OT: Oil companies

[jlagnese at massed.net (John S. Lagnese)]

There really are no native Americans! Its just that some people migrated 
here sooner then others.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "C Boyko" <roccit_53@scirocco.cs.uoguelph.ca>
To: "Ron Bunch" <scirocco@mindspring.com>
Cc: <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
Sent: Monday, July 31, 2006 12:10 AM
Subject: Re: OT: Oil companies


> Oddly, where I work, we're pretty well all considered foreigners, except
> those who are Native Americans. So there you have it. My passport says
> Canada on the cover. So I consider myself a Canadian. Good enough proof 
> for
> me.
>
> Don't we need some Scirocco content here? I had my 8V to the track again,
> and he's such a blast to drive. I nearly beat a 16V with my faithful old
> Klaus in the quarter, the sad part is that it was MY 16V. Hubby was not
> impressed. Yeah, THAT car needs some love.
>
> Cathy, with one of each, remember the good old days when we fought about
> which engine was best???
>
> On 11:53 pm 07/30/06 Ron Bunch <scirocco@mindspring.com> wrote:
>> 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
>
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