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Re: OT: Congratulations Canuckistan!

From "M. John Matlaw" <nouser@invalid.com>
Newsgroups comp.sys.mac.system
Subject Re: OT: Congratulations Canuckistan!
Date 2014-02-25 10:05 -0500
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Message-ID <leibf2$g9d$1@dont-email.me> (permalink)
References <fmoore-AECF0D.14105621022014@mx05.eternal-september.org> <led5l4$vpu$1@dont-email.me> <U5Kdnd8eRuLUrJfOnZ2dnUVZ_rudnZ2d@giganews.com> <slrnlglg1c.fcb.g.kreme@amelia.local> <530af05f$0$52744$742ec2ed@news.sonic.net>

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On 2/24/14, 2:10 AM, Patty Winter wrote:
> In article <slrnlglg1c.fcb.g.kreme@amelia.local>,
> Lewis  <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> wrote:
>>
>> The only thing I know about the Olympics is that the US Media is
>> reporting that the US came in second in medal count and the rest of the
>> world is (rightly) reporting they came in 4th.
>
>
> I guess you don't count Time Magazine as part of the "US Media"?
> Headline: "U.S. Fourth In Sochi Gold Medal Count"
>
> Or the New York Times?
> Russia
> Norway
> Canada
> United States
>
> Or the L.A. Times?
> Russia
> Norway
> Canada
> United States
>
> I don't see that there's an inherently "right" way to count.
> Total medals is more logical to me, because only counting gold
> medals seems disrespectful to silver and bronze winners. But
> I know that some people prefer that method, so I can't see how
> anyone can claim that either method is the only "right" one.
>
>
> Patty
>
The web site http://www.medalspercapita.com has a weighted medals per 
capita ranking as one of its many interesting listings.  I liked the GDP 
one - the US came in 20th in that one.

