Oh, right. Next you'll tell us you don't have frivolous lawsuits in the
USA, the country with more lawyers than any other on the planet.


"WaIIy" wrote in message
...
On Thu, 04 Nov 2004 12:04:20 -0500, rhys wrote:

On Wed, 03 Nov 2004 15:31:33 GMT, WaIIy
wrote:

We don't want the damn Quebeckers in Florida anyway. Snowbirds, stay
home!!!

And screen a copy of Der Ewige Jude while you're at it!

I invoke Godwin's Law.

You were quick.

Wasn't sure who would get that. You did.

Danke, mein Herr...G

R.

Here's an example of what some Canadians spend their time on....


Good enough for Tonto

Rachel Boomer
CanWest News Service

Tuesday, November 02, 2004



HALIFAX - A Nova Scotia Human Rights Commission panel spent a full day
watching Lone Ranger episodes before deciding being called kemosabe did
not demean a Mi'kmaq woman.

After its day of reruns and hearing several Mi'kmaq witnesses, the
independent board of inquiry concluded the TV western treated native
Americans in a "demeaning and disrespectful manner."

But, it said, the term "kemosabe" -- Tonto's word for his white friend
the Lone Ranger -- did not really offend the Membertou, N.S., woman.

The board's conclusions were recently upheld by the Nova Scotia Court of
Appeal.

"Tonto is the Lone Ranger's partner and friend. He is clean cut and
well-groomed and, although he speaks a form of broken English, he is
neither dumb nor stupid," Justice David Chipman of the appeal court
writes in an Oct. 6 summary of the board's ruling.

"For the most part, other native Americans in the series are treated in
a demeaning and disrespectful manner. While Tonto is sometimes so
treated by others, he is never so treated by the Lone Ranger."

The complaint dates back to October, 1999, when Dorothy Kateri Moore of
Membertou was working as a clerk at Play It Again Sports in Sydney.

Her boss, Trevor Muller, referred to her and other employees as
kemosabe.

Mr. Muller said it meant "trusty friend." Ms. Moore asked to be called
"nitap," Mi'kmaq for "friend," but the board found Mr. Muller called
everyone "kemosabe" and didn't stop at Ms. Moore's request.

After a dispute over how Ms. Moore treated customers, she quit and filed
a human rights complaint, saying the workplace was poisoned by use of
the word and several other incidents.

On Feb. 17, 2004, the board ruled against her.

"To the contrary, the evidence showed that she was not only treated the
same way as other employees, but was considered a friend, and
accommodated beyond the expectations of a strict employment
relationship," Judge Chipman said, summarizing the board's ruling.

The Mi'kmaq witnesses who testified about the word's meaning were
divided on whether it was offensive.

Mi'kmaq linguist Bernie Francis testified the word probably came from an
Ojibwa or Potowatmi word meaning "sly-looking" or "sneaky."

Two other members of the Membertou band said they would be offended if
called kemosabe.

Another man said it depended on the context, while an Eskasoni man said
he didn't know what the word meant until he was asked to testify.

(Halifax Daily News)

Yup, sad isnt it. We graduate over 40,000 NEW pirrhannas every damn
year. Would be glad to send you some of the surplus (which was
reached in the 1960s). The onlly country that has more shysters per
capita is Chile .... another country that is self destructing due to a
superabundance of greedy lawyers.
Just subtract 7% of the total usa GNP to 'legal charges' .... which
benefits NO ONE 'cept the greedy shysters.

In article _exid.94737$9b.8156@edtnps84, Gordon Wedman
wrote:

Oh, right. Next you'll tell us you don't have frivolous lawsuits in the
USA, the country with more lawyers than any other on the planet.


"WaIIy" wrote in message
...
On Thu, 04 Nov 2004 12:04:20 -0500, rhys wrote:

On Wed, 03 Nov 2004 15:31:33 GMT, WaIIy
wrote:

We don't want the damn Quebeckers in Florida anyway. Snowbirds, stay
home!!!

And screen a copy of Der Ewige Jude while you're at it!

I invoke Godwin's Law.

You were quick.

Wasn't sure who would get that. You did.

Danke, mein Herr...G

R.

