Re: OT: Geography query

2001-02-07 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
ob Walkden wrote: > You may be interested to know that part of my trip to Romania last year took in > part of Ruthenia. I met some genuine Ruthenians who were speaking an > interesting blend of Ukrainian and Romanian. I was staying in the town > of Sighetu Marmatiei a few k from the Ukrainian bor

Re: OT: Geography query

2001-02-07 Thread John Francis
Joe Urmos wrote: > > Is this the governor who "ran" three oil companies and bankrupted them all?? Can we try and avoid this particular rathole, please? -- John Francis [EMAIL PROTECTED] Silicon Graphics, Inc. (650)933-82952011 N. Shoreline Blvd. MS 43U-991 (650)9

Re: OT: Geography query

2001-02-07 Thread Doug Franklin
Hi Andreas, On Wed, 7 Feb 2001 11:40:15 -0800 (PST), Andreas Wirtz wrote: > Thank You for Your interst for geography. Please, > don't ask me where Carolina is, because I would like > to see interesting show on TV this evening As a former resident of both Carolinas (the ones in the US, anywa

Re: OT: Geography query

2001-02-07 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
Bob Walkden wrote: > This is our favourite sport here in Europe. Knowing how good Americans > are at geography we like to test them every few years by renaming our > countries and making the new names as similar as possible to ones that > already exist: there are 2 Macedonias, Moldavia, Moldova,

Re: OT: Geography query

2001-02-07 Thread John Francis
"Otis Wright, Jr." wrote: > > That won't help unless school is outside USA. Such as in New Mexico, for example ... -- John Francis [EMAIL PROTECTED] Silicon Graphics, Inc. (650)933-82952011 N. Shoreline Blvd. MS 43U-991 (650)932-0828 (Fax) Mount

Re: OT: Geography query

2001-02-07 Thread Andreas Wirtz
--- Bill Owens <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Andreas > > Isn't Slovenia part of the former Czechoslovakia? > And now an independent > state like the Czech Republic? > > Bill > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Pupil Doug! Sit down - 1! And for Your homework > write > > hundred times:"Ljubljana is in cen

Re: OT: Geography query

2001-02-07 Thread Andreas Wirtz
> "Brewer, Doug" wrote: > > > > Is Ljubljana near Ulan Bator? > > Pupil Doug! Sit down - 1! And for Your homework write hundred times:"Ljubljana is in central Europe." Teacher Andreas Wirtz __ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Auctions - Buy the things you

Re: OT: Geography query

2001-02-07 Thread Bill Owens
Andreas Isn't Slovenia part of the former Czechoslovakia? And now an independent state like the Czech Republic? Bill [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Pupil Doug! Sit down - 1! And for Your homework write > hundred times:"Ljubljana is in central Europe." > > Teacher Andreas Wirtz - This message is from th

Re: OT: Geography query

2001-02-07 Thread Norman Baugher
No, that's SlovAKia. Norm From: Bill Owens > Isn't Slovenia part of the former Czechoslovakia? And now an independent > state like the Czech Republic? - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to vis

Re: OT: Geography query

2001-02-07 Thread Flavio Minelli
"Bill D. Casselberry" wrote: > > Doug wrote: > > > ding! We have a winner. > > Thanks for playing, > > :^) I was watching the whole thread unfold, myself > wondering when some "old timer" would bring up > that legendary PhotoGear Exposition > >

Re: OT: Geography query

2001-02-06 Thread dave o'brien
A scroll of mail from "Brewer, Doug" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> on Tue, 6 Feb 2001 10:09:35 -0500 Read it? y >Is Ljubljana near Ulan Bator? No, but the Ljubljana camera show can now take precedence over the Ulann Bataar Show in PDMl legend. dave - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. T

Re: OT: Geography query

2001-02-06 Thread Doug Brewer
ding! We have a winner. Thanks for playing, Doug Quoting dave o'brien <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > A scroll of mail from "Brewer, Doug" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> on Tue, 6 > Feb 2001 10:09:35 -0500 > Read it? y > >Is Ljubljana near Ulan Bator? > > No, but the Ljubljana camera show can now take precede

Re: OT: Geography query

2001-02-06 Thread LEDMRVM
In a message dated 2/6/2001 10:17:59 AM US Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > Is Ljubljana near Ulan Bator? > > Doug > - > Not unless there are two Ljubljanas. L is the capital of Slovenia ( a breakaway republic from now-defunct Yugoslavia). Ulan Bator is the capital of