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Mon Nov 29, 2004 9:45 pm Post subject:
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Joe Blundo, THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH
The flood of American liberals sneaking across the border into
Canada has intensified in the past week, sparking calls for increased
patrols to stop the illegal immigration.
The re-election of President Bush is prompting the exodus among
left-leaning citizens who fear they'll soon be required to hunt,
pray and agree with Bill O'Reilly.
Canadian border farmers say it's not uncommon to see dozens of
sociology professors, animal-rights activists and Unitarians
crossing their fields at night. "I went out to milk the cows the other
day, and there was a Hollywood producer huddled in the barn," said Manitoba
farmer Red Greenfield, whose acreage borders North Dakota. The producer
was cold, exhausted and hungry. "He asked me if I could spare a latte and
some free-range chicken. When I said I didn't have any, he left. Didn't
even get a chance to show him my screenplay, eh?"
In an effort to stop the illegal aliens, Greenfield erected higher
fences, but the liberals scaled them. So he tried installing speakers that
blare Rush Limbaugh across the fields. "Not real effective," he said. "The
liberals still got through, and Rush annoyed the cows so much they wouldn't
give milk."
Officials are particularly concerned about smugglers who meet
liberals near the Canadian border, pack them into Volvo station
wagons, drive them across the border and leave them to fend for
themselves. "A lot of these people are not prepared for rugged
conditions," an Ontario border patrolman said. "I found one carload without
a drop of drinking water. They did have a nice little Napa
Valley cabernet, though."
When liberals are caught, they're sent back across the border, often
wailing loudly that they fear retribution from conservatives.
Rumors have been circulating about the Bush administration establishing
re-education camps in which liberals will be forced to drink domestic beer
and watch NASCAR.
In the days since the election, liberals have turned to
sometimes-ingenious ways of crossing the border. Some have taken to posing
as senior citizens on bus trips to buy cheap Canadian prescription drugs.
After catching a half-dozen young vegans disguised in powdered wigs,
Canadian immigration authorities began stopping buses and quizzing the
supposed senior-citizen passengers.
"If they can't identify the accordion player on The Lawrence Welk
Show, we get suspicious about their age," an official said.
Canadian citizens have complained that the illegal immigrants are
creating an organic-broccoli shortage and renting all the good
Susan Sarandon movies.
"I feel sorry for American liberals, but the Canadian economy just
can't support them," an Ottawa resident said. "How many art
history majors does one country need?"
In an effort to ease tensions between the United States and Canada,
Vice President Dick Cheney met with the Canadian ambassador and pledged
that the administration would take steps to reassure liberals, a source
close to Cheney said.
"We're going to have some Peter, Paul & Mary concerts. And we might
put some endangered species on postage stamps. The president is determined
to reach out."
Joe Blundo is a Dispatch columnist.
Copyright 2004 The Columbus Dispatch
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Mon Nov 29, 2004 10:42 pm Post subject:
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"Philip" <1chip-state1@earthlink.net> wrote in message
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| Quote: | Joe Blundo, THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH
The flood of American liberals sneaking across the border into
Canada has intensified in the past week, sparking calls for increased
patrols to stop the illegal immigration.
The re-election of President Bush is prompting the exodus among
left-leaning citizens who fear they'll soon be required to hunt,
pray and agree with Bill O'Reilly.
Canadian border farmers say it's not uncommon to see dozens of
sociology professors, animal-rights activists and Unitarians
crossing their fields at night. "I went out to milk the cows the other
day, and there was a Hollywood producer huddled in the barn," said
Manitoba
farmer Red Greenfield, whose acreage borders North Dakota. The producer
was cold, exhausted and hungry. "He asked me if I could spare a latte and
some free-range chicken. When I said I didn't have any, he left. Didn't
even get a chance to show him my screenplay, eh?"
