Yup, I get this echo, too (I'm Canadian(no choice in the matter, so
Canadian I shall be!)

Of course, your story isn't exactly Canada-related! ;)

There's a general chat(etc.) echo called ANYTHING_GOES that I've got
tagged. . .

On (17 Nov 06) PETER COGGON wrote to GEORGE POPE...

 PC> Hello George.
 PC>
 PC>   I guess the other conference isn't the place for Cannucks chatting
 PC> so I'll drop it in here, inhopes your QWKmail reader DLs this
 PC> conference.
 PC>
 PC>   A few years ago, there was a student, suffering the exam blues
 PC> and ready, just to quit school the whole thing, and well she
 PC> figured her family wasn't helping, as they were puching her
 PC> to pass and get into a profession of their choosing...or so
 PC> I was led to believe...or not I don't know.  Never got to
 PC> chat with family.
 PC>
 PC>   Anyhow, to shorten the story, she passed, and is thru
 PC> University, and today in the mail a card to let me know
 PC> she has met a great guy from Italy, and she is going to
 PC> marry this guy and move to Italy.
 PC>
 PC>   It was great news...I thought I would share, it with
 PC> you, as opposed to thinking about the daily news, with
 PC> kids killing themselves or whatever.....
 PC>
 PC>    A good news story.
 PC>
 PC>    ttfn
 PC>
 PC>    Peter
 PC>
 PC>
 PC>
 PC> ... þ Forgive your enemies, but never forget their names þ
 PC> ___ Blue Wave/DOS v2.30 [NR]
 PC> --- Platinum Xpress/Win/WINServer v3.0pr5
 PC> 134/77
 PC> 772/1


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