Here's an example of what some Canadians spend their time on....


Good enough for Tonto

Rachel Boomer
CanWest News Service

Tuesday, November 02, 2004



HALIFAX - A Nova Scotia Human Rights Commission panel spent a full day
watching Lone Ranger episodes before deciding being called kemosabe did
not demean a Mi'kmaq woman.

After its day of reruns and hearing several Mi'kmaq witnesses, the
independent board of inquiry concluded the TV western treated native
Americans in a "demeaning and disrespectful manner."

But, it said, the term "kemosabe" -- Tonto's word for his white friend
the Lone Ranger -- did not really offend the Membertou, N.S., woman.

The board's conclusions were recently upheld by the Nova Scotia Court of
Appeal.

"Tonto is the Lone Ranger's partner and friend. He is clean cut and
well-groomed and, although he speaks a form of broken English, he is
neither dumb nor stupid," Justice David Chipman of the appeal court
writes in an Oct. 6 summary of the board's ruling.

"For the most part, other native Americans in the series are treated in
a demeaning and disrespectful manner. While Tonto is sometimes so
treated by others, he is never so treated by the Lone Ranger."

The complaint dates back to October, 1999, when Dorothy Kateri Moore of
Membertou was working as a clerk at Play It Again Sports in Sydney.

Her boss, Trevor Muller, referred to her and other employees as
kemosabe.

Mr. Muller said it meant "trusty friend." Ms. Moore asked to be called
"nitap," Mi'kmaq for "friend," but the board found Mr. Muller called
everyone "kemosabe" and didn't stop at Ms. Moore's request.

After a dispute over how Ms. Moore treated customers, she quit and filed
a human rights complaint, saying the workplace was poisoned by use of
the word and several other incidents.

On Feb. 17, 2004, the board ruled against her.

"To the contrary, the evidence showed that she was not only treated the
same way as other employees, but was considered a friend, and
accommodated beyond the expectations of a strict employment
relationship," Judge Chipman said, summarizing the board's ruling.

The Mi'kmaq witnesses who testified about the word's meaning were
divided on whether it was offensive.

Mi'kmaq linguist Bernie Francis testified the word probably came from an
Ojibwa or Potowatmi word meaning "sly-looking" or "sneaky."

Two other members of the Membertou band said they would be offended if
called kemosabe.

Another man said it depended on the context, while an Eskasoni man said
he didn't know what the word meant until he was asked to testify.

(Halifax Daily News)

On Thu, 04 Nov 2004 20:32:10 GMT, WaIIy
wrote:

On Thu, 04 Nov 2004 12:04:20 -0500, rhys wrote:

On Wed, 03 Nov 2004 15:31:33 GMT, WaIIy
wrote:

We don't want the damn Quebeckers in Florida anyway. Snowbirds, stay home!!!

And screen a copy of Der Ewige Jude while you're at it!

I invoke Godwin's Law.

You were quick.

Wasn't sure who would get that. You did.

Danke, mein Herr...G

R.

Here's an example of what some Canadians spend their time on....

Well, that's kinda funny in a pathetic sort of way, and demonstrates
that Canadians are as prone to institutional ******y as Americans are
with Pentagon-approved $2,000 toilet seats and whatnot.

Abuse of the process is part of the process. Ever talked to a yacht
broker?G

R.

Subject: Cuba
From: WaIIy

On Mon, 01 Nov 2004 23:35:30 -0500, prodigal1 wrote:

WaIIy wrote:

Who's the paranoid one?

Since you don't get it, I'll explain. Anyone crossing into the good ol'
US of A can be fingerprinted and photographed at the whim of an
individual customs officer. The way you clowns are heading I wonder how
long it will be until travellers into the States get tattooed, perhaps
on a forearm?
On principle I have terminated 25 years of yearly travel with my family
to Florida and will not return to the US until reason returns. There are
many other sunny destinations where my disposable income is welcomed and
quite frankly needed to a much greater degree.

Have someone read the USA Patriot Act to you, better still have someone
convert it into comic book form so that it will be easier for you to
comprehend. Detention without charges or right to access to counsel,
extortion/coercion of "cooperation" of public facilities like libraries,
wiretapping, eavesdropping, "Homeland Security", "Coastal Watch"
programs, encouragement of informing, etc...

