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  • 18th January 07, 12:57 PM
    mddock58
    :welcome:
    From the Highlands of NJ!

    Just a little up river from you!
  • 18th January 07, 01:00 PM
    thescot
    Quote:

    Originally Posted by cajunscot View Post
    Did you know that the Mason-Dixon line is NOT the border between North & South, but only between Pennsylvania and Maryland? And that has nothing to do with the Civil War?

    http://www.udel.edu/johnmack/mason_dixon/

    btw, Welcome, Tom, and thanks for putting "The Rakes of Mallow" in my head, along with lines from "The Quiet Man"! :wink:

    Cheers, (B)

    Todd

    Of course, and that's a good point. It was surveyed by Mason and Dixon, and, prior to the War Between the States, was considered the North-South dividing line by many. It also marked the line between Delaware and Maryland, although no one ever remembers that. Seems like it dates from the late 1700s, but don't quote me on that.

    Maryland was always considered a southern state, and that's why Washington DC is where it is--in the South! It was a way of placating the Southerners in Congress when the location was originally decided.

    I have a degree in history as well as English et al, so this stuff is right up my alley.

    And, you certainly can't beat The Quiet Man for one of the Duke's best movies.
  • 18th January 07, 01:35 PM
    Dirk Skene
    :welcome: from Memphis, Tennessee home of the blues & Elvis
  • 18th January 07, 02:03 PM
    starbkjrus
    ...and speaking of Washington DC

    :welcome: from our Nation's Cesspool.......er.....Capital :shock:

    Glad you found us.
  • 18th January 07, 02:05 PM
    nixphotography
    Welcome to the forum and the addiction from Laurens South Carolina.


    Brett
  • 18th January 07, 02:09 PM
    sjrapid
    Welcome from London, England.

    Best regards
  • 18th January 07, 04:52 PM
    Livingston
    :welcome: to the additicion and from the highlands of Colorado. We do have help for you with your kilt addition in our 12 step program:

    Step 1. Buy kilts.
    Step 2. Buy Hose.
    Step 3. Buy flashes.
    Step 4. Buy sporrans.
    Step 5. Buy kilt pins.
    Step 6. Buy fly plaids.
    Step 7. Buy jackets.
    Step 8. Buy sgian dubhs.
    Step 9. Buy shoes.
    Step 10. Learn to make kilts.
    Step 11. Learn to make everything else above.
    Step 12. Hang out on X-Marks.

    Repeat as necessary and have a good time with friends and family.
  • 18th January 07, 04:58 PM
    Jimmy the Celt
    Welcome from southern California!
  • 18th January 07, 06:55 PM
    MrLion
    Welcome from the "Great NorthWet", Salem, Oregon!
  • 19th January 07, 04:23 AM
    N. Campbell
    Welcome from Ohio.

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