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Yet more responses to our "New England Primer". We have evidently hit a sore spot with New Englanders everywhere.

Subject: New England Forever!
Date: Thu, 29 Jan 2004
From: Sean ******
To: editor@201k.com

Wicked good article, 201K. Pretty much sums up everything I was raised to believe in, being a life long Mainer and all. Godfrey Mighty but those Republicans are damn fools. (for those non-New Englanders out there, this is the worst thing we can call someone).

I know I'm reading too much into it, but I see heavy symbolic value in the Superbowl this year. A team of plucky New Englanders are marching into the heart of darkness (Texas) to do battle with the South.

And we have better beer too!

- Scoopernicus of Portland

Ayuh, been to Maine. Machias, even. Any further north and you'd have to speak French, any further east and you'd get wet. Blueberries and lobster to your heart's content, and bald eagles flying overhead like it was no big deal. And there's nothing better than a Richard Thompson concert at the State St. Church in Portland.

Awful lot of Maine boys gave their lives for the Union.

To: editor@201k.com
Subject: A New England Primer
From: "whometense"
Date: Thu, 29 Jan 2004

I am eternally grateful for your excellent post "A New England Primer", which I found through a link on Media Whores Online. I am a big fan of John Kerry, I am also a New Englander, and tired of apologizing for the fact. You put my thoughts into words. I hope you don't mind, but I posted it (with due attribution and link) on the Kerry forum.

Best,
Diane

Thanks, Diane, we very much appreciate it.