You poor schmuck. The Bushstapo has trampled your constitutional rights
and you're too clued out to realize it.

You are from Quebec, correct?

Enough said.

Your right.

Being from Quebec would explain his/her concise, well written explanation that
went right over, or is that through, your head.


Capt. Bill

The $2000 dollar toilet seats are just a way to cover up expenditures in
alien research. I know it's true, saw it on TV.
"rhys" wrote in message
...
On Thu, 04 Nov 2004 20:32:10 GMT, WaIIy
wrote:

On Thu, 04 Nov 2004 12:04:20 -0500, rhys wrote:

On Wed, 03 Nov 2004 15:31:33 GMT, WaIIy
wrote:

We don't want the damn Quebeckers in Florida anyway. Snowbirds, stay
home!!!

And screen a copy of Der Ewige Jude while you're at it!

I invoke Godwin's Law.

You were quick.

Wasn't sure who would get that. You did.

Danke, mein Herr...G

R.

Here's an example of what some Canadians spend their time on....

Well, that's kinda funny in a pathetic sort of way, and demonstrates
that Canadians are as prone to institutional ******y as Americans are
with Pentagon-approved $2,000 toilet seats and whatnot.

Abuse of the process is part of the process. Ever talked to a yacht
broker?G

R.

"johannes m.r." wrote:

Our nation is founded on the premise that unfair laws should be
challenged. Those folks that participated in the Boston Tea Party
knew the laws too.

They were well aware of the laws beforehand.

..which doesn't alter the fact that the laws are still rather sick.

They had permission. This is more like ex post facto, which is
supposed to be illegal.

grandma Rosalie

Oh, come on! I don't like it either...but you don't have to engage in a
character assassination of the leader our American neighbours have just
chosen by a popular vote. They chose him...we may not agree with this
policy or that (especially the threat of seizing my d**n boat) but maybe we
should stop short of insulting our American neighbours for their choice of
president...agreed?

Glenn.
s/vSeawing

"Tamaroak" wrote in message
...
The mayor of London, John Livingstone, calls Bush "the greatest living
threat to life on this planet."

I couldn't have said it better myself.

Capt. jeff

"Harry Krause" wrote

George W. Bush...Armed, Dangerous, and Stupid...
Just What the Terrorists Want & America Deserves

That's an incorrect statement Harry, didn't you hear that 99 out of 100
terrorists polled preferred John Kerry for president??

Hello people! Sailing...cruising...the idea of stepping away from the
stresses of our over-stressed world and enjoying the people and nature that
God created. Leave W and Fidel to figure themselves out. Go anchor
somewhere without CNN.

Glenn.
s/vSeawing

"Harry Krause" wrote in message
...
Phil wrote:
"Harry Krause" wrote

George W. Bush...Armed, Dangerous, and Stupid...
Just What the Terrorists Want & America Deserves

That's an incorrect statement Harry, didn't you hear that 99 out of 100
terrorists polled preferred John Kerry for president??


Was that based on exit polls tabulated by Diebold?



--
George W. Bush...Armed, Dangerous, and Stupid...
Just What the Terrorists Want & America Deserves

Who is stressed? Maybe Diebold execs,,,,,,,not us :-)

"Glenn A. Heslop" wrote in message
news:T59jd.133278$nl.22740@pd7tw3no...
Hello people! Sailing...cruising...the idea of stepping away from the
stresses of our over-stressed world and enjoying the people and nature
that
God created. Leave W and Fidel to figure themselves out. Go anchor
somewhere without CNN.

Glenn.
s/vSeawing

"Harry Krause" wrote in message
...
Phil wrote:
"Harry Krause" wrote

George W. Bush...Armed, Dangerous, and Stupid...
Just What the Terrorists Want & America Deserves

That's an incorrect statement Harry, didn't you hear that 99 out of
100
terrorists polled preferred John Kerry for president??


Was that based on exit polls tabulated by Diebold?



--
George W. Bush...Armed, Dangerous, and Stupid...
Just What the Terrorists Want & America Deserves