In an effort to stop the illegal aliens, Greenfield erected higher
fences, but the liberals scaled them. So he tried installing speakers that
blare Rush Limbaugh across the fields. "Not real effective," he said. "The
liberals still got through, and Rush annoyed the cows so much they
wouldn't
give milk."
Officials are particularly concerned about smugglers who meet
liberals near the Canadian border, pack them into Volvo station
wagons, drive them across the border and leave them to fend for
themselves. "A lot of these people are not prepared for rugged
conditions," an Ontario border patrolman said. "I found one carload
without
a drop of drinking water. They did have a nice little Napa
Valley cabernet, though."
When liberals are caught, they're sent back across the border, often
wailing loudly that they fear retribution from conservatives.
Rumors have been circulating about the Bush administration establishing
re-education camps in which liberals will be forced to drink domestic beer
and watch NASCAR.
In the days since the election, liberals have turned to
sometimes-ingenious ways of crossing the border. Some have taken to posing
as senior citizens on bus trips to buy cheap Canadian prescription drugs.
After catching a half-dozen young vegans disguised in powdered wigs,
Canadian immigration authorities began stopping buses and quizzing the
supposed senior-citizen passengers.
"If they can't identify the accordion player on The Lawrence Welk
Show, we get suspicious about their age," an official said.
Canadian citizens have complained that the illegal immigrants are
creating an organic-broccoli shortage and renting all the good
Susan Sarandon movies.
"I feel sorry for American liberals, but the Canadian economy just
can't support them," an Ottawa resident said. "How many art
history majors does one country need?"
In an effort to ease tensions between the United States and Canada,
Vice President Dick Cheney met with the Canadian ambassador and pledged
that the administration would take steps to reassure liberals, a source
close to Cheney said.
"We're going to have some Peter, Paul & Mary concerts. And we might
put some endangered species on postage stamps. The president is determined
to reach out."
Joe Blundo is a Dispatch columnist.
Copyright 2004 The Columbus Dispatch
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Charles Fregeau
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"Dan J.S." <me@hyperx.com> wrote in message
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"Philip" <1chip-state1@earthlink.net> wrote in message
news:imIqd.9247$Ua.2786@newsread3.news.atl.earthlink.net...
Joe Blundo, THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH
The flood of American liberals sneaking across the border into
Canada has intensified in the past week, sparking calls for increased
patrols to stop the illegal immigration.
The re-election of President Bush is prompting the exodus among
left-leaning citizens who fear they'll soon be required to hunt,
pray and agree with Bill O'Reilly.
Canadian border farmers say it's not uncommon to see dozens of
sociology professors, animal-rights activists and Unitarians
crossing their fields at night. "I went out to milk the cows the other
day, and there was a Hollywood producer huddled in the barn," said
Manitoba
farmer Red Greenfield, whose acreage borders North Dakota. The producer
was cold, exhausted and hungry. "He asked me if I could spare a latte and
some free-range chicken. When I said I didn't have any, he left. Didn't
even get a chance to show him my screenplay, eh?"
In an effort to stop the illegal aliens, Greenfield erected higher
fences, but the liberals scaled them. So he tried installing speakers
that
blare Rush Limbaugh across the fields. "Not real effective," he said.
"The
liberals still got through, and Rush annoyed the cows so much they
wouldn't
give milk."
Officials are particularly concerned about smugglers who meet
liberals near the Canadian border, pack them into Volvo station
wagons, drive them across the border and leave them to fend for
themselves. "A lot of these people are not prepared for rugged
conditions," an Ontario border patrolman said. "I found one carload
without
a drop of drinking water. They did have a nice little Napa
Valley cabernet, though."
When liberals are caught, they're sent back across the border, often
wailing loudly that they fear retribution from conservatives.
Rumors have been circulating about the Bush administration establishing
re-education camps in which liberals will be forced to drink domestic
beer
and watch NASCAR.
In the days since the election, liberals have turned to
sometimes-ingenious ways of crossing the border. Some have taken to
posing
as senior citizens on bus trips to buy cheap Canadian prescription drugs.
