The next time one of these meatheads criticizes a politician for ignorance
about basic geography, remember this article:



Border Shut Near Detroit; Explosives Found




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Feb 16, 5:05 PM (ET)


BLAINE, Wash. (AP) - The biggest northern border crossing west of Detroit
was closed Monday after Canadian guards found explosives in a car entering
the country from the United States, Canadian customs officials said.

They did not specify what type of explosives were found.



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Christopher J. Campbell
World Famous Flight Instructor
Port Orchard, WA


If you go around beating the Bush, don't complain if you rile the animals.

OK, I'm probably missing something obvious, but what is it?

Michael

"C J Campbell" > wrote in message
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> The next time one of these meatheads criticizes a politician for ignorance
> about basic geography, remember this article:
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> Border Shut Near Detroit; Explosives Found
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> Feb 16, 5:05 PM (ET)
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> BLAINE, Wash. (AP) - The biggest northern border crossing west of Detroit
> was closed Monday after Canadian guards found explosives in a car entering
> the country from the United States, Canadian customs officials said.
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> They did not specify what type of explosives were found.
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> --
> Christopher J. Campbell
> World Famous Flight Instructor
> Port Orchard, WA
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> If you go around beating the Bush, don't complain if you rile the animals.
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headline:---> > Border Shut Near Detroit; Explosives Found
dateline:--> > BLAINE, Wash. (AP) - The biggest northern
<<

But Blaine IS near Detroit. You just have to take a global view. :)

Jose


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"Michael 182" > wrote in message

> OK, I'm probably missing something obvious, but what is it?

headline:---> > Border Shut Near Detroit; Explosives Found

Dateline:--> > BLAINE, Wash. (AP) - The biggest northern

See, I knew it was obvious...

"John Gaquin" > wrote in message
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> "Michael 182" > wrote in message
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> > OK, I'm probably missing something obvious, but what is it?
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> headline:---> > Border Shut Near Detroit; Explosives Found
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> Dateline:--> > BLAINE, Wash. (AP) - The biggest northern
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"C J Campbell" > wrote in message
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> The next time one of these meatheads criticizes a politician for ignorance
> about basic geography, remember this article:

It's more likely careless reading than ignorance of geography. Remember, a
headline isn't written by the author of the associated article. So what
probably happened was that some editor saw "border crossing west of Detroit"
and assumed that it meant *just* west of Detroit, and wrote the headline
accordingly.

--Gary

> Border Shut Near Detroit; Explosives Found
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> Feb 16, 5:05 PM (ET)
>
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> BLAINE, Wash. (AP) - The biggest northern border crossing west of Detroit
> was closed Monday after Canadian guards found explosives in a car entering
> the country from the United States, Canadian customs officials said.
>
> They did not specify what type of explosives were found.
>
>
>
> --
> Christopher J. Campbell
> World Famous Flight Instructor
> Port Orchard, WA
>
>
> If you go around beating the Bush, don't complain if you rile the animals.
>
>
>

"Michael 182" > wrote in message
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> OK, I'm probably missing something obvious, but what is it?
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> Michael

West of Detroit is the wonderful town of Ann Arbor.

Now, when it comes to Detroit, they might have a border check station...

In a previous article, "C J Campbell" > said:
>The next time one of these meatheads criticizes a politician for ignorance
>about basic geography, remember this article:
>
>Border Shut Near Detroit; Explosives Found
>
>BLAINE, Wash. (AP) - The biggest northern border crossing west of Detroit
>was closed Monday after Canadian guards found explosives in a car entering

Well, the headline is obviously the product of an idiot, but it's quite
likely that Blaine, Wash *is* the biggest northern border crossing west of
Detroit. Not many big border crossings in the west, and I believe Blaine
is somewhere near Vancouver B.C.

--
Paul Tomblin > http://xcski.com/blogs/pt/
I'm a Darwinian carnivore. I only eat things that weren't fit enough
to prevent their being killed.
-- Mike Sphar

It's definitely west of Detroit...

