[Talk-ca] [Talk-us] silly borders

[James Ewen]

On Mon, Mar 30, 2009 at 8:13 PM, Matthew Schneider
<mlschneider at bucketofbolts.net> wrote:

> Fifty-Four Forty or Fight!
>
> Actually, it is the 49th parallel, West of Lake of the Woods.
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oregon_Treaty

Yup, 49 it is, but there are minor deviations along that line due to
measurement inaccuracies of the past.

You southerners had best remember though, who it was that burnt down
the White House on you... we might be the sleeping dog next door, but
we can bite you in the butt in a drunken stupor!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burning_of_Washington

James
VE6SRV