[Lonesome in Massachussets]

I grew up with alot of Lebanese in my hometown in Penna. They were all Christian.

That would be Lebanon, PA. I like your baloney.

Actually I used to patronize a garage owned by a family whose roots I was uncertain of. One Day, during the Gulf War I went inside to pay and noticed that the cashier/owner/brother was intently watching the Live Fire Air Power Demonstration over Iraq intently. Turns out he was a Lebanese Christian and was rooting for the F-117A's against the SAM's.

I grew up in Queens, NY (Jamaica, more specifically). When the Italian family that owned the local grocery store got tired of getting robbed at gun point every week they sold out to a family of Lebanese of the self-preservation persuasion. The Lebanese kept 9-mm's under each cash register and weren't afraid to show them. Needless to say the robberies soon stopped. On July 13, 1977 during the NYC black out when there was widespread rioting and looting they sat outside their store on lawn chairs with long rifles. Needless to say they didn't suffer any looting. They were God's own II-Admendment advocates.

[Montfort]

Good post. Some of the finest people you will ever meet are Lebanese-Americans. It is a shame what has happened to their country, but we in the US have been enriched by their presence here.

[MadelineZapeezda]

That would be Lebanon, PA. I like your baloney.

I never said Lebanon, Pa. But Mt. Lebanon was near our home.

We'd frequent the Lebanese-American club...they had the best kibbe, grape leaves and lamb. (no baloney)