Comments on: Interlude: Revisited http://101reasonstostopwriting.com/2007/04/09/interlude-revisited/ The Fundamentals of Our Publishing are Wrong Thu, 29 Jul 2010 18:37:45 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Bernita http://101reasonstostopwriting.com/2007/04/09/interlude-revisited/comment-page-1/#comment-1390 Bernita Sun, 15 Apr 2007 10:29:00 +0000 http://101reasonstostopwriting.com/2007/04/09/interlude-revisited/#comment-1390 You're right, Paul.<br/>I listed Canada. You’re right, Paul.
I listed Canada.

]]> By: Sean Lindsay http://101reasonstostopwriting.com/2007/04/09/interlude-revisited/comment-page-1/#comment-1389 Sean Lindsay Thu, 12 Apr 2007 13:09:00 +0000 http://101reasonstostopwriting.com/2007/04/09/interlude-revisited/#comment-1389 FicScribe, if I'm ever in Melbourne I'll take you up on that. FicScribe, if I’m ever in Melbourne I’ll take you up on that.

]]> By: Anonymous http://101reasonstostopwriting.com/2007/04/09/interlude-revisited/comment-page-1/#comment-1388 Anonymous Wed, 11 Apr 2007 02:16:00 +0000 http://101reasonstostopwriting.com/2007/04/09/interlude-revisited/#comment-1388 If you're ever in Melbourne, there's a nice pub with great nachos I can take you to/direct you to. <br/><br/>JM - FicScribe If you’re ever in Melbourne, there’s a nice pub with great nachos I can take you to/direct you to.

JM – FicScribe

]]> By: Anonymous http://101reasonstostopwriting.com/2007/04/09/interlude-revisited/comment-page-1/#comment-1387 Anonymous Tue, 10 Apr 2007 01:36:00 +0000 http://101reasonstostopwriting.com/2007/04/09/interlude-revisited/#comment-1387 Most of the Australians listed their state, too. Just sayin' Most of the Australians listed their state, too. Just sayin’

]]> By: Paul Riddell http://101reasonstostopwriting.com/2007/04/09/interlude-revisited/comment-page-1/#comment-1386 Paul Riddell Mon, 09 Apr 2007 16:48:00 +0000 http://101reasonstostopwriting.com/2007/04/09/interlude-revisited/#comment-1386 Are you kidding? Most Americans don't know that Canada is, either. (If you can hunt it down, watch the Rick Mercer documentary "Talking To Americans", where Mercer and his crew asked any number of Americans, including George W. Bush, fake questions about Canada just to demonstrate how ignorant we are of our northern neighbors. The only thing funnier than watching Dubya talk about his close relationship with Prime Minister Poutine (and my explaining to my native Texan wife why I was laughing so hard at earnest Americans denouncing seal clubbing in Saskatchawan) was where one woman interviewed about how "Canada was merging its states into one country", and her kid grabbed the microphone and yelled "Hey! Canada doesn't have states! It has <i>provinces</i>!") Are you kidding? Most Americans don’t know that Canada is, either. (If you can hunt it down, watch the Rick Mercer documentary “Talking To Americans”, where Mercer and his crew asked any number of Americans, including George W. Bush, fake questions about Canada just to demonstrate how ignorant we are of our northern neighbors. The only thing funnier than watching Dubya talk about his close relationship with Prime Minister Poutine (and my explaining to my native Texan wife why I was laughing so hard at earnest Americans denouncing seal clubbing in Saskatchawan) was where one woman interviewed about how “Canada was merging its states into one country”, and her kid grabbed the microphone and yelled “Hey! Canada doesn’t have states! It has provinces!”)

]]> By: Sean Lindsay http://101reasonstostopwriting.com/2007/04/09/interlude-revisited/comment-page-1/#comment-1385 Sean Lindsay Mon, 09 Apr 2007 15:11:00 +0000 http://101reasonstostopwriting.com/2007/04/09/interlude-revisited/#comment-1385 Heather, you've got me (and Paul) there. <br/><br/>alkelda, I'm fascinated by how people identify themselves, particularly where they put the fences between themselves and others. Certainly being from Washington isn't reason enough to stop writing. Florida, maybe.<br/><br/>Paul, most Texans don't know Mexico <i>is</i> another country. Heather, you’ve got me (and Paul) there.

alkelda, I’m fascinated by how people identify themselves, particularly where they put the fences between themselves and others. Certainly being from Washington isn’t reason enough to stop writing. Florida, maybe.

Paul, most Texans don’t know Mexico is another country.

]]> By: Heather http://101reasonstostopwriting.com/2007/04/09/interlude-revisited/comment-page-1/#comment-1384 Heather Mon, 09 Apr 2007 14:44:00 +0000 http://101reasonstostopwriting.com/2007/04/09/interlude-revisited/#comment-1384 Actually you said "city/country" ... information that is useless without the state. There can be many, many cities with the same name within the United States, but only one per state. <br/><br/>You can blame it on Paul, though. He's the one that started the trend of city/state. Actually you said “city/country” … information that is useless without the state. There can be many, many cities with the same name within the United States, but only one per state.

You can blame it on Paul, though. He’s the one that started the trend of city/state.

]]> By: Paul Riddell http://101reasonstostopwriting.com/2007/04/09/interlude-revisited/comment-page-1/#comment-1383 Paul Riddell Mon, 09 Apr 2007 13:58:00 +0000 http://101reasonstostopwriting.com/2007/04/09/interlude-revisited/#comment-1383 You mean Texas <i>isn't</i> its own country? When you say that, you yellow-bellied rattlesnake, you'd better <i>smile</i>. (Pretty good for a second-generation American and carpetbagging Texan wannabe, eh?) You mean Texas isn’t its own country? When you say that, you yellow-bellied rattlesnake, you’d better smile. (Pretty good for a second-generation American and carpetbagging Texan wannabe, eh?)

]]> By: Alkelda the Gleeful http://101reasonstostopwriting.com/2007/04/09/interlude-revisited/comment-page-1/#comment-1382 Alkelda the Gleeful Mon, 09 Apr 2007 11:53:00 +0000 http://101reasonstostopwriting.com/2007/04/09/interlude-revisited/#comment-1382 <i>Most [Americans] listed their state when I clearly said "country", which to people who live outside the USA, is no surprise either.</i><br/><br/>Touche. However, the USA is 50 states divided by one country. Plus, I know British people who identify themselves as Yorkshirefolk first and Englishfolk second. I think our regions more than our countries reveal more about how we identify ourselves.<br/><br/>"But still, you didn't answer the question properly," Sean says. "I don't care a whit about how you identify yourselves. You really do need to stop writing."<br/><br/>Your wish = my command. Most [Americans] listed their state when I clearly said “country”, which to people who live outside the USA, is no surprise either.

Touche. However, the USA is 50 states divided by one country. Plus, I know British people who identify themselves as Yorkshirefolk first and Englishfolk second. I think our regions more than our countries reveal more about how we identify ourselves.

“But still, you didn’t answer the question properly,” Sean says. “I don’t care a whit about how you identify yourselves. You really do need to stop writing.”

Your wish = my command.

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