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One Thread  Yesterday I was at my exercise venue. One of the
regulars, Father G (a retired Episcopal priest), was talking
about the new apartment complex where he and his wife live.
"It's very nice except for all those Canadians". My ears perked.
Father G is a fine fellow---erudite, good humored and (I
thought) open-minded. Why was he knocking Canadians?  Surprised,
I asked him why were there so many Canadians at his apartments.
"I don't know, but they sure are messy", he said. I decided to
drop it. Maybe the good Father had had a traumatic encounter
with Canadians during his childhood in Brooklyn.  But he
continued. "They poop all over the place". Whaaa? This was
getting out of hand. I questioned him further. Turns out he was
talking about Canadian geese but had neglected to say "geese".
I chortled about that for the next ten minutes while riding the
stationary bike. I chortled so hard I almost fell off the bike.
-- (, July 23, 2002   Tricia, h