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Re: Nationwide Z Campaign !?

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From: R Brockie
Date: Mon, 21 Jun 1993 10:19
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In article <1993Jun20.224809.1@geovax.ed.ac.uk>, msc9330@geovax.ed.ac.uk writes:
|> 
|> >In article <37557@castle.ed.ac.uk>, jeremy@castle.ed.ac.uk (Jeremy Henderson) writes:
|> > devoted to, yes you guessed it, the Z campaign. It appears that this master
|> > stroke was modelled on a campaign in Canada. Of course one might wonder what a
|> > pretty pass we've come to when we take our lead from the frozen wastes of the
|> > 51st State, Home of the Humourless ("why do Canadians make love doggy-style?"
|> > -"so the women can see the hockey game as well"). But it seems we got off
|> > lightly - the Canucks spent a mighty 146 million quid on their campaign, whereas
|> > ours cost a measly 25,000.
|> 
|> 
|> Jeremy, coming from such a backword country, you have a lot of nerve to
|> call Canada a frozen wasteland and the 51st state.  I've seen third world
|> countries better developed than Scotland; you people don't even have
|> any highways/motorways.  Also, at least we Canadians have our own government 
|> and assembly which is more than what I can say about this province of the
|> UK.  Why don't you travel to Toronto, Montreal or Vancouver and see
|> what the developed world looks like? 
|> 
|> Cheers,
|> ap
|> (I don't know nor could care about any Z compaign) 

Why are you here if Canada is so great?
-- 
   R.

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Subject: Re: Nationwide Z Campaign !?
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