Topic: Things Canadians are proud of...

[KAT J'inn]

I love South Beach but there are two problems:

1)   The cost of doing business is Very High

2)   Sometimes you get surprised.   Damn cross dressers. 

[Hexx]

 
Montreal is far better for entertainment purposes than South Beach
Walking down a Street? I'll give you SB, Nightlife? Montreal all the way.
Silly Americans.

[CaptStumpy]

And one question . . . Was Mr. Rogers really a Navy Seal??   

Mr Rogers was NOT a navy seal. 

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This same rumor has often been applied to boyish country singer-songwriter John Denver (among others), and it's just as false when told of Fred Rogers. Not only did Fred Rogers never serve in the military, there are no gaps in his career when he could conceivably have served in the military — he went straight into college after high school, he moved directly into TV work after graduating college, and his breaks from television work were devoted to attending the Pittsburgh Theological Seminary (he was ordained as a Presbyterian minister in 1963) and the University of Pittsburgh's Graduate School of Child Development. Moreover, Fred Rogers was born in 1928 and was therefore too old to have enlisted in the armed services by the time of America's military involvement in Vietnam.

http://www.snopes.com/radiotv/tv/mrrogers.asp

[FPF-Tobin Dax]

Basketbal schmasketball!!

I want to know the relative thong-to-babe ratio in Montreal vs. Washington.

The the results of any relative thong removal transaction costs study would be helpful as well.

Thank you.

Canadian dollar only worth 80 cents U.S. right now. Remove away.

[KAT Chuut-Ritt]

I love South Beach but there are two problems:

1)   The cost of doing business is Very High

2)   Sometimes you get surprised.   Damn cross dressers. 

Try New Orleans then, cost of doing business is computed in beads   

[Age]

             Bring it on!   Drink   Grin

Our Beer is much stronger than your beer especaily high test.Woooo.

[TraumaTech]

I love South Beach but there are two problems:

1)   The cost of doing business is Very High

2)   Sometimes you get surprised.   Damn cross dressers. 

ROFLMAO.........how many times did you get fooled J'inn??  smirks smirks

[Nemesis]

Here are reasons why it's so great to be Canadian!

Things Canadians are proud of...

Women can legally walk down the street topless.  (At least in Ontario)

[KBF-Angel Slayer]

And one question . . . Was Mr. Rogers really a Navy Seal??   

Mr Rogers was NOT a navy seal. 

-----------------------snip--------------------------

This same rumor has often been applied to boyish country singer-songwriter John Denver (among others), and it's just as false when told of Fred Rogers. Not only did Fred Rogers never serve in the military, there are no gaps in his career when he could conceivably have served in the military — he went straight into college after high school, he moved directly into TV work after graduating college, and his breaks from television work were devoted to attending the Pittsburgh Theological Seminary (he was ordained as a Presbyterian minister in 1963) and the University of Pittsburgh's Graduate School of Child Development. Moreover, Fred Rogers was born in 1928 and was therefore too old to have enlisted in the armed services by the time of America's military involvement in Vietnam.

http://www.snopes.com/radiotv/tv/mrrogers.asp

I've heard of that before, and it is not true.  Biggest thing is, a lot of people got Mr. Rogers and Captain Kangaroo confused.  The Captain wasn't a SEAL, but he was a war vet in WWII.

Here are reasons why it's so great to be Canadian!

Things Canadians are proud of...

Women can legally walk down the street topless. (At least in Ontario)

There are people that shouldn't be allowed to do that, either.

[KAT J'inn]

IT IS NOT MY FAULT!!!


Sometimes the advancement of science is a bad thing.    Damn plastic surgery has gotten far too good IMHO!! 

They could make Rosanne Barr look like Eva Longoria (sp??).  Well . . . okay you'd have to add in a few Mohitos to make the transformation complete but I REALLY LIKE MOHITOS!!!

Grrrrrrrrrrrr

[TraumaTech]

James Naismith was the Canadian physical education instructor who invented basketball in 1891. James Naismith  was born in Almonte, Ontario and educated at McGill University and Presbyterian Cllege in Montreal. He was the physical education teacher at McGill University (1887 to 1890) and at Springfield College in Springfield, Massachusetts (1890 to 1895). At Springfield College (which was then the Y.M.C.A. training school), James Naismith, under the direction of American phys-ed specialist Luther Halsey Gulick, invented the indoor sport of basketball.

TraumaTech.. get your facts streight.. Yes the inventor was Canadian, but he had to get US Visa and help from a US University in Massachusettes, and help from an American PE Specialist in order to create it.. as such, the sport is American in origin.

Frequently Asked Questions
Q: Who was Dr J.?
A: Dr. James Naismith is regarded as the inventor of the game of basketball.



Q: Where was Dr. James Naismith Born?
A: James Naismith was born on a farm near Almonte, Ontario.



