From: "Gary Britt" 

Thanks Glenn

Gary

"Glenn Meadows"  wrote in message
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> The Battle of New Orleans.
>
> There's actually a US historical site on that battle field, Shelley and I
> visited it on our honeymoon.  Interesting part of our history.
>
> --
>
> Glenn M.
> "Gary Britt"  wrote in message
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> > That was really reaching back there to my very young childhood memories.
> > For some reason as a second grader I really liked that song.  Had it on
a
> > 45
> > rpm single.  That one and "Running Bear Loves Little
Whitedove"  Ah ooh
ga
> > ooh ga ooh ga ooh ga.    Don't know why I liked them.  Who knows.
> >
> > Alan gets kudos for knowing the artist.   What was the title?
> >
> > Gary
> >
> > "Mark"  wrote in message
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> >> LOL, thanks Gary, I remember that song (or some version of it).
> >>
> >> "Gary Britt"  wrote in message
> >> news:424a0170$1{at}w3.nls.net...
> >> > Yeah when you showed up the second time.  We killed the
general as he
> > got
> >> > off the boat, and his troops were stopped well outside
of Baltimore.
> >> > Meanwhile the large armada of ships you sent against the fort near
> >> > Baltimore
> >> > on the coast was shelled non-stop for about 2 or 3 days.
 We stayed,
> > kept
> >> > fiiring back, and your boats turned tail and ran without
ever landing
a
> >> > man
> >> > on shore.
> >> >
> >> > Then there was the vaunted attack on New Orleans where Andrew
Jackson,
> >> > I
> >> > believe, rallied a bunch of locals, merchants and the
like, and they
> > drove
> >> > the British regulars out to the sea, by way of a nice little romp
> > through
> >> > the alligator infested swamps.
> >> >
> >> > There was a great old country song about it in the 50's
early 60's.
> > That
> >> > went something like:
> >> >
> >> > We fired our guns and the British kept a com'in,
> >> > There wasn't as many as there was a while ago,
> >> > We fired once more and they began a run'in,
> >> > On down the Mississippi to the Gulf of Mexico
> >> >
> >> > Well they ran through the briars and the ran through the brambles
> >> > And they ran through the places where the rabbits couldn't go,
> >> > They ran so fast that the hounds couldn't catch 'em,
> >> > On down the Mississippi to the Gulf of Mexico.
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > Good show 'ol chap.
> >> >
> >> > Gary
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > "Adam Flinton" 
wrote in message
> >> > news:4249ccb3$1{at}w3.nls.net...
> >> >> Gary Britt wrote:
> >> >> > After we kicked your country's ass and threw
you leeches out of
our
> >> > country,
> >> >>
> >> >> & only up to the 49th parallel & then what
with global warming...the
> >> >> north is getting more pleasant anyway.
> >> >>
> >> >> Oh & we came back a couple of times to say
hullo. One attack
launched
> >> >> through a large chunk of the US you hadn't even got
to yet .
> >> >>
> >> >> I do think we should have got to keep the Oregon
though coz we were
> >> >> plainly there first (have a coast expect British in
boats to turn up
> >> >> ).
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >> > 13 years after the beginning of that ass
whooping we put on your
> >> > country,
> >> >> > the members of the confederation of states
elected/appointed
people
> > to
> >> > draw
> >> >> > up a new constitution which was later ratified
by the votes of
every
> >> > member
> >> >> > state.  That's who.
> >> >> >
> >> >>
> >> >> Ah right. Given the times this would have been a
secret society of
> >> >> wealthy people as most plots are. A self-selected rather than
elected
> >> > group.
> >> >>
> >> >> > Or in short.  The people who spit on your king
and killed your
> > soldiers
> >> > and
> >> >> > ran them out and across an  ocean to safety drew it up.
> >> >> >
> >> >>
> >> >> Umm no most just went up north.
> >> >>
> >> >> > God I'm glad you asked that question.
> >> >> >
> >> >>
> >> >> So you could reveal a deep ignorance of the
existence of canada?
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >> Adam
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >> > Gary
> >> >> >
> >> >> > "Adam Flinton"
 wrote in message
> >> >> > news:42474200$1{at}w3.nls.net...
> >> >> >
> >> >> >>Gary Britt wrote:
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >>>The rule of law does not refer to rule
by judicial fiat, by rule
of
> >> > high
> >> >> >>>priests in black robes carrying gavels. 
It refers to the laws
> > passed
> >> > by
> >> >> >>>elected representatives.
> >> >> >>>
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >>Who elected the traitors to the king who plotted your
constitution?
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >>Adam
> >> >> >
> >> >> >
> >> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
>
>

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