A mind is a terrible thing to waste

**vmac3205** · 13th May 09, 08:16 AM

Originally Posted by slohairt

When I started High School I sat next to a kid from Austria who's family had just emigrated to Canada. The girl seated on the other side of him asked him where he was originally from. "Austria." he replied. She then proceeded to ask him if he'd ever seen any kangaroos. He started to laugh, and I told her they didn't have any kangaroos in the Alps. She still didn't get it!

We wanted to go to a romantic Valentine's dinner and chose an upscale Austrian restaurant. With propert reservations made, we arrived and were seated next to another couple. The woman kept saying she wasn't sure if she liked Australian food. They were also noisy, and the guy was wearing a dirty Tshirt and ball cap. We left and tried it again at a later date. Sigh

**vmac3205** · 13th May 09, 08:29 AM

Originally Posted by sathor

The Columbia River part throws me, I figured it meant not CAN, but since I lack the drive to figure out which Columbia River it is... (Granted, there may only be 1 of them, but I was thinking there was one in SC as well. There are a few Rivers in the US that share names, there are at least 2 Stillwater Rivers, possible more than double that)

The Great Columbia headwaters in eastern British Columbia flows south through eastern Washington until it turns west at the Oregon Washington border. It then marks the border between the two states until it flows into the Pacific Ocean. It is navigable east into the Snake River at Caldwell Idaho. It carries more water than any river in North America. Where it flows into the ocean, the water is fresh for 6 miles out to sea. I don't think there is another Columbia River in North America.