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Juho Julkunen

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More options Nov 4 2009, 8:05 pm

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From: Juho Julkunen <giaot...@hotmail.com>

Date: Wed, 4 Nov 2009 21:05:48 +0200

Local: Wed, Nov 4 2009 8:05 pm

Subject: Re: OT: Average age of posters?

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In article <drache-71F717.10552204112...@news.eternal-september.org>,
erilar (dra...@chibardun.net.invalid) says...

> In article <MPG.255ae36469e18c6d989...@news.kolumbus.fi>,
> Juho Julkunen <giaot...@hotmail.com> wrote:

> > In article <10xxlnl2vnzm3....@falcon.sloth.hell.pl>, Szymon =?utf-8?Q?
> > Sok=C3=B3=C5=82?= (szy...@bastard.operator.from.hell.pl) says...
> > > On Tue, 03 Nov 2009 13:23:12 -0800, Gene Wirchenko wrote:

> > > > Bah! The 45th is only halfway to the Pole. I am north of the
> > > > 50th which is not a lot more north.

> > > > Shall we take a census of polar bears (and, to be fair,
> > > > penguins)?

> > > Exactly 50°N here (and exactly 20°E). And if you ask me, -5°C at this
> > > season
> > > of the year isn't exactly "polar", but uncomfortably close.

> > Bah. Southeners. Here above the sixtieth we don't use fireworks to
> > scare away spirits. We use them to scare away polar bears.

> Finland?

That's right, baby.

A geography teacher I once had, by the way, had a theory that Finland
was the most spoken language north of 60th degree of latitude. I'm not
entirely convinced, but it seems like it might be true.

--
Juho Julkunen

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