> Subject:	Fw: Newfs away from home (fwd)
> 
> Hi guys,
> 
> For those of us living off the rock at the moment!
> 
> Enjoy!
> 

> 
> >> >>For all the Newfs who are away from home and need a little
> reminder
> >> >>of what life is like on the rock.
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >>> Signs that you may be too much of a Newfie
> >> >>> for your own good:
> >> >>
> >> >>> 1.  You know more than you really want to
> >> >>>     concerning the personal lives of Ran,
> >> >>>     Lar and Deb.
> >> >>>
> >> >>> 2.  You don't think that those poor souls
> >> >>>     setting up their campers in gravel pits
> >> >>>     are homeless.
> >> >>>
> >> >>> 3.  You no longer go shopping, but hang around
> >> >>>     da mall instead.
> >> >>>
> >> >>> 4.  You know that moose sometimes comes in a
> >> >>>     bottle, and caribou is the main ingredient
> >> >>>     in bologna.
> >> >>>
> >> >>> 5.  You know that CBS is not just a cable
> >> >>>     channel.
> >> >>>
> >> >>> 6.  Most parties you attend are either held in
> >> >>>     the kitchen or eventually end up there.
> >> >>>
> >> >>> 7.  You've eaten cod tongues, and don't wonder
> >> >>>     what they did with the rest of the fish.
> >> >>>
> >> >>> 8.  You are not surprised to see a bunch of
> >> >>>     tourists kiss a dead fish and shout:
> >> >>>     "Indeed I is, me old cock!"
> >> >>>
> >> >>> 9.  When someone says they're going around
> >> >>>     the bay, you know that it's not just to
> >> >>>     the other side of the harbour.
> >> >>>
> >> >>> 10. You know that Here and Now is not just
> >> >>>     where you are at this moment.
> >> >>>
> >> >>> 11. At least once, you have endured the
> >> >>>     ferry ride from Port-aux-Basques to
> >> >>>     North Sydney by staying in the bar as
> >> >>>     long as possible, but then wish you had
> >> >>>     made more of an effort to find a comfortable
> >> >>>     chair to sleep in.  Of course, at this
> >> >>>     point you're so loaded it doesn't matter.
> >> >>>
> >> >>> 12. You know who Snook is, and have probably
> >> >>>     met someone just like him.
> >> >>>
> >> >>> 13. Seeing the word "Dildo" on a highway sign
> >> >>>     doesn't make you giggle and blush.
> >> >>>
> >> >>> 14. You aren't startled by large plywood moose
> >> >>>     with reflectors for eyes.
> >> >>>
> >> >>> 15. For some reason, you frequently replace
> >> >>>     the word "downtown" with the phrase
> >> >>>     "George Street".
> >> >>>
> >> >>> 16. You buy your bologna in sticks, and like
> >> >>>     it well done and `crispy' on the barbeque.
> >> >>>
> >> >>> 17. You know that the show you're watching is
> >> >>>     about to come back on because a music
> >> >>>     video is playing, and the letters N-T-V
> >> >>>     are somehow orbiting the earth.
> >> >>>
> >> >>> 18. You know that despite the vast distances
> >> >>>     between Canada and France, small boats
> >> >>>     carry booze and cigarettes between the
> >> >>>     two countries on a regular basis.
> >> >>>
> >> >>> 19. You know how to answer when somebody
> >> >>>     asks: "Whaddya at?"
> >> >>>
> >> >>> 20. You know that Jockey Club is not
> >> >>>     organization for little horse riders
> >> >>>     and India is not a country in Asia.
> >> >>>
> >> >>> 21. You treat empty beer bottles with
> >> >>>     respect, and store them carefully for
> >> >>>     future visits to Brewer's Retail.
> >> >>>
> >> >>> 22. You're not surprised that all four
> >> >>>     comedians on This Hour has 22 Minutes
> >> >>>     are from Newfoundland, and know that
> >> >>>     the Quinlan Quints are not from
> >> >>>     Buchans.
> >> >>>
> >> >>> 23. You know that you couldn't possibly
> >> >>>     ask for any better place than
> >> >>>     Newfoundland,  and anyone who doesn't
> >> >>>     think so just hasn't spent enough time
> >> >>>     there!
>