<HTML>In a message dated 12/10/02 12:42:34 PM Pacific Standard Time, john@musselwhite.com writes: <BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=CITE style="BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px">>I still think we ought to change the language in the bylaws and all the >promo materials to remove those archaic "Annual Convention" words and >change them to reflect what virtually everyone calls it, "the >National".  Let's get up to date on this! Thank you very much for attempting to alienate those of us who pay the same dues but who don't belong to your nation, Bill. It fits right in with many of your other posts. Perhaps you're not up to date on this, but there are a lot of members who attend the Annual Convention who are not Americans. In fact, the most successful Convention ever was held in Canada.  Call it "the national" casually if you wish, but any attempts to change the official term to suit you will be met with a lot more resistance than you might expect.                  John </BLOCKQUOTE> Well, I thought I *was* getting up to date.  I've always known that PTG was international and was at the Toronto Convention but hardly anyone ever refers to it using the official language, so I thought it was cool and *hip* to call it "The National". It's so hard to follow you guys and know what the current lingo is!  And after all, it will be in Dallas again next year, how more "National" can you get?  Don't mess with Texas.  Come to the Red Neck National and get some edge-ee-ka-shun.  You'll either learn how to spell "whippen" right or the boys will give *you* a whoopin! The featured event will be the redest of the rednecks, that New Mexican Guy bustin' up a Wurly-gig. Bill Bremmer RPT Madison, Wisconsin <A HREF="http://www.billbremmer.com/">Click here: -=w w w . b i l l b r e m m e r . c o m =-</A></HTML>