[net.misc] Evil Influence of North Dakota

bred (01/11/83)

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.

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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

ark (01/12/83)

North Dakota certainly does exist!  Evidence:  Peter Schickele,
the discoverer of the legendary P. D. Q. Bach, teaches at the
University of Southern North Dakota at Hoople.

mmt (01/13/83)

Don't apologize to Canadians about the evil influence of North Dakota:
Think of the Garrison Dam. If it isn't there, it's close! (I hope
it doesn't exist either).
		Martin Taylor

mmt (01/14/83)

Doesn't the fact that Peter Schickele teaches in North Dakota
prove it DOESN'T exist?