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    WD said: <font size=1 face="trebuchet ms"><BLOCKQUOTE><hr size=1 noshade>im not touchy about what u call me..anything but YANKS grrrrrrrrrr <hr size=1 noshade></BLOCKQUOTE></font><font face=´trebuchet ms, Verdana, Arial, Helvetica´ size=2> Ok, hick then?<img src=smilies/icon_smile_tongue.gif width=15 height=15 border=0 align=middle> Woha! Good wolf, pretty wolf, the nice man was only joking. Wolf want a chewing toy? <img src=smilies/icon_smile_tongue.gif width=15 height=15 border=0 align=middle><img src=smilies/icon_smile_big.gif width=15 height=15 border=0 align=middle>

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    And then, of course, there is the problem of the New York Yankees baseball team. They are as much beloved by many as they are deeply hated by even as many. Baseball, which can generate quite a bit of heated debate in any bar in America, divides much of America along this one line. But there are others, for example, there are die-hard traditionalists who prefer the National League over the American League.

    I live in Ohio, but my family is pure Alabamian. Referring back to the Civil War point, I don´t like being called a Yank. The reason I call people British or Australians instead of anything else is that it seems that these days everyone is out to get the US and that I don´t want to spark an international dispute. This can be summed up by one line fromt he movie Independence Day: &quot;Police are warning Los Angelinos to not fire their guns at the visitor spacecraft. You man inadvertently start and Interstellar war.&quot; If any of you have gone to <A href=´http://www.nationstates.net´ Target=_Blank>Click here</a> Then you know that the part such as &quot;United States&quot; or &quot;People´s Republic&quot; for example is just a prefix. Therefore, the United States of America is just the long name for a country that could be referred to as it´s root name - America. Just like we don´t call China the &quot;People´s Republic of China&quot; or Mexico the &quot;United States of Mexico&quot;. Yes that is Mexico´s long name. This has been another SpamSightful post by Eh_Steve. Every 4 Seconds someone in the world opens a can of Spam. I just post it.

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    I really don´t see what the fuss is all about. Brits and Poms are used to identify anyone from the British Isles, be they English, Scottish, Welsh, N.Irish, or long-term immigrants. We even get called Europeans as a catch all term by some Americans. C´mon, no-one means any offence by the term yanks. Chill out.

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    Okay, its not that big of a deal it´s just that everywhere I turn I see &quot;Any yanks see this?&quot; or &quot;You yanks should see this&quot; when in fact the term yanks jurts my heritage. Sherman killed some of my ancestors in Alabama against Lincoln´s orders, I don´t have sympathy for &quot;yanks&quot;. This has been another SpamSightful post by Eh_Steve. Every 4 Seconds someone in the world opens a can of Spam. I just post it.

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    like i said &quot;it is very offensive to me&quot; my root family is origionally from italy. it hurts me to think of being called something from before my family even moved to america freighter fighter, ive noticed that you have been stating more and more violent things towards me, once again i bring up, &quot;what have i done to you!?&quot; <img src=´http://www.cliphoto.com/earth/e-037.gif ´><img src=´http://www.cliphoto.com/earth/e-031.gif ´> this is my world; it goes round and round and round The wolfy types like a cow <img src=smilies/icon_smile_tongue.gif width=15 height=15 border=0 align=middle>

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    I posted this somewhere else, but essentially &quot;Yank&quot; has entered into the Australian vernacular and means &quot;American&quot;. I use it, but not to refer to individuals. I use it as a substitute fort Americans. Eg. &quot;Those crazy Yanks! (Americans)&quot;. Don´t take it personally old chum. I hate it when people refer to Aus as &quot;down-under&quot;, but that is a legitimate expression of American English and thus, I have to live with it. By the way, do you speak Italian?

    I understand that it is a part of your vocabulary, I´m just saying that America is a diverse country and has many parts. True yanks only come from one region while lots of other people with fewer suitable nicknames come from other regions of the country. This is the internet, I am allowed to state my opinion as long as I don´t hurt anyone, right? Is anyone offended by me doing this? Please tell me if so. This is like constructive criticism - It works but it also takes a lot of fighting and arguing. This has been another SpamSightful post by Eh_Steve. Every 4 Seconds someone in the world opens a can of Spam. I just post it.

