Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/10/01

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Americans? OT
From: Nathan Wajsman <nathan.wajsman@euronet.be>
Date: Sat, 02 Oct 1999 00:50:21 +0200

As far as I know Canada is the only country where people will boo their own
national anthem...Happened, as far as I remember, in Toronto a few years ago
before a Blue Jays game. People booed the French version of the anthem.

Nathan

"Lee, Jonathan" wrote:

> Because part of being a Canadian is to have a natural aversion to flag
> waving, nationalistic, chest thumping patriotism.  For example, how many
> Canadians have bothered to learn the new politically correct words of the
> national anthem.  Additionally, on this thread, not one Canadian Lugger has
> stated the obvious, to whit:
>
> WE DESIGNED AND BUILT THE NOCTILUX FOR GOODNESS SAKES!!!!! (accompanied by
> chest thumping, flag waving antics in both French and English);-)

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