OT: Oil companies

[scirocco at mindspring.com (Ron Bunch)]

In another century, the one in which Sciroccos were born (exactly 1974), I first encounterd this who is an "American" question.
I was Aircraft Commander of a US Army aircraft flying near Southampton in England, when I heard an "American voice" reporting approach to another nearby airfield. Later, I met the "American voice." He turned out to have been what I would have theretofore called Canadian. Being a United Statesian in England trying to learn their language, that officer really grabbed my attention when I said: "Oh, I thought you were an American!"
His reply was: "I am!" 
And he was.
This entire continent, northernmost to southernmost, is America.
That includes Canada: the northernmost Americans.
The USA is , let's say it correctly, The United States OF America.
There is no argument. The USA is only part of the whole.
Certainly it is a sovereign part of America that I have and have sworn to defend, but the the USA is not AMERICA!
Forget the song. It applies to all. Penguins to polar bears.
-----Original Message-----
>From: C Boyko <roccit_53@scirocco.cs.uoguelph.ca>
>Sent: Jul 30, 2006 11:01 PM
>To: " Mark F. " <mk1mark@gmail.com>
>Cc: scirocco-l@scirocco.org
>Subject: Re: OT: Oil companies
>
>On 2:32 pm 07/30/06 "Mark F." <mk1mark@gmail.com> wrote:
>> On 7/30/06, LEF <rocco16@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
>> >  Last time I looked, Canada was in N. America.
>> >  This would make Cathy an "American".   :)
>>
>>
>> HELL NO!  Good luck finding a single Canadian who would refer to
>> him/herself as an "American" - especially these days...
>>
>> Later,
>>
>> Mark.
>> 75
>> 82
>> 82 Caddy
>> 93 Chevy/Kia 1/2 ton
>
>
>Well, there are no stars and stripes tattooed on me, nor will there be,
>though a quick glance at my permananent ink will tell you that I'm proudly
>Canadian. I have nothing against Americans, I just don't want to be one.
>Cathy
>
>
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1982 Porsche 911SC Targa
1983 911SC Coupe (Eurospec engine)
1986 Scirocco 8V (custom ordered Sep 85)
1975 Suburban (Libyan export spec)
1999 Suburban
1978 Piper Archer
A pile of Corvair Turbo engines I'm rebuilding to go in VWs, Porsches, or Corvairs.
Absolutely no sense of when to quit buying more things to maintain