tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2286321024842109960.post6698211185473434858..comments2024-03-27T15:41:01.956-04:00Comments on rhymeswithplague<br>rhymeswithplague<br>rhymeswithplague<br>rhymeswithplague<br>rhymeswithplague: This just in: Auckland is now a suburb of Sydney...rhymeswithplaguehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10870439618129001633noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2286321024842109960.post-24768327610743627792009-07-23T22:01:05.285-04:002009-07-23T22:01:05.285-04:00bARE-eYED-sUN - The check is in the mail.<b>bARE-eYED-sUN</b> - The check is in the mail.rhymeswithplaguehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10870439618129001633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2286321024842109960.post-90917885067760127632009-07-23T20:03:32.993-04:002009-07-23T20:03:32.993-04:00again with the wit. :-)
thank you once more for f...again with the wit. :-)<br /><br />thank you once more for filling us with envy. :-)<br /><br />..<br />.erobARE-eYED sUNhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09274024134490490172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2286321024842109960.post-23768290091113407022009-07-23T10:21:57.596-04:002009-07-23T10:21:57.596-04:00Pat - From the Wikipedia article on Maine comes th...<b>Pat</b> - From the Wikipedia article on Maine comes this: "Maine was an <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exclave" rel="nofollow">exclave</a> of Massachusetts until 1820, when as a result of the growing population, it became the 23rd state on March 15 under the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Missouri_Compromise" rel="nofollow">Missouri Compromise</a>."<br /><br />Oh, and happy reading!rhymeswithplaguehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10870439618129001633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2286321024842109960.post-74635993885207456642009-07-23T00:23:02.913-04:002009-07-23T00:23:02.913-04:00Thanks for the explanation re: whilst. Guess I'...Thanks for the explanation re: whilst. Guess I've read too many British mystery stories. I shall probably continue to use the word, at least whilst I'm still on this side of The Great Divide.:)<br /><br />Bangor, MA?? My history is really dusty!Pat - Arkansashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11623638376731374600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2286321024842109960.post-3386521950571372482009-07-22T12:53:54.180-04:002009-07-22T12:53:54.180-04:00Pat - There's nothing at all wrong with "...<b>Pat</b> - There's nothing at all wrong with "whilst" if you're from the U.K. or Canada or Australia or New Zealand or South Africa, where British words and spelling pronunciation hold sway, but here in the good old U. S. of A. it seems a little strange, somehow, even if one is a good Episcopalian, and I happen to know that one of us is a good Episcopalian.<br /><br />Your trivia fact for the day is that until 1820, Bangor, Maine, was Bangor, Massachusetts.rhymeswithplaguehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10870439618129001633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2286321024842109960.post-49309895316589329732009-07-22T12:02:29.783-04:002009-07-22T12:02:29.783-04:00I overshot the distance. Should be the distance be...I overshot the distance. Should be the distance between myself and Boston MA. Should have looked it up on MapQuest first.Pat - Arkansashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11623638376731374600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2286321024842109960.post-20979999022421946632009-07-22T11:42:48.701-04:002009-07-22T11:42:48.701-04:00And, just what's wrong with "whilst?"...And, just what's wrong with "whilst?" I use the word quite often, generally whilst composing blog entries. <br /><br />Although I am aware that Australia and NZ are some distance apart, I'm always a bit surprised when I read somewhere (like here, today) how really far apart they are. About the distance between me and Bangor, ME.Pat - Arkansashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11623638376731374600noreply@blogger.com