Kings and Hants are the counties that the riding covers.
Cordelia: I get it now. You're all spies. Probably all Russian. And you've brainwashed me, and want me to believe we're friends so I'll spill the beans about some nano-technology thingy that you want. Gunn: So I look Russian to you? Cordelia: Black Russian. Angel: That's a drink.
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[NAFDA] We used to get Buffy the day before everyone else, now we get Angel a week after everyone else. And Firefly every Monday!
Sue - Jun 30, 2004 6:42:03 am PDT #6411 of 6793
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Jon B. - Jun 30, 2004 6:51:21 am PDT #6412 of 6793
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!
"Riding the Stang" would make a great album title.
JohnSweden - Jun 30, 2004 6:59:14 am PDT #6413 of 6793
I can't even.
Kings and Hants are the counties that the riding covers.
Hants is the shortform for Hampshire in England. It would be kind of humourous if the NS county adopted it whole-cloth, so to speak.
Scugog is one of the best names ever. It totally reminds me of an old Kazar comic, or Savage Sword of Conan or something. People driving through Scugog with me tend to get subjected to a complete riff of me enjoying the sound of Scugog. That whole stretch of Highway 7 has some good slightly odd names.
Sue - Jun 30, 2004 7:03:49 am PDT #6414 of 6793
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Hants is the shortform for Hampshire in England.
I never knew this.
It would be kind of humourous if the NS county adopted it whole-cloth, so to speak.
I'm sure they did. Yep:
Ultimately getting its name from the County of South Hampton in England, popularly called Hampshire, and abbrieviated to Hants, Hants County was established in 1781 out of part of what had been Kings County.
Dani - Jun 30, 2004 7:09:36 am PDT #6415 of 6793
I believe vampires are the world's greatest golfers
I posted this bit of news in Natter already, but it deserves to be double (har) posted.
"Double double" has finally made the Canadian Oxford Dictionary.
JohnSweden - Jun 30, 2004 7:13:26 am PDT #6416 of 6793
I can't even.
I never knew this.
My uncle Jack and his family live in Southampton (in the New Forest, even), thus the fact trapped in my useless brain forever.
Ultimately getting its name from the County of South Hampton in England, popularly called Hampshire, and abbrieviated to Hants, Hants County was established in 1781 out of part of what had been Kings County.
That's fantastic, really. I'm wondering if we can look forward to new counties one day being named "Nfld" or "Alta" someplace.
brenda m - Jul 01, 2004 3:10:47 am PDT #6417 of 6793
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
Happy Canada Day, all!
Nilly - Jul 01, 2004 3:19:46 am PDT #6418 of 6793
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Happy Canada day!
[Edit: and x-posted with brenda, no less]
sj - Jul 01, 2004 7:14:18 am PDT #6419 of 6793
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
Happy Canada Day!
Sue - Jul 01, 2004 7:37:43 am PDT #6420 of 6793
hip deep in pie
Thanks! And Happy Canada Day to all!