursday 06 February 2003 09:21 pm, Robert Wideman wrote: Wouldnt they just be called Canadians? Thats what i have always heard reference to until this mailing list. Rob Rob, to allay your confusion (and to those who don't know)... The origin of Canuck as I understand it came from a little known (when it started) TV series called SCTV. It was a series/sitcom that poked fun at Canadians our culture. Many good comedians came out of that program got their start there. (John Candy, RIP; Gilda Radner; G.? Levy; the fella from Honey I Shrunk the Kids.. an on it goes). The point of the show was to lampoon our own culture our take on the world. Out of that came the word Canuck, Canook (an Eastern/East Coast/Newfoundland pronounciation), Canuckian (one from Canuckland...) and a few other bizarre sayings like You Hoser! the infamous Eh!? You going aboot it right!? :) The series is still syndicated. Often on comedy network late at night. If you care to see it that is. - FemmeFatale The origin of the word Canuck seems much older than that. Canuck n. [prob. alter. of Canadian] (1835): a Canadian and esp. a French Canadian , Webster's Ninth New Collegiate Dictionary I suspect SCTV popularized the term in recent times however. Canuck history 101. ;-) LOL Regards. --Angus Carroll Grigsby wrote: Based on extnesive research that I did in various beer halls and pubs in southern Ontario a long, long time ago, it was unwise for non-Canadians to use the term in the presence of authentic Canadians. Things could get nasty in a hurry. (How long ago? Well, drafts were a dime, and bottled beer was 25 cents.) -- cmg ** You mean Carroll that even us VERY civil Canadians can lose it if provoked?? LOL I guess everyone has a limit. $.25 for a beer real Canuck beer?? That must have been before the computer age! LOL Regards. --Angus Let us not look back in anger or forward in fear, but around in awareness.--James Thurber *** *Reg. Linux User #278931* *** *Power by Mandrake Linux 9.0* *** -- ___ http://www.operamail.com Now with OperaMail Premium for only US$29.99/yr Powered by Outblaze Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
