From: "Geo." 

Neither of you gets to call yourselves states until you get your sheep to
arm themselves..

Geo.

"John Beamish"  wrote in message
news:3fe9c158$1{at}w3.nls.net...
> Get in line.  We've been the 49th, 50th and 51st state for a long time --
> we're geographically closer and more closely tied:  there is more trade
> between the US and Canada than between the US and any other country.
>
> "Phil Payne"  wrote in message
> news:3FE96005.7A8C5517{at}isham-research.com...
> > > Depends on whether or not you're including the 51st state, Israel...
> >
> > Here the UK is often referred to as the 51st state.  Israel would be the
> > 52nd.
> >
> > --
> >   Phil Payne
> >   http://www.isham-research.com
> >   +44 7785 302 803
> >   +49 173 6242039
>
>

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