[Fwd: [ale] Future Meeting space] (also getting OT)

[Thompson Freeman]

Years and years ago, I had the term "Yankee" explained as such:

Outside English speaking N.America: An English speaking N. American. (Bugs
some Canadians...)

Within the US, generally southern: A Yankee is from/living north of the
Mason-Dixon line.

Once you get north of the Mason-Dixon, or much into the west: A Yankee is
from the Northeastern States (ie pretty much north & east of Pennsyvania)

Entering Pennstvania: A Yankee is from the New England states (Conn.,
Rhode Is., Mass., NH, Vermont, Maine)

Once into New England: A Yankee is from northern New England (this can be
considered a minor interpretation in my experience)

For much of New England: A Yankee would be from Vermont, implying farming,
but not exclusively.

And Finally: A Yankee is supposed to be somebody who likes apple pie with
his/her breakfast.


The terrible thing about all of this, is that at the time of the American
Clipper ships, when the US had a very dominating position in maritime
commerce, the term Yankee rather indicated a fine merchant in internation
commerce from the US.

FWIW - except for the idea of commerce and being from Vermont, I consider
myself a Yankee just about any other way you want to take it. (and getting
back on Linux) And Linux suits me as one fine way to follow that heritage
of "use it up, fix it up, or wear it out" for computers.



On Sat, 28 Jul 2001, Ben Coleman wrote:

> On Sat, 28 Jul 2001 08:16:30 -0400, Wandered Inn wrote:
> 
> >Sage wrote:
> >> 
> >> *LOL* Shame on you, Leonard...You've even talked to me on the phone. Did I have a southern accent? I think not! *snicker* Ohio born and bred!   :P
> >
> >Well, from one Buckeye to another, hello.  Born in Columbus, from there:
> >Buffalo NY, Shreveport LA, Greensboro NC, Acworth GA.  I don't know who
> >I am anymore...
> 
> Gee, must be a bunch of us travelling Buckeyes in the area.  Also born
> in Columbus, then Baton Rouge LA, Metuchen NJ, Fairmont WV, Marietta
> GA.  I usually claim to be an 'imported Yankee', but I'm not sure if
> midwesterners really qualify as Yankees or not.
> 
> Ben
> 

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