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Re: [OT] I also am AAAAANGRY (was Re: I am ANGRY with Debian.)



On Thu, May 31, 2007 at 06:17:49PM -0500, Ron Johnson wrote:
> On 05/31/07 13:39, Cassiano Bertol Leal wrote:
> [snip]
> >
> >I'm sorry, mate. But not everyone in this list and/or using Debian is
> >from the USNA (United States of North America, as I call it, since it is
> > not the only federative republic in America -- read North, Central and
> >South).
> 
> The USA was the "United States" for 48 years before the Spanish 
> colony of Mexico became Los Estados Unidos Mexicanos.
> 
> Thus, we claim first dibs.

In fact, at the time of the naming (1776), there were no other recognized
"states" in the Americas.  Just colonies. 

> And if you don't like it, stick it in your pipe and shove it where 
> the sun don't shine.

But that doesn't justify being stupidly scatological.
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Carl Fink                                   nitpicking@nitpicking.com 

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