LOL ... we have a city down here named La CaNada ... appropriately, but the locals enunciate it oddly.Canada was named by the Portuguese, y'know.
They landed, looked around, and declared, "Cá nada!"
("There's nothing here.")
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did they open the first Starbucks ?By the aboriginal peoples?For the uninformed (the casual visitors as regular TPFers are all-knowing), the Maritimes were originally referred to as Acadia (Acadie)
No, the first French settlers.
LOL ... we have a city down here named La CaNada ... appropriately, but the locals enunciate it oddly.Canada was named by the Portuguese, y'know.
They landed, looked around, and declared, "Cá nada!"
("There's nothing here.")
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I have plenty here ... come on down. [_])Empty coffee cup, looking accusingly at me. Going to fill it up. Because you can't have unhappy coffee cups.
It's hot and muggy today.
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I'd really enjoy that. But the commute would be a killer. On the other hand, getting from the airport to your place will probably take the same amount of time as getting from here to there...I have plenty here ... come on down. [_])Empty coffee cup, looking accusingly at me. Going to fill it up. Because you can't have unhappy coffee cups.