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Thread ID: 70136	2006-06-23 05:23:00	8 of 10 Times, You're not there!	SurferJoe46 (51)	PC World Chat

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465423	2006-06-24 13:18:00	Does any person eat in New Zealand what the Americans call "roadkill"? I know that hawks eat it here. Graham Kerr once published a recipe for roast 'possum in the Listener. He was the one that puts a tablespoon of wine in the recipe and two glasses in the cook.	Sweep (90)
465424	2006-06-24 16:39:00	A message from SurferJoe: "I can't get on PressF1! :annoyed: :badpc: . Feed those blinking squirrels ASAP!"	Renmoo (66)
465425	2006-06-24 17:06:00	2 hours of denial . . . I cannot take that!!!!!! Been trying to post for over 2 hours from US . . . I think the possum/squirrel died . . . . better check him! anyway, here's what I tried to post 2 . 4 hours ago: From what I have heard squirrel hunting is very much still alive and well in the US and most hunters eat what they shoot . Like I said, it exists, but usually south of the Mason/Dixon Line, and possibly those who migrate to other parts of the US from that area . I once dated a vice president from a very large national bank in the US, and she told stories of being raised in that area . . . south of the Mason/Dixon, and had eaten many squirrels . . . but would not eat possum at all . You've gotta remember that we are a very large country and there are zone-dependent histories and cultures that still, (although possibly not thriving), live in pretty much the same areas they were born in and keep the same socially accepted habits . However, there are exceptions to those not thriving: the Cajuns still live pretty much like they did many years ago in the areas around New Orleans; the Eskimos still live although some spread amongst the lower states; various and scattered pockets of Indians, mostly on reserved lands with their casinos that rival and in many ways challenge the ones in Las Vegas as sovereign nations . There are also the Apalachians who were the coal miners of Alabama, the ridge-runners of Tennessee, the bottom farmers of Missouri, the snake cults in Arkansas, and Tex-Mex'ers who relive The Alamo after a few cervesas . California is a melting pot of cultures from the parts of the US that carried some of their local "color" to here . Although "The Beverly Hillbillies"' was a funny show, it didn't really depict things accurately . There are minor culture-clashes with various ethnic groups but on the whole they seem to loose their old ways and acquire the new, less-ethnic moires when they assimilate . "The Grapes Of Wrath" aside, that sort of lifestyle hasn't been seem for many years, if not at least in a few generations . However "Cannery Row" seems to be making a come-back . I have to imagine that NZ is more culturally diverse than most people assume . Like the US, there might be food preferences and even housing styles that are significantly different from those Euro-Caucasians favor . This typically lends to and amplifies the strengths of a group of people . But, no . . . squirrel eating is not something that is noticeable, at least on the surface, of our current cultural activities . And, no . . . . . I do not want to look under the surface as therein live beasties and hobgoblins . NOTE: whilst trying to post this message, I have so far timed out 13 times, and "Server Not Found" 17 times; "Preview Post" is impossible to use . (I will raise the count each time it happens . ) Good thing for me I have right clicked and "Select All" for paste when the text is missing each time so I can try to re-post it again and again . I know it's not on this end, as I can get to my GMail and MSN ok . . . . . .	SurferJoe46 (51)
465426	2006-06-24 23:55:00	I say blame Telecom . . they provide the fat pipe that connects IDG with both the NZ backbones, and the Southern Cross and thus the rest of the planet . . . . . . . . After that, lets blame Canada . . just because we can . Anyone whose seen Southpark the movie will know exactly how ridiculous that statement is intended to be seen as .	personthingy (1670)
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