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From: faunt@hplabs.UUCP (Doug Faunt)
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Subject: Re: Canadian accents: the "Bob & Doug MacKenzie" sound
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Date: Tue, 7-Jan-86 14:50:56 EST
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> 
> I heard a fellow on the radio this evening from North Dakota
> (hey, almost Canada, right?) and he had this accent, too, although
> he seemed to be a long-time North Dakotan, not Canadian.  Are there
> other North Dakotans out there (perhaps at ndsuvax, the only Usenet-
> registered site in North Dakota) who can tell me if this type
> of accent is typical out there?  And perhaps some Canadians
> can provide me with some more info about this accent?
> -- 
The mythical state of North Dakota is a plot by the politicians
of "South" Dakota to have twice as much representation in the US
government, and get twice as much money, as most states.
Someone who claims to be from North Dakota who talks like a Canadian
is probably from Canada, just north Of "South" Dakota, and is in on 
the plot.  You'll notice that there is no site that claims to be from
"South" Dakota.  Obviously it was decided that, for the purpose of
maintaining their cover the one site in the entire state should claim
to be from the mythical North Dakota.  -- 
        ....!hplabs!faunt		faunt@hplabs.ARPA
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