Q: What were the great accomplishments in his life, in regards to sport?
A: James Naismith had the great vision to introduce 2 objects in his life. In 1891 he introduced the game of basketball as a winter indoor sport in Springfield, Mass. And in 1894, he introduced the football helmet for American Football.



Q: When was the first game of basketball played?
A: The 1st game of basketball was played on December 21st, 1891, after spending 2 weeks preparing the rules and objectives as an assignment.



Q: Why was basketball invented?
A: Basketball was an assignment by his mentor, Luther H. Gulick to interest the incorrigibles. He was asked to come up with an indoor game free of rough play for the football and lacrosse players who were restless during the winter.

Q: Where was basketball invented?
A: He invented the game at the YMCA in Springfield, Mass.

Q: What was the first ball?
A: The original object used in the 1st game was a soccer ball.

Q: What was the first basket?
A: After his initial request for 2 small square boxes, the custodian could only come up with 2 peach baskets, which lead to the naming of the game.


   i think my facts are straight.as u can see,it was played in springfield mass. but it was by created by  a Canadian 


here's the link for those questions and a bunch of other un-important questions


    http://collections.ic.gc.ca/naismith/

[Chris Johnson]

I may not be a Canadian, but you guys forgot one more thing you guys should be proud of (in my opinion):

[TotensBurntCorpse]

Capt Kirk is canadian (Montrealer)
Spock is a yankee (born same year as shatner just too far south)
McCoy is a good ol boy (atlanta born 11 years earlier, well at least he aint a yankee)

[KAT Chuut-Ritt]

             Bring it on!   Drink   Grin

Our Beer is much stronger than your beer especaily high test.Woooo.

I like Dogfishhead beers from Delaware  21% and 18% ABV on these two

http://www.dogfish.com/beer/120minuteipa.cfm

http://www.dogfish.com/beer/worldwidestout.cfm

Any canadian beers that are comparable?  If so I'd love to try them, if not go and drink your Poofta brews 

Oh and don't forget to listen to your Leonard Cohen songs   

[Hexx]

Actually there are (or were ) a few in Ontario from the local Microbreweries and one or two in Quebec.
I'll se if I can find the names for you- One of the Unfortunate trends in recent years is theat all the
"big" brewing companies have been buying up the microbreweries left,right and center.
Hopefully they still exist..

[KAT Chuut-Ritt]

Actually there are (or were ) a few in Ontario from the local Microbreweries and one or two in Quebec.
I'll se if I can find the names for you- One of the Unfortunate trends in recent years is theat all the
"big" brewing companies have been buying up the microbreweries left,right and center.
Hopefully they still exist..

You claim to be Canadian and you don't know?   

[Hexx]

Actually there are (or were ) a few in Ontario from the local Microbreweries and one or two in Quebec.
I'll se if I can find the names for you- One of the Unfortunate trends in recent years is theat all the
"big" brewing companies have been buying up the microbreweries left,right and center.
Hopefully they still exist..

You claim to be Canadian and you don't know?   

I'm Older.. I have no life...
I've moved to NS, and been to busy (geez that sounds pathetic) to get out and party down here
to find out what the local mircobrews are. (so now that i have free time to run a server why am I again?)

I'm quite sure by the time you and DH finish hammering me over Mirror² I'll have discovered
everything there is to know about the local alcohol situation 
(I'll be sure to lay in  stock before I even begin to discuss KCW)

[KAT Chuut-Ritt]

LOL

Well I like most of your setup (providing no x-ships), but I can't say I agree with a scheme that makes a player worth more VCs if he gets more kills, kinda seems like punishing sucess.  If you beat the top guys that is reward enough in itself I think, no need to put a VC bonus on them that might make em fly diferently than normal, I know I wouldn't want to finally beat Die Hard but only because he was flying too cautiously.  We both put our ships on the map let the rewards be the same. 

[Age]

Capt Kirk is canadian (Montrealer)
Spock is a yankee (born same year as shatner just too far south)
McCoy is a good ol boy (atlanta born 11 years earlier, well at least he aint a yankee)

What about James Doohan?Yes our microbrews have some powerful punch to them although I can't testify to this as I don't drink but other I know have told me what they are like.

[Hexx]

LOL

Well I like most of your setup (providing no x-ships), but I can't say I agree with a scheme that makes a player worth more VCs if he gets more kills, kinda seems like punishing sucess.  If you beat the top guys that is reward enough in itself I think, no need to put a VC bonus on them that might make em fly diferently than normal, I know I wouldn't want to finally beat Die Hard but only because he was flying too cautiously.  We both put our ships on the map let the rewards be the same. 

Not in the system anymore, Ill work on refining it for KCW
ATM- the only PVP VP's awarded will be to the top three players