[calenel]

"I once had some dumb Newfie try to tell me that France was the world's oldest democracy."

I had a similar experience:

I was on a Canadian board and a Canadian poster claimed that Canada is the largest country in the world. I gently pointed out that "no, Russia is actually the largest." He said that "Russia used to be, but since the Soviet Union broke up, now Canada is the largest." I said "no, Russia is still the largest, and here are the stats from the CIA Worldbook to prove it." He then said that I "have too much time" on my hands and "obviously have no life," and that he wasn't going to talk to me any more.

[Canadian Outrage]

re: your post #27 - sounds like you ran into a typical Easterner.!! He certainly fits the description of a canucklehead.