After catching a half-dozen young vegans disguised in powdered wigs,
Canadian immigration authorities began stopping buses and quizzing the
supposed senior-citizen passengers.
"If they can't identify the accordion player on The Lawrence Welk
Show, we get suspicious about their age," an official said.
Canadian citizens have complained that the illegal immigrants are
creating an organic-broccoli shortage and renting all the good
Susan Sarandon movies.
"I feel sorry for American liberals, but the Canadian economy just
can't support them," an Ottawa resident said. "How many art
history majors does one country need?"
In an effort to ease tensions between the United States and Canada,
Vice President Dick Cheney met with the Canadian ambassador and pledged
that the administration would take steps to reassure liberals, a source
close to Cheney said.
"We're going to have some Peter, Paul & Mary concerts. And we might
put some endangered species on postage stamps. The president is
determined
to reach out."
Joe Blundo is a Dispatch columnist.
Copyright 2004 The Columbus Dispatch
Sounds like The Onion article to me.
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ROFLMAO.
Charles of Kankakee.
And to think my ancestors used to live in Canada 150 years ago.
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TeGGer®
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"Charles Fregeau" <n5hsr@comcast.net> floridly penned in
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And to think my ancestors used to live in Canada 150 years ago.
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Charles Fregeau
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"TeGGer®" <teggeratistopdotcom@changetheobvious.invalid> wrote in message
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And to think my ancestors used to live in Canada 150 years ago.
Smart of them to move before Trudeau was invented.
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They left 'New France' in 1852. I don't remember if it was called Upper
Canada or Lower Canada at that point in time. It wasn't yet called Quebec,
and there were not yet language Nazis.
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HachiRoku
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HEY! Here's yer hat and coat, what's yer hurry?!?
On Mon, 29 Nov 2004 16:45:02 +0000, Philip wrote:
| Quote: | Joe Blundo, THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH
The flood of American liberals sneaking across the border into
Canada has intensified in the past week, sparking calls for increased
patrols to stop the illegal immigration.
The re-election of President Bush is prompting the exodus among
left-leaning citizens who fear they'll soon be required to hunt,
pray and agree with Bill O'Reilly.
Canadian border farmers say it's not uncommon to see dozens of
sociology professors, animal-rights activists and Unitarians
crossing their fields at night. "I went out to milk the cows the other
day, and there was a Hollywood producer huddled in the barn," said Manitoba
farmer Red Greenfield, whose acreage borders North Dakota. The producer
was cold, exhausted and hungry. "He asked me if I could spare a latte and
some free-range chicken. When I said I didn't have any, he left. Didn't
even get a chance to show him my screenplay, eh?"
In an effort to stop the illegal aliens, Greenfield erected higher
fences, but the liberals scaled them. So he tried installing speakers that
blare Rush Limbaugh across the fields. "Not real effective," he said. "The
liberals still got through, and Rush annoyed the cows so much they wouldn't
give milk."
Officials are particularly concerned about smugglers who meet
liberals near the Canadian border, pack them into Volvo station
wagons, drive them across the border and leave them to fend for
themselves. "A lot of these people are not prepared for rugged
conditions," an Ontario border patrolman said. "I found one carload without
a drop of drinking water. They did have a nice little Napa
Valley cabernet, though."
When liberals are caught, they're sent back across the border, often
wailing loudly that they fear retribution from conservatives.
Rumors have been circulating about the Bush administration establishing
re-education camps in which liberals will be forced to drink domestic beer
and watch NASCAR.
In the days since the election, liberals have turned to
sometimes-ingenious ways of crossing the border. Some have taken to posing
as senior citizens on bus trips to buy cheap Canadian prescription drugs.
After catching a half-dozen young vegans disguised in powdered wigs,
Canadian immigration authorities began stopping buses and quizzing the
supposed senior-citizen passengers.
"If they can't identify the accordion player on The Lawrence Welk
Show, we get suspicious about their age," an official said.
