Julie Krueger: "newfie"? Phil: A term of endearment for our fellow canucks from Newfoundland. W: I definitely am Canadian ("Canuck") but I'm originally from la belle ville de Monreyal, presently residing in NewfoundLAND (note the phonetics). "Newfie" as in "Newfie joke" is typically a term of derision and mockery. But in the context of sincerity (which is a validity claim, we all remember),embedding Phil's remark, it is ethically permissible. Brimming with sincerity, Phil Enns Glen Haven, NS p.s. We haven't had any snow at all, just gorgeous sunshine. W: Geography possesses no sense of justice. p.p.s. Does a Volvo always start if you can't find it in the snow? W: Yes. My remote ignition device (which I use in the early morning hours while still in my house-robe and sipping my first cup of Viennese roast) assures me my Volvo is somewhere in my driveway. Were I to doubt that, what would "doubting" mean? Walter O. In Certainty, on the Rock of the Avalon Newfoundland and Quebec Canada ------------------------------------------------------------------ To change your Lit-Ideas settings (subscribe/unsub, vacation on/off, digest on/off), visit www.andreas.com/faq-lit-ideas.html ----- End forwarded message ----- ----- End forwarded message ----- ------------------------------------------------------------------ To change your Lit-Ideas settings (subscribe/unsub, vacation on/off, digest on/off), visit www.andreas.com/faq-lit-ideas.html