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    Indy <font size=1 face="trebuchet ms"><BLOCKQUOTE><hr size=1 noshade>Yankees. Don´t forget that during the Civil War, all Federals were Yankees. All Confederates were Rebels. The Ohio contingent that fought in the war were NOT Buckeyes but Yankees. T

    Locutus, they were called a lot of things, but there is no proper one. Some called them North and South, Some Union and Confederate, some called the Federals and Rebels. Johnny and Billy are just names they gave to give the enemy substance. This has been another SpamSightful post by Eh_Steve. Every 4 Seconds someone in the world opens a can of Spam. I just post it.

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    What´s so bad about being called a yank anyway? Hick I can see as being insulting but the term &quot;yankees&quot; has been in use since the revolution and refered then to all americans. In the civil war, the south didn´t consider themselves american anymore, so they had to be sumpn else.

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    Wolfie, what was the point in whining about being Italian? The American population all comes from somewhere else if you trace it back. There are thousands of Americans with Italian ancestors. As far as I see things, your nationality depends on where you grew up, your upbringing at home may have been heavily influenced by your parents but that doesn´t suddenly make you Italian. I´m half S.African, who cares? i consider myself a Brit even if I do use bits and pieces of Afrikaans and Zulu words now and then. Don´t get all riled up when some people who don´t really understand the depth of meaning behind Yank call all Americans &quot;yanks&quot;. It´s hardly the most derogatory nick-name is it?

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    @Loc Yes that is true..... As regards the combatant soldiers. It was &quot;Billy Yankee&quot; and &quot;Johnny Rebel&quot; under the assumption that the most popular first name name for Federal Troops was &quot;William&quot; and for Confederate troops

    Wolfy , it also stems from &quot;Yankee Doodle Dandy,&quot; the song from long ago. I can´t remember if it was a patriotic song or a southern mockery song of the north. Personally, I don´t particularly care about being called a &quot;yank.&quot; Becaus

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    **** you prissy yanks, you americans are all yanks because thats what we call you. if you want us to call you what you say we should call you then your gonna have to bloody earn it. you dont just change the meaning of our words like that. YOU might call specific americans yanks, its up to you, we´ll call you ALL yanks. Likewise, you choose to ignore the true use of the word &quot;football&quot;. Regardless, EVERYONE IN THE FREAKING WORLD knows that &quot;Yanks&quot; are all americans and in the last week was the only time ive ever heard that not all americans are Yanks. <img src=´http://www.3dactionplanet.com/…ght/arcon/arcon_linky.gif ´> <i>&quot;Ambition makes you look pretty ugly. Kicking, screaming, gucci little piggie&quot; </i>

    i dont disreagard the use of the word &quot;football&quot; either way i hte both of the sports it refers to <img src=´http://www.cliphoto.com/earth/e-037.gif ´><img src=´http://www.cliphoto.com/earth/e-031.gif ´> this is my world; it goes round and round and round The wolfy types like a cow <img src=smilies/icon_smile_tongue.gif width=15 height=15 border=0 align=middle>

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    Actually old son, there are three meanings of &quot;football&quot;. In America it refers to &quot;Grid Iron&quot; or &quot;Rugby&quot;, in the UK it refers to &quot;Soccer&quot;, and in Aus. it refers to &quot;Australian Rules Football&quot;. As a side note, the so-called &quot;Aussie Rules&quot; season is about to start. I´ll be inundated with stupid &quot;Did ya watch the footy last night moit?&quot; sort of questions, as well as constant media reports about how some footballer broke his toe in &quot;last night´s game&quot; but will be able to play in the final. I´m not looking forward to it. Damn, life´s hard <img src=smilies/icon_smile_sad.gif width=15 height=15 border=0 align=middle> <img src=smilies/icon_smile_big.gif width=15 height=15 border=0 align=middle>.