Re: Social facts and snowball effect

From: William Benzon (bbenzon@mindspring.com)
Date: Tue 11 Apr 2006 - 17:23:59 GMT

  • Next message: Douglas Brooker: "Re: Social facts and snowball effect"

    on 4/11/06 12:50 PM, Douglas Brooker at d.brooker@laposte.net wrote:

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    > you'd know it soon as you touch it. it also has a real distinctive
    > sound/feel when you pack it. like a hearing a sound with the sense of
    > touch. strange. Canadian kids (many/most?) can tell straight away when
    > they look out the window and see snow falling whether it's 'good'
    > packing snow. Of course I only speak about English Canada - don't ask
    > about the Quebecois term.

    I grew up in Western Pennsylvania in the 50s and 60s and know about packing snow. That's what we called it too.

    Bill B

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