>>>>The English language is sometimes embiggened by just this sort of trial and incremenentation.
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>>>While I've come to expect this kind of behavior from Canadians and Texans, it's clearly infecting the minds of the young and impressionable...well, he is from Minnesota, though; it might not be entirely your fault.
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>>Hey, I resemble that remark.
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>I had the good sense to escape almost 25 years ago. Living where it was legal to drive around in a pickup truck with a loaded shotgun sitting next to an open beer on the front seat made me a touch nervous.

But there have been so many changes for the better. Open containers [alcoholic] in a vehicle are illegal, and we now have the right to carry a concealed handgun. Remember, An armed society is a polite society. :-)