Things most Americans (and others) don't know

rklenseth · Postby **rklenseth** » Sun Mar 28, 2004 3:06 am

1959 Apache wrote:Pennsylvania is indeed a Commonwealth and not a state. It would be good to have the right facts before posting "things most Americans don't know", unless you are including yourself.

Some states may have been commonwealths at one time or still may think they are but they actually aren't under the Federal Government.

Mitch · Postby **Mitch** » Sun Mar 28, 2004 4:43 am

*Chews on his 10 million dollar candybar* MMM...tastes like rat dung!

Mexico isn't a state either...it calls itself a "republic" or something like that. Silly states. I'm glad to know that all of those CANADIAN history classes paid off.

rklenseth · Postby **rklenseth** » Sun Mar 28, 2004 5:04 am

Ummm....Mexico isn't part of These United States of America, Mitch. Last time I knew, Mexico was its own nation. :wink:

Meh · Postby **Meh** » Sun Mar 28, 2004 5:21 am

Everytime I se the word Mexico I think of New Mexico.

Mexico means "New Spain" so New Mexico is like "New new Spain".

Bran-Muffin · Postby **Bran-Muffin** » Sun Mar 28, 2004 6:24 am

"Ummm....Mexico isn't part of These United States of America, Mitch. Last time I knew, Mexico was its own nation."

yeah man i think mitch meant new mexico, you never know.. he could have thought mexico was apart of us.

Lone Wolf · Postby **Lone Wolf** » Sun Mar 28, 2004 8:03 am

Mitch wrote:*Chews on his 10 million dollar candybar* MMM...tastes like rat dung!

Mexico isn't a state either...it calls itself a "republic" or something like that. Silly states. I'm glad to know that all of those CANADIAN history classes paid off.

Canadian history classes? In the US? And what did the teach you? I bet you don't even know what our national sport is?

rklenseth · Postby **rklenseth** » Sun Mar 28, 2004 5:24 pm

Wouldn't it be hockey?

1959 Apache · Postby **1959 Apache** » Sun Mar 28, 2004 7:03 pm

I believe the national sport of Canada is Curling.

Lone Wolf · Postby **Lone Wolf** » Sun Mar 28, 2004 11:35 pm

1959 Apache wrote:I believe the national sport of Canada is Curling.

oh my, someone actually got it right.

Hockey is one of the more popular sports in Canada, but curling has been around longer.....I think Hocky was just invented because guys wanted to beable to hit each other :lol:

trage · Postby **trage** » Mon Mar 29, 2004 12:11 am

Actually that is wrong......Canada's national sport is lacrose. It was named the national sport in the 1800's.

Lone Wolf · Postby **Lone Wolf** » Mon Mar 29, 2004 12:25 am

Not according to my info. I'll go look in to it, perhaps I was confused, I just know that it's not hockey

trage · Postby **trage** » Mon Mar 29, 2004 12:29 am

Well I looked up "Canada's national sport" and I found lacrose. I didn't check any other sites so I am not sure if they have changed it since than.

Bran-Muffin · Postby **Bran-Muffin** » Mon Mar 29, 2004 12:30 am

I actually did the same, i got hockey, curling, and lacross. But the guys canadian i think he would know. O_o

Spectrus_Wolfus · Postby **Spectrus_Wolfus** » Mon Mar 29, 2004 12:34 am

1959 Apache wrote:I believe the national sport of Canada is Curling.

only the canadian's could make a sport out of sweeping :lol:

Lone Wolf · Postby **Lone Wolf** » Mon Mar 29, 2004 12:36 am

Okay I just called my friend Jerry, A real big sports buff and I didn't even know this. But Canada has two national sports. One for winter and one for summer. Curling is the winter National sport and Lacross is the National Summer sport. It's got to do with the 6 months of winter we get here :lol:

Although this isn't the right thread, I must say this for Spider

SEE YOU DO LEARN THINGS EVERYDAY :lol:

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