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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread . #59173 02/28/2002 11:58 PM Joined: Aug 2000 Posts: 3,409 Max Quordlepleen Carpal Tunnel Max Quordlepleen Carpal Tunnel Joined: Aug 2000 Posts: 3,409 Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Any N. Dakotans here? #59174 03/01/2002 12:21 AM Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 10,542 this too shall pass tsuwm Carpal Tunnel tsuwm Carpal Tunnel Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 10,542 this too shall pass Max, this seems to have been quite different from Dave's usual exagerated, satirical piece, as this all rang very true to my recollections of three subboreal winters on the UND campus in Grand Forks. The naming of the pumping station in Dave's honor was in the fine tradition of the Will Rogers, Jr. Sewage Lagoon in Devils Lake, ND -- my home town. He's also absolutely right about the plentitude of parking, but be aware: not all the parking spots have outlets for head-bolt heaters. http://home.mn.rr.com/wwftd/ Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Any N. Dakotans here? #59175 03/01/2002 8:04 AM Joined: Nov 2000 Posts: 3,146 Northamptonshire, England Capital Kiwi Carpal Tunnel Capital Kiwi Carpal Tunnel Joined: Nov 2000 Posts: 3,146 Northamptonshire, England Max, this seems to have been quite different from Dave's usual exagerated, satirical piece, as this all rang very true to my recollections of three subboreal winters on the UND campus in Grand Forks. Perhaps satire and exaggeration were unneeded? The idiot also known as Capfka ... Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Any N. Dakotans here? #59176 03/01/2002 2:48 PM Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 1,156 Bean old hand Bean old hand Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 1,156 not all the parking spots have outlets for head-bolt heaters. There was an overflow parking lot at the U of Manitoba, which was about 15 minutes' walk (no tunnel/overhead walkway) from the part of campus where you'd actually want to be. It was called Hell Lot - all the other lots were named by letters of the alphabet - and I don't think it had plug-ins either. The normal parking lots are creepy - rows upon rows of painted white wooden posts, each with four outlets. It looks like a war cemetery when there are no cars there. I like "the unmistakable WHUPWHUPWHUP of North Dakotans enthusiastically applauding with heavy gloves." It never occurred to me that someone from Miami has no idea what it sounds like to applaud with mittens on. BTW, tsuwm, I didn't realize you were from Devil's Lake. Is that not The Lake That Is Eating North Dakota? Attempts to deal with it are causing a lot of cross-border tension in that area. Since I lived in Manitoba for most of my formative years, I know all about the flooding, the Red River, and other fun prairie stuff! Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Threaded Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary

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