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OT: Congratulations Canuckistan! Fred Moore <fmoore@gcfn.org> - 2014-02-21 14:10 -0500
  Re: OT: Congratulations Canuckistan! me@home.spamsucks.ca (Király) - 2014-02-21 19:55 +0000
    Re: OT: Congratulations Canuckistan! Fred Moore <fmoore@gcfn.org> - 2014-02-23 00:37 -0500
  Re: OT: Congratulations Canuckistan! Warren Oates <warren.oates@gmail.com> - 2014-02-21 15:46 -0500
  Re: OT: Congratulations Canuckistan! JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> - 2014-02-21 16:34 -0500
  Re: OT: Congratulations Canuckistan! Davoud <star@sky.net> - 2014-02-22 00:35 -0500
    Re: OT: Congratulations Canuckistan! JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> - 2014-02-22 15:49 -0500
      Re: OT: Congratulations Canuckistan! Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2014-02-22 21:31 +0000
        Re: OT: Congratulations Canuckistan! Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2014-02-22 21:54 +0000
          Re: OT: Congratulations Canuckistan! Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2014-02-22 22:16 +0000
            Re: OT: Congratulations Canuckistan! Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2014-02-23 02:37 +0000
              Re: OT: Congratulations Canuckistan! Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2014-02-23 02:50 +0000
                Re: OT: Congratulations Canuckistan! Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2014-02-24 03:42 +0000
                Re: OT: Congratulations Canuckistan! Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2014-02-24 05:05 +0000
                Re: OT: Congratulations Canuckistan! Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2014-02-24 05:57 +0000
                Re: OT: Congratulations Canuckistan! Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2014-02-24 16:16 +0000
                Re: OT: Congratulations Canuckistan! Warren Oates <warren.oates@gmail.com> - 2014-02-24 11:55 -0500
                Re: OT: Congratulations Canuckistan! Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2014-02-24 22:25 +0000
                Re: OT: Congratulations Canuckistan! Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2014-02-24 23:18 +0000
                Re: OT: Congratulations Canuckistan! Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2014-02-25 07:41 +0000
                Re: OT: Congratulations Canuckistan! Paul Magnussen <magiconinc@earthlink.net> - 2014-02-25 11:04 -0800
                Re: OT: Congratulations Canuckistan! Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2014-02-25 20:08 +0000
                Re: OT: Congratulations Canuckistan! Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2014-02-25 21:35 +0000
                Re: OT: Congratulations Canuckistan! Warren Oates <warren.oates@gmail.com> - 2014-02-25 15:18 -0500
                Re: OT: Congratulations Canuckistan! Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2014-02-25 21:35 +0000
                Re: OT: Congratulations Canuckistan! JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> - 2014-02-24 16:43 -0500
                Re: OT: Congratulations Canuckistan! Warren Oates <warren.oates@gmail.com> - 2014-02-24 16:52 -0500
                Re: OT: Congratulations Canuckistan! Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2014-02-24 22:22 +0000
                Re: OT: Congratulations Canuckistan! me@home.spamsucks.ca (Király) - 2014-02-25 00:48 +0000
              Re: OT: Congratulations Canuckistan! Paul Sture <nospam@sture.ch> - 2014-02-24 13:06 +0100
      Re: OT: Congratulations Canuckistan! Kurt Ullman <kurtullman@yahoo.com> - 2014-02-22 19:29 -0500
      Re: OT: Congratulations Canuckistan! me@home.spamsucks.ca (Király) - 2014-02-23 04:09 +0000
  Re: OT: Congratulations Canuckistan! me@home.spamsucks.ca (Király) - 2014-02-23 15:55 +0000
    Re: OT: Congratulations Canuckistan! Alan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> - 2014-02-23 12:35 -0500
      Re: OT: Congratulations Canuckistan! Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2014-02-24 03:44 +0000
        Re: OT: Congratulations Canuckistan! Patty Winter <patty1@wintertime.com> - 2014-02-24 07:10 +0000
          Re: OT: Congratulations Canuckistan! Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2014-02-24 10:49 +0000
            Re: OT: Congratulations Canuckistan! Patty Winter <patty1@wintertime.com> - 2014-02-24 19:55 +0000
              Re: OT: Congratulations Canuckistan! Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2014-02-24 22:21 +0000
            Re: OT: Congratulations Canuckistan! JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> - 2014-02-24 16:59 -0500
              Re: OT: Congratulations Canuckistan! Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2014-02-24 22:23 +0000
                Re: OT: Congratulations Canuckistan! Patty Winter <patty1@wintertime.com> - 2014-02-25 00:29 +0000
                Re: OT: Congratulations Canuckistan! Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2014-02-25 07:25 +0000
                Re: OT: Congratulations Canuckistan! Alan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> - 2014-02-24 20:23 -0500
                Re: OT: Congratulations Canuckistan! Patty Winter <patty1@wintertime.com> - 2014-02-25 04:34 +0000
                Re: OT: Congratulations Canuckistan! Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2014-02-25 07:29 +0000
          Re: OT: Congratulations Canuckistan! "M. John Matlaw" <nouser@invalid.com> - 2014-02-25 10:05 -0500
            Re: OT: Congratulations Canuckistan! Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2014-02-25 20:08 +0000
        Re: OT: Congratulations Canuckistan! Warren Oates <warren.oates@gmail.com> - 2014-02-24 08:37 -0500
          Re: OT: Congratulations Canuckistan! Patty Winter <patty1@wintertime.com> - 2014-02-24 20:52 +0000
            Re: OT: Congratulations Canuckistan! JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> - 2014-02-24 17:14 -0500
            Re: OT: Congratulations Canuckistan! Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2014-02-24 22:24 +0000
    Re: OT: Congratulations Canuckistan! Davoud <star@sky.net> - 2014-02-23 12:57 -0500
      Re: OT: Congratulations Canuckistan! Kurt Ullman <kurtullman@yahoo.com> - 2014-02-23 13:32 -0500
    Re: OT: Congratulations Canuckistan! erilar <drache@chibardun.net.invalid> - 2014-02-23 15:31 -0600
      Re: OT: Congratulations Canuckistan! Davoud <star@sky.net> - 2014-02-23 19:08 -0500

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