From: utzoo!decvax!ucbvax!CAD:tektronix!teklabs!reed!bred Newsgroups: net.misc Title: Evil Influence of North Dakota Article-I.D.: reed.212 Posted: Tue Jan 11 12:38:01 1983 Received: Thu Jan 13 05:51:39 1983 Assuming for the moment that North Dakota exists, look at the following facts: A. George McGovern, from a state directly south of North Dakota, lost the 1972 Presidential election to Richard Nixon despite Watergate. B. Hubert Humphrey, from a state directly east of North Dakota, died of cancer. C. Walter Mondale, from a state directly east of North Dakota, suffers from an allergic reaction to Holiday Inns. D. The oil fields of Montana were not hiring this summer. Montana is west of North Dakota. E. When asked the question "What Canadian province is north of North Dakota?" three people were not sure. (Is it Alberta? Saskatchewan? Manitoba? Did I spell Saskatchewan right? Will I get flames from Canada? Anybody have a map?) F. If I get flames from Canadians (see E above), it will be due to the influence of North Dakota. ---------- As you can see, North Dakota not only exists, but also casts an evil influence upon its neighbors on the continent. Does anyone know anything good about North Dakota? With apologies to the Canadians on the net, John E. Bredehoft Reed College !teklabs!reed!bred