Ophelia wrote:

> "dsi1" > wrote in message
> ...
> > On 7/7/2015 2:53 PM, jmcquown wrote:
> >> On 7/7/2015 3:37 PM, Brooklyn1 wrote:
> >>> Ed Pawlowski wrote:
> >>>> dsi1 wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>>> My understanding is that people on the mainland
> >>
> >> dsi1, please ttop talking about the "mainland" as if Hawaii is not part
> >> of the USA. It is. Maybe you should venture out.
> >
> > I've lived on the mainland and have seen how things are. I'm all too
> > familiar with how it all goes down there. The reality is that Hawaii and
> > the mainland are worlds apart.
>
> Oh look, someone else being told what they can call things. Is this going
> to be the next Big Thing around here?
>
> It is not normal for an island to call a large land to which it is not
> attached, 'The Mainland'? I am beginning to think some people will use
> ANYTHING to bully others into doing things the way THEY like. Ridiculous!!
> It really is getting out of hand. Maybe they should get a taste of it.


As the English weather reports used to say, "Continent cut off by fog..."


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