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From: Francis Upchurch
Date: 2016 Nov 19, 20:22 -0000
Relax. Since discovered red was just “commonwealth” not empire.
Francis
From: NavList@fer3.com [mailto:NavList@fer3.com] On Behalf Of Robert Eno
Sent: 19 November 2016 20:04
To: francisupchurch@gmail.com
Subject: [NavList] Re: How Globes were Made in the 1950s
Reminds me of an old quip from the late 1960s in which an American humour magazine was poking fun at Canada and our apparent quirks:
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Why is Canada always coloured red on globes?
From embarrassment.
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From: NavList@fer3.com [mailto:NavList@fer3.com] On Behalf Of Francis Upchurch
Sent: November-18-16 11:14 PM
To: enoid{at}northwestel.net
Subject: [NavList] Re: How Globes were Made in the 1950s
How the world has changed during my lifetime! ( for the better, no doubt). Notice that much of the world was still painted red then,(Including India, so presumably a pre-independance globe). Wonder what it will look like in 50 years time? We live in interesting and changing times!
Francis
