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My son loves curling. I don't get it. He's the only person I know who sits down and watches curling. I'm worried about him.In our lifetime.
Only you can prevent primetime curling!
I have a strange addiction to curling. I don't go out of my way to watch it, or learn anything about the state of the sport (such as reading about latest matches).
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If I notice curling is on television, I end up watching it for hours on end. I swear they must embed subliminal messages in the ice surface or something.
I always feel a bit embarassed when people say "So, what sports do you watch?"
And I have to honestly answer "Hockey and Curling".
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My son loves curling. I don't get it. He's the only person I know who sits down and watches curling. I'm worried about him.In our lifetime.
Only you can prevent primetime curling!
I have a strange addiction to curling. I don't go out of my way to watch it, or learn anything about the state of the sport (such as reading about latest matches).
BUT
If I notice curling is on television, I end up watching it for hours on end. I swear they must embed subliminal messages in the ice surface or something.
I always feel a bit embarassed when people say "So, what sports do you watch?"
And I have to honestly answer "Hockey and Curling".
And there you have it folks. 'Canadians' are a dark and disturbing lot. Who knows what other secrets lurk in the frozen North. Find out next week in our documentary special on Poutine.
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And there you have it folks. 'Canadians' are a dark and disturbing lot. Who knows what other secrets lurk in the frozen North. Find out next week in our documentary special on Poutine.
I could totally do that documentary. oddly, for a food with exactly 3 ingrediants, I could easily go 10 minutes on what everyone is doing wrong.
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Is that what it was in firkins of firewood in 1867? If not then the conversion really isn't in perspective....*snicker*....and should be done to ....*snicker*...reflect the then current market. *snicker*...I expect those numbers soon! *snicker*....Uh....there's a line. I got skilz like dat.How many firkins of firewood is that gold worth?*SNORT* *CHOKE* Cough.
You owe me a new keyboard.
-Skeld
ok, so because I got bored, like really bored, I actually managed to convert that. 7.2M in gold(1867) is approximately equal to 970.9B firkins of firewood, which is about 451B cubic feet of wood.
** spoiler omitted **
so after much looking, i hav not been able to find the price of wood in bulk in 1867, either hardwood or otherwise, nor have i been able to find the consumer price index for 1867. the closes i got was 1914 and 75$ was roughly equal to 3.95$.
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This thread makes me want the hockey season to start...WOO! Go Canadians! (the hocky team from montreal, though i suppose it could apply to all residents of this great country)(or the Calgary Flames, since if i don't cheer for them while in calgary i might get stabbed at a bar. by a cop...)
I feel bad about seemingly going out of my way to correct you all the time (and I'm aware this is the second time in two days... sorry!), but it's the Canadiens. It's spelled the French way, even when written in English. Weird bit of trivia there.
I can understand the fear of not being a Flames fan in Calgary, from the sound of the Red Mile, I wouldn't want to be near there if I were not a Flames fan (but if I were... man that looks like a good time).
Even though I'm not a major Habs fan, I still hope they win the cup this year, it'd be damn cool to see them celebrate yet another cup victory on their centennial anniversary!
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And there you have it folks. 'Canadians' are a dark and disturbing lot. Who knows what other secrets lurk in the frozen North. Find out next week in our documentary special on Poutine.Tonight on CBC's special report, Poutine: Tastiest food ever, or only second-tastiest? You decide.
"Well Dave, our panal of judges is back and it seems that- what? oh... well 4 out of the five seem to prefer the Poutine, and the fifth has his mouth glued shut with sugar-on-snow but he seems to be nodding to indicate his choice of the...Tortiere! there you have it Bob"
"...um, Jim? my name's Steve. have you been getting high off Zamboni fumes again?"
"You should know that Zambonis are electric Stan, but we are in Flin Flon..."
"Ah, right. well on to sports with Christie! how are those Canadians doing?"
"It's spelled with an "e" Steve!"
"How can you tell the way I spelt it?"
"You have to be french canadien..."
"right."
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And there you have it folks. 'Canadians' are a dark and disturbing lot. Who knows what other secrets lurk in the frozen North. Find out next week in our documentary special on Poutine.Tonight on CBC's special report, Poutine: Tastiest food ever, or only second-tastiest? You decide."Well Dave, our panal of judges is back and it seems that- what? oh... well 4 out of the five seem to prefer the Poutine, and the fifth has his mouth glued shut with sugar-on-snow but he seems to be nodding to indicate his choice of the...Tortiere! there you have it Bob"
"...um, Jim? my name's Steve. have you been getting high off Zamboni fumes again?"