"Paul Tomblin" > wrote in message
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> In a previous article, "C J Campbell"
> said:
> >The next time one of these meatheads criticizes a politician for
ignorance
> >about basic geography, remember this article:
> >
> >Border Shut Near Detroit; Explosives Found
> >
> >BLAINE, Wash. (AP) - The biggest northern border crossing west of Detroit
> >was closed Monday after Canadian guards found explosives in a car
entering
>
> Well, the headline is obviously the product of an idiot, but it's quite
> likely that Blaine, Wash *is* the biggest northern border crossing west of
> Detroit. Not many big border crossings in the west, and I believe Blaine
> is somewhere near Vancouver B.C.
>
> --
> Paul Tomblin > http://xcski.com/blogs/pt/
> I'm a Darwinian carnivore. I only eat things that weren't fit enough
> to prevent their being killed.
> -- Mike Sphar

Just to confuse things, Canada is south of the border from Detroit.

"Teacherjh" > wrote in message
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> >>
> headline:---> > Border Shut Near Detroit; Explosives Found
> dateline:--> > BLAINE, Wash. (AP) - The biggest northern
> <<
>
> But Blaine IS near Detroit. You just have to take a global view. :)
>


<Breaking into song>: "It's a small world, after all...."

"Paul Tomblin" > wrote in message
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> >
> >Border Shut Near Detroit; Explosives Found
> >
> >BLAINE, Wash. (AP) - The biggest northern border crossing west of Detroit
> >was closed Monday after Canadian guards found explosives in a car
entering
>
> Well, the headline is obviously the product of an idiot, but it's quite
> likely that Blaine, Wash *is* the biggest northern border crossing west of
> Detroit. Not many big border crossings in the west, and I believe Blaine
> is somewhere near Vancouver B.C.
>

Yes. Now more details of the story are coming in. Apparently the woman had a
hand grenade in her glove compartment as she was crossing into Canada. She
was trying to go to Vancouver, WA and got lost. She was also driving the
wrong way in a one way lane at the crossing. Maybe she writes headlines for
a living? Her husband is in the military and he may have accidentally left
the grenade in the car, which is a little odd all by itself. Perhaps a
practice grenade or an inert dummy?

Maybe the phase of the moon had something to do with it. No doubt her kids
will be telling this story on her for years.

Michael 182 wrote:
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> OK, I'm probably missing something obvious, but what is it?

Washington State is nowhere near Detroit.

George Patterson
A diplomat is a person who can tell you to go to hell in such a way that
you look forward to the trip.

On Mon, 16 Feb 2004 14:20:46 -0800, "C J Campbell"
> wrote:

>The next time one of these meatheads criticizes a politician for ignorance
>about basic geography, remember this article:
>
>
>
>Border Shut Near Detroit; Explosives Found
>
>
>
>
>Email this Story
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>Feb 16, 5:05 PM (ET)
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>BLAINE, Wash. (AP) - The biggest northern border crossing west of Detroit
>was closed Monday after Canadian guards found explosives in a car entering
>the country from the United States, Canadian customs officials said.
>
>They did not specify what type of explosives were found.


What is intended is that Blaine is the largest crossing on the border,
west of Detroit. Not that it's near Detroit.

"Jordan" > wrote in message
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> On Mon, 16 Feb 2004 14:20:46 -0800, "C J Campbell"
> > wrote:
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> >The next time one of these meatheads criticizes a politician for
ignorance
> >about basic geography, remember this article:
> >
> >
> >
> >Border Shut Near Detroit; Explosives Found
> >
> >
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> >Feb 16, 5:05 PM (ET)
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> >BLAINE, Wash. (AP) - The biggest northern border crossing west of Detroit
> >was closed Monday after Canadian guards found explosives in a car
entering
> >the country from the United States, Canadian customs officials said.
> >
> >They did not specify what type of explosives were found.
>
>
> What is intended is that Blaine is the largest crossing on the border,
> west of Detroit. Not that it's near Detroit.

Read the headline.