Canadian citizens have complained that the illegal immigrants are
creating an organic-broccoli shortage and renting all the good
Susan Sarandon movies.
"I feel sorry for American liberals, but the Canadian economy just
can't support them," an Ottawa resident said. "How many art
history majors does one country need?"
In an effort to ease tensions between the United States and Canada,
Vice President Dick Cheney met with the Canadian ambassador and pledged
that the administration would take steps to reassure liberals, a source
close to Cheney said.
"We're going to have some Peter, Paul & Mary concerts. And we might
put some endangered species on postage stamps. The president is determined
to reach out."
Joe Blundo is a Dispatch columnist.
Copyright 2004 The Columbus Dispatch |
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TeGGer®
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Tue Nov 30, 2004 4:39 pm Post subject:
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"Charles Fregeau" <n5hsr@comcast.net> floridly penned in
news:nIydneOFha1kbjbcRVn-qg@comcast.com:
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They left 'New France' in 1852. I don't remember if it was called
Upper Canada or Lower Canada at that point in time. It wasn't yet
called Quebec, and there were not yet language Nazis.
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Then they left around 1854.
It was still called Lower Canada back then ("lower" meaning the "less
important part".
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Dan Gates
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TeGGer® wrote:
| Quote: | "Charles Fregeau" <n5hsr@comcast.net> floridly penned in
news:nIydneOFha1kbjbcRVn-qg@comcast.com:
They left 'New France' in 1852. I don't remember if it was called
Upper Canada or Lower Canada at that point in time. It wasn't yet
called Quebec, and there were not yet language Nazis.
Then they left around 1854.
It was still called Lower Canada back then ("lower" meaning the "less
important part".
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Oh, Tegg you gonna get some wup-ass from somebody!
(for everyone else, "lower" means further DOWN the river, closer to the
ocean)
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Philip
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"Dan Gates" <drgates@magma.ca> wrote in message
news:EpudneS-c9ngHTHcRVn-sw@magma.ca...
| Quote: | TeGGer® wrote:
"Charles Fregeau" <n5hsr@comcast.net> floridly penned in
news:nIydneOFha1kbjbcRVn-qg@comcast.com:
They left 'New France' in 1852. I don't remember if it was called
Upper Canada or Lower Canada at that point in time. It wasn't yet
called Quebec, and there were not yet language Nazis.
Then they left around 1854.
It was still called Lower Canada back then ("lower" meaning the "less
important part".
Oh, Tegg you gonna get some wup-ass from somebody!
(for everyone else, "lower" means further DOWN the river, closer to the
ocean)
Dan
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TeGGer has just noted the early signs of Liberal Condescension in Canada.
LOL
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Dan Gates
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Philip wrote:
| Quote: | "Dan Gates" <drgates@magma.ca> wrote in message
news:EpudneS-c9ngHTHcRVn-sw@magma.ca...
TeGGer® wrote:
"Charles Fregeau" <n5hsr@comcast.net> floridly penned in
news:nIydneOFha1kbjbcRVn-qg@comcast.com:
They left 'New France' in 1852. I don't remember if it was called
Upper Canada or Lower Canada at that point in time. It wasn't yet
called Quebec, and there were not yet language Nazis.
Then they left around 1854.
It was still called Lower Canada back then ("lower" meaning the "less
important part".
Oh, Tegg you gonna get some wup-ass from somebody!
(for everyone else, "lower" means further DOWN the river, closer to the
ocean)
Dan
TeGGer has just noted the early signs of Liberal Condescension in Canada.
LOL
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Given Charles' last name, I would have thought his family left 100 years
earlier i.e. the Acadian Expulsion of 1755 (which begat, among other
things, Cajuns)
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Charles Fregeau
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"TeGGer®" <teggeratistopdotcom@changetheobvious.invalid> wrote in message
news:Xns95B143ECF893Fteggeratistop@207.14.113.17...
| Quote: | "Charles Fregeau" <n5hsr@comcast.net> floridly penned in
news:nIydneOFha1kbjbcRVn-qg@comcast.com:
They left 'New France' in 1852. I don't remember if it was called
Upper Canada or Lower Canada at that point in time. It wasn't yet
called Quebec, and there were not yet language Nazis.
