BS: Happy Birthday, Maine

Subject: BS: Happy Birthday, Maine
From: Naemanson
Date: 03 Mar 11 - 06:29 AM

On this date in 1820 Congress passed the Missouri Compromise that brought Maine into existence as a separate state.

Happy 191st Birthday, Maine!

Subject: RE: BS: Happy Birthday, Maine
From: jacqui.c
Date: 03 Mar 11 - 08:35 AM

Almost as old as Kendall!

















jacqui.c - heading for the cellar

Subject: RE: BS: Happy Birthday, Maine
From: gnu
Date: 03 Mar 11 - 08:45 AM

Celebrate well. Fine buncha folks. Even MY relatives.

Subject: RE: BS: Happy Birthday, Maine
From: Rapparee
Date: 03 Mar 11 - 09:16 AM

Wasn't Mainey Eisenhower's wife?

Subject: RE: BS: Happy Birthday, Maine
From: Becca72
Date: 03 Mar 11 - 10:38 AM

Here Here!

And Jacqui, Have fun in the cellar for that one! LOL

Subject: RE: BS: Happy Birthday, Maine
From: Dan Schatz
Date: 03 Mar 11 - 12:08 PM

Now, that's not fair, Jacqui. Kendall was born and bred in Maine. Which makes Maine a little older than he is.

Hey, it's dark down here....

Dan

Subject: RE: BS: Happy Birthday, Maine
From: GUEST,kendall
Date: 03 Mar 11 - 01:40 PM

Maine came into the union as an escapee from Massachusetts. A free state, but it aint free no more!

Subject: RE: BS: Happy Birthday, Maine
From: Naemanson
Date: 03 Mar 11 - 03:15 PM

Well, hell, Kendall, what has ever been free? Even in the first days of the new country we had taxes and oppression. Freedom was just a battle cry for the businessmen who were tired of dealing with an overbearing self centered government (British) so they installed they own government that quickly grew to be overbearing and self centered.

Subject: RE: BS: Happy Birthday, Maine
From: Naemanson
Date: 03 Mar 11 - 03:19 PM

By the way, most of my students have no idea what or where Maine is. They think it's somewhere near New York.

I explain it by saying the Bible got the story of Genesis wrong. It goes like this:

In the beginning God created Maine. And he looked on it and it was good. Then, he mused, where can I keep such a precious jewel? And so, he created the universe as a setting for the State of Maine.

Subject: RE: BS: Happy Birthday, Maine
From: EBarnacle
Date: 03 Mar 11 - 03:38 PM

It is, it is near New York--less than 300 miles away. Everything is relative. Ask Einstein.

Subject: RE: BS: Happy Birthday, Maine
From: Charley Noble
Date: 03 Mar 11 - 04:37 PM

No, Eric, NYC is in another galaxy, if not another universe.

Come to Maine and admire our new glaciers!

Charley Noble

Subject: RE: BS: Happy Birthday, Maine
From: J-boy
Date: 03 Mar 11 - 11:40 PM

Mainers are the best people in the whole damn 'verse. Well...Canucks come a close second.

Subject: RE: BS: Happy Birthday, Maine
From: GUEST,999
Date: 04 Mar 11 - 02:56 PM

Glad you said that.

Subject: RE: BS: Happy Birthday, Maine
From: Jeri
Date: 04 Mar 11 - 03:19 PM

J-boy, I also think that people whose names start with "J" are among the best in the whole damn 'verse. On the whole, I think Mainers are pretty alright. I also think there are lots of rocks and trees (and water) in Maine, so they almost ARE Canadians (especially in light of that island for which they both claim joint).

Subject: RE: BS: Happy Birthday, Maine
From: gnu
Date: 04 Mar 11 - 03:56 PM

J-boy... some Canucks. Them Uppity Canucks and yer Lotus Land ones, and them westerners what is inKleined ta say shit about Easterners, well, we in Atlantic Canada have always had a Plan B ta become a part of Maine eh. Maybe New Maineh.. New Maineuseh?

Subject: RE: BS: Happy Birthday, Maine
From: J-boy
Date: 05 Mar 11 - 01:37 AM

Sounds Aboot Right. You'll have to drop the Zed for Z,however. It doesn't quite fit our rebel colonist ears. But Mainers love the hockey almost as much as you do so we can make a few concessions on that point. Curling is still a complete goddamn mystery unfortunately.