In article <mailman.334.1216083067.4463.genmsc@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>,
Manaia Alofa <manaiaalofa@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> writes:
> --- On Mon, 7/14/08, Robert Melson <melsonr@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>
>> In article <qM6dnaR-e-ONVubVnZ2dnUVZ_g2dnZ2d@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>,
>> singhals <singhals@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> writes:
>> > Robert Melson wrote:
>> >
>> >> In article
>> <501d3$487b03b7$83b4502b$8979@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>,
>> >> "Lesley Robertson"
>> <l.a.robertson@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> writes:
>> >>
>> >>>"D. Stussy"
>> <spam@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
>> >>>news:g5ef2t$tl2$1@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>> >>>>"Western Cape" could be a local
>> usage nickname for any "Cape" in the world
>> >>>>that has a distinct western part. I
>> consider it a generic term like "west
>> >>>>side", "downtown",
>> "south bay", etc.
>> >>>>
>> >>>
>> >>>Except that "Western Cape" is the
>> name of the Province that Goodwood is in.
>> >>>I don't recall complaints when people
>> forget to specify "USA" after the
>> >>>names of US states... This is the same thing.
>> >>>Lesley Robertson
>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >
>> > snip
>> >
>> >> bugles sounding. (Lots of our coastal liberals
>> look at the heartland
>> >> in a similar way, unfortunately, or believe those
>> of us in fly-over
>> >> country are little more than knuckle-dragging
>> Neanderthals; again,
>> >
>> > (G) SOME of us coastal liberals have BEEN to West
>> Texas,
>> > you know. I won't mention Midland-Odessa or TTI
>> if you don't.
>> >
>> > Cheryl ;)
>>
>> But you're talking about Eastern New Mexico, really.
>>
>> If you're gonna talk about WEST Texas, then y'gotta
>> talk
>> about places like, oh, Mule Shoe, Berkley (pop 6), Van
>> Horn, and the like. Them eastern dudes dunno _west_ from
>> squat!
>>
>> Saddle-sore Ol' Bob
>
> ++++
>
> Bob:
>
> That's cause anybody living in the east is gonna be from the East Coast
- NYC!
>
> I oughta know I was one of those transplants long ago - grin.
>
> --Manaia
But you're talkin' waaaaaay east. I'm talkin' east of here, like
Midland-Odessa and Lubbock (TTI). 'Sides which, if we're a'gonna talk
coastal, then we gotta talk about the blue fringes on both the
Left and Right Coasts - and none of them know from nuthin', nohow.
Long time ago, I did my officer training in a company of about
100 other first and second lieutenants at Ft. Benning, GA. Most of
my class/company were from colleges in the east and upper Midwest
and really had only the TV westerns from which to form their view
of what "out west" meant. (At the time, the most popular TV western
was "Bonanza", BTW.) Now, I had driven to Benning from here, my
car being a kinda ratty Chevrolet, with more than a few dings and
a couple of holes in the bodywork. Since my classmates were, well,
naive, I was able to convince'em that the dings and holes came as a
result of Indian attacks on our "wagon train" between here and
Dallas, where we were able to pick up the "real" highway and move
on into civilization. Might not've been the kindest thing to do,
but it was a helluva lot of fun in the doing!
Smilin' Ol' Bob
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