Then they left around 1854.
It was still called Lower Canada back then ("lower" meaning the "less
important part".
--
TeGGeR®
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Actually I thought the Upper/Lower Canada thing occurred in 1837?
We're not exactly sure when they left. One relative says they left in 1856,
but one ancestor died in Illinois in 1855, and another relative says they
moved to the US in 1852. . . .
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Charles Fregeau
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"Dan Gates" <drgates@magma.ca> wrote in message
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| Quote: | Philip wrote:
"Dan Gates" <drgates@magma.ca> wrote in message
news:EpudneS-c9ngHTHcRVn-sw@magma.ca...
TeGGer® wrote:
"Charles Fregeau" <n5hsr@comcast.net> floridly penned in
news:nIydneOFha1kbjbcRVn-qg@comcast.com:
They left 'New France' in 1852. I don't remember if it was called
Upper Canada or Lower Canada at that point in time. It wasn't yet
called Quebec, and there were not yet language Nazis.
Then they left around 1854.
It was still called Lower Canada back then ("lower" meaning the "less
important part".
Oh, Tegg you gonna get some wup-ass from somebody!
(for everyone else, "lower" means further DOWN the river, closer to the
ocean)
Dan
TeGGer has just noted the early signs of Liberal Condescension in Canada.
LOL
Given Charles' last name, I would have thought his family left 100 years
earlier i.e. the Acadian Expulsion of 1755 (which begat, among other
things, Cajuns)
Dan
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Nope, Francois Fregeau dit LaPlanche de Stukely, fils lived in what is now
Quebec, and was married the first time in 1842 there. He only shows up in a
US Census in 1860. Minus the dit LaPlanche de Stukely. They never lived in
Acadia, as far as anyone knows. They did live in a village in Quebec called
L'Arcadie for a while, and apparently also near Stukely.
Would you believe that Fregeau is NOT a French name? It turns out some
Germans named Fregault moved to Poiters, France in the 1200's and Fregeau is
how the French spelled Fregalt. The word, despite the -eau ending, means
absolutely NOTHING in any dialect of French that I've been able to find.
There were quite a few Lower Canadians that left the spaghetti farms of what
would become PQ for Illinois around the Kankakee/St.Anne area in the 1850's.
Look up Fr. Charles Chiniquy sometime.
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JP
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It is worth noting that not only many Frenchs settled in America but they
also gave French names to many towns (Terre Haute), states (Maine) and cars
(Cadillac, Chevrolet, etc), among other things.
JP
Charles Fregeau wrote:
| Quote: | "Dan Gates" <drgates@magma.ca> wrote in message
news:uYqdnY6oEpRJXzHcRVn-ug@magma.ca...
Philip wrote:
"Dan Gates" <drgates@magma.ca> wrote in message
news:EpudneS-c9ngHTHcRVn-sw@magma.ca...
TeGGer® wrote:
"Charles Fregeau" <n5hsr@comcast.net> floridly penned in
news:nIydneOFha1kbjbcRVn-qg@comcast.com:
They left 'New France' in 1852. I don't remember if it was
called Upper Canada or Lower Canada at that point in time. It
wasn't yet called Quebec, and there were not yet language Nazis.
Then they left around 1854.
It was still called Lower Canada back then ("lower" meaning the
"less important part".
Oh, Tegg you gonna get some wup-ass from somebody!
