Subject: Re: NYNJ - My take<br/>
Date: May 11, 2003 @ 13:04<br/>
Author: acroorca2002 (&quot;acroorca2002&quot; &lt;orc@...&gt;)<br/>
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<div id="ygrps-yiv-347889028">--- In <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="mailto:BoundaryPoint@yahoogroups.com">BoundaryPoint@yahoogroups.com</a>, Kevin Meynell <br/>
&lt;kevin@m...&gt; wrote:<br/>
<blockquote><span title="ireply"> &gt; Mike,<br/>
&gt; <br/>
&gt; &gt;i think i can promise tho that the full answer is surprising<br/>
&gt; &gt;since i am sure at least one of them is not a state<br/>
&gt; <br/>
&gt; Any idea which of the states isn&#39;t a state? <br/>
<br/>
 </span></blockquote>hahahahaha<br/>
thank you <br/>
more below<br/>
<br/>
Puerto Rico is certainly a <br/>
<blockquote><span title="ireply"> &gt; commonwealth rather than a state, but I assume you meant <br/>
 </span></blockquote>one of the 50?<br/>
<br/>
a fair query but foul assumption<br/>
<br/>
i suppose that would be the promised surprise<br/>
<br/>
<blockquote><span title="ireply"> &gt; <br/>
&gt; BTW - what exactly is the difference between the different <br/>
 </span></blockquote>statuses of the <br/>
<blockquote><span title="ireply"> &gt; different states (state, republic, commonwealth etc..)?<br/>
&gt; <br/>
&gt; Regards,<br/>
&gt; <br/>
&gt; Kevin Meynell<br/>
<br/>
 </span></blockquote>thanx again<br/>
because if you like funhouse mirrors as much as i do<br/>
this word commonwealth is an awesome plaything<br/>
<br/>
<a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commonwealth">http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commonwealth</a><br/>
<br/>
besides the 6 americanski mentioned there<br/>
west virginia sometimes calls herself a commonwealth<br/>
as do guam & the virgins<br/>
<br/>
& proceeding deeper into our common wealthy looking glass<br/>
these latter 2 dwarf wannabee cwealths turn out to be practically <br/>
identical twins politically too<br/>
a most amusing rarity in a whole sideshow of amusing rarities</div>