Re: Odd FT Idea

On  3 Jul 98 at 2:54, scipio@interlog.com wrote:

> Canuk is not offensive, not like calling a Brit a limey.
> I don`t think anybody has ever had much reason to think up a
> perjorative time for Canadians.Then again we are so damn polite and
> good natured we probally wouldn`t know when someone is using the
> term as an insult.

Oops, answered in the next mail I read. Canuk? Canadian UK?
As a brit, I don't mind being called a limey actually, it's hardly 
insulting reminding us we ate limes to stave off scurvey ;)

Thinking of odd naval traditions, I'm sure the slightly swervy 
manuevering of NAC ships is due to their daily tot of rum ;)
Shouldn't we think up an equivalent tradition for space as the one 
for crossing the equator on earth? Any ideas?
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