(for everyone else, "lower" means further DOWN the river, closer
to the ocean)
Dan
TeGGer has just noted the early signs of Liberal Condescension in
Canada. LOL
Given Charles' last name, I would have thought his family left 100
years earlier i.e. the Acadian Expulsion of 1755 (which begat, among
other things, Cajuns)
Dan
Nope, Francois Fregeau dit LaPlanche de Stukely, fils lived in what
is now Quebec, and was married the first time in 1842 there. He only
shows up in a US Census in 1860. Minus the dit LaPlanche de Stukely. They
never lived in Acadia, as far as anyone knows. They did live in
a village in Quebec called L'Arcadie for a while, and apparently also
near Stukely.
Would you believe that Fregeau is NOT a French name? It turns out
some Germans named Fregault moved to Poiters, France in the 1200's
and Fregeau is how the French spelled Fregalt. The word, despite the
-eau ending, means absolutely NOTHING in any dialect of French that
I've been able to find.
There were quite a few Lower Canadians that left the spaghetti farms
of what would become PQ for Illinois around the Kankakee/St.Anne area
in the 1850's. Look up Fr. Charles Chiniquy sometime.
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Philip
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And the French name Chevrolet became "LaBomba Chevvy" as it migrated west
.... or the Mexicans migrated north. ;-)
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- Philip
"JP" <perettij@nbnet.nb.ca> wrote in message
news:BJird.188174$Np3.7676318@ursa-nb00s0.nbnet.nb.ca...
| Quote: | It is worth noting that not only many Frenchs settled in America but they
also gave French names to many towns (Terre Haute), states (Maine) and
cars (Cadillac, Chevrolet, etc), among other things.
JP
Charles Fregeau wrote:
"Dan Gates" <drgates@magma.ca> wrote in message
news:uYqdnY6oEpRJXzHcRVn-ug@magma.ca...
Philip wrote:
"Dan Gates" <drgates@magma.ca> wrote in message
news:EpudneS-c9ngHTHcRVn-sw@magma.ca...
TeGGer® wrote:
"Charles Fregeau" <n5hsr@comcast.net> floridly penned in
news:nIydneOFha1kbjbcRVn-qg@comcast.com:
They left 'New France' in 1852. I don't remember if it was
called Upper Canada or Lower Canada at that point in time. It
wasn't yet called Quebec, and there were not yet language Nazis.
Then they left around 1854.
It was still called Lower Canada back then ("lower" meaning the
"less important part".
Oh, Tegg you gonna get some wup-ass from somebody!
(for everyone else, "lower" means further DOWN the river, closer
to the ocean)
Dan
TeGGer has just noted the early signs of Liberal Condescension in
Canada. LOL
Given Charles' last name, I would have thought his family left 100
years earlier i.e. the Acadian Expulsion of 1755 (which begat, among
other things, Cajuns)
Dan
Nope, Francois Fregeau dit LaPlanche de Stukely, fils lived in what
is now Quebec, and was married the first time in 1842 there. He only
shows up in a US Census in 1860. Minus the dit LaPlanche de Stukely. They
never lived in Acadia, as far as anyone knows. They did live in
a village in Quebec called L'Arcadie for a while, and apparently also
near Stukely.
Would you believe that Fregeau is NOT a French name? It turns out
some Germans named Fregault moved to Poiters, France in the 1200's
and Fregeau is how the French spelled Fregalt. The word, despite the
-eau ending, means absolutely NOTHING in any dialect of French that
I've been able to find.
There were quite a few Lower Canadians that left the spaghetti farms
of what would become PQ for Illinois around the Kankakee/St.Anne area
in the 1850's. Look up Fr. Charles Chiniquy sometime.
Charles of Kankakee
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Charles Fregeau
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"Philip" <1chip-state1@earthlink.net> wrote in message
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| Quote: | And the French name Chevrolet became "LaBomba Chevvy" as it migrated west
... or the Mexicans migrated north. ;-)
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And then they named the high-end Chevy II the Nova. It means new in Latin
but No Va also means Doesn't go in most Spanish dialects south of Texas.
Our little 300 had a problem going, the manual shift would stick in first
gear from time to time . . .
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