From: "John Beamish" 

You guys lost.  Depending on which books you read, Canada won or the British won.

On Wed, 16 May 2007 08:46:02 -0400, Rich Gauszka
 wrote:

> http://www.straightdope.com/mailbag/mwar1812.htm
>
> Did Canada win the War of 1812?
>
> "John Beamish"  wrote in message
> news:op.tse5hdmhm6tn4t{at}dellblack.phub.net.cable.rogers.com...
> We tried doing that for you in 1812.  Didn't work. ;-)
>
>
> On Wed, 16 May 2007 06:03:21 -0400, Geo.  wrote:
>
>> If this is even seriously considered, I propose we fire everyone in
>> government, burn washington to the ground, and start over from scratch.
>>
>> Geo.
>>
>> "Don Hills"  wrote in message
>> news:ufpSGtgaXaxM092yn{at}attglobal.net...
>>> First the DMCA, then Homeland Security, now the IPPA:
>>>
>>>
http://news.com.com/8301-10784_3-9719339-7.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547
-1_3-0-20
>>>
>>> What's the bet - will it pass, or will common sense prevail?
>>>
>>> -- Don Hills    (dmhills at attglobaldotnet)     Wellington, New
>>> Zealand
>>> "New interface closely resembles Presentation Manager,
>>> preparing you for the wonders of OS/2!"
>>>    -- Advertisement on the box for Microsoft Windows 2.11 for 286
>>
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