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As for Canadian humor: Years ago I was shooting a story for Cessna about Caravan operators. There was a small airline run by a Native Tribe that made great use of Caravans. We were visiting a village up north . . . way up north. They didn't have a hanger at this location and had to park the plane that was based there outside. During the winter they would cover the airplane's cowling with a tarp and build a fire underneath to keep the engine warm. This is a two million dollar airplane. The mechanic there told us, "you people from down south don't know what it's like to operate an airplane up here." Our Canadian host took us aside and said, "when he says 'down south' he doesn't mean Wichita, he means Thunder Bay. We had a good laugh.
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 [/quote] Playing victim is very good way to get ahead. There is a country in the Middle East whose government officials have been using it very successfully to counter criticism for several decades. I could give you some examples, but I do not want to confuse you with facts.
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....Playing victim is very good way to get ahead.... Succuss at playing the victim card is a good way to show that everyone has been held back. I could give you some examples, but they wouldn't mean anything to you.
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In Soviet Union winter during the Cold War, I asked my driver, who was a truck driver during the war, how he kept his truck going in the god-awful weather. He said they kept them running all night or started them with fires under the engine, depending on operational conditions. Was he afraid of it catching on fire? He said if it caught on fire he would be shot. If he couldn't get it going he would be shot.
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Try to stay on topic guys. Which I think is roasting King.
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Glad you're still with us. For many years I hope!
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Haven't been to Scranton, lonesome. Halifax is a pleasant city currently with third-greatest economic growth in Canada after Toronto and Vancouver.
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I appreciate the temperate tone of the teasing, lonesome. Maybe too kind because of my age. It all reminds me of what they said of General Bernard S. Montgomery: "Insufferable in victory, magnanimous in defeat."
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I thought these guys were the elite side ?  
Hillary For Prison 2018
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King
Thanks for providing some balance and reality-check to the discussion.
Sorry about the manners of the mob here. Some are sharks that respond primordially as only they can to blood in the water....
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