"You should know that Zambonis are electric Stan, but we are in Flin Flon..."
"Ah, right. well on to sports with Christie! how are those Canadians doing?"
"It's spelled with an "e" Steve!"
"How can you tell the way I spelt it?"
"You have to be french canadien..."
"right."
Excellent. This is officially the most Canadian (and Canadien) thread of all-time.
(I do find it funny how a lot of English announcers actually DO pronounce Canadiens differently, saying something along the lines of Canadiennes)
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Excellent. This is officially the most Canadian (and Canadien) thread of all-time.
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Funny how it started as a thread about Alaska, Russia and the U.S., eh? see, that's just how canada works. start whatever topic you want. then hockey comes up. it's almost as bad as Godwin's Law. from hockey, someone almost always mentions curling, then poutine. pretty soon the french language comes up and then you got a thread aboot canada. Haha, eh?
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Hey! The maritimes are beautiful. Just gorgeous. One of the loveliest places you could ever go ...
Now, the maritimers on the other hand are like something out of H.P. Lovecraft ...
Hence the punishment aspect.
Think of it as the Canadian version of the cherubim with the flaming swords outside of the Garden of Eden.:D
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I just read the Wikipedia article on that guy. I can see why you would want to get rid of him. But what would Russia do with him?
Give him to Canada?
Seriously, we should not give him to Russia. I cannot think of a more blatant casus belli, and we already have enough tension with them.
And I am sure employing a WMC (Weapon of Mass Corruption) is some kind of war crime.
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Render him down for snowboard wax.
I thought snowboarding was no longer approved for use in disciplining congresscritters?
But... but... we NEED a bridge that vaugely points in the direction of the Aleutians! It doesn't have to actually reach them... wouldn't it save us some money if it actually didn't?
So what you are saying is you have to waste money to save it?
That he voted to save that money before he voted to spend it?That he just has a wide stance on what constitutes appropriate spending?
That he did not have relations with that lobbyist?
That I will not twist any more soundbites to take cheap shots?
That I will not twist any more soundbites to take cheap shots?Ted Stevens head should be stuffed up his series of tubes.
LOL. Nice!
That I will not twist any more soundbites to take cheap shots?Ted Stevens head should be stuffed up his series of tubes.
I have to say, only here will a discussion of US-Russia relations end up turning into an insult towards a corrupt Congressman, after going through a lengthy discussion of Canada.
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Ted Stevens head should be stuffed up his series of tubes.Ted Stevens is the 'series of tubes' guy?!?! Maybe you should send him to Canada, because our Internet is totally not a dump truck!
I don't even get what that means! why am i so out of the loop? what does the internet have to do with a dump truck? what's with the tuuuuuubes????
*brain explodes*
edit: oh, you refferring to this: "For example, he referred to the Internet as "not a big truck," but a "series of tubes" that could be clogged with information. He also complained that "an Internet [sic] was sent by my staff" and that commercial traffic delayed it by five days; it is believed he was referring to an e-mail which was sent by his staff." - wikipedia
aha! i get it now. clever! Now I wonder if he's the source of the "you win (x amount) of internets" meme...
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I don't even get what that means! why am i so out of the loop? what does the internet have to do with a dump truck? what's with the tuuuuuubes????
*brain explodes*
Okay, the longer version.
Basically, a sterling example of how when you get in Congress you may be put in charge of something you have ABSO-FRICKIN'-LUTELY ZERO knowledge of, -97% intrest in learning about, and get you to shape public policy about it.
In one meeting, Sen. Stevens, then Chair of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, told with great authority and bombast that the internet 'is not a big truck. It's a series of tubes." And that problems with how 'his staff tried to send him an internet on a Friday morning and he didn't recieve that internet until Tuesday because it got tangled up.
The Daily Show with Jon Stewart used the 11 minute speech to great effect.
edit: oops, sorry, but I'll leave it up in case there is anyone unfamiliar with it.
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This thread makes me want the hockey season to start...WOO! Go Canadians! (the hocky team from montreal, though i suppose it could apply to all residents of this great country)(or the Calgary Flames, since if i don't cheer for them while in calgary i might get stabbed at a bar. by a cop...)
les habitants? mon dieu!
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The Daily Show with Jon Stewart used the 11 minute speech to great effect.
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HA! that jon stewart is one funny guy. That's getting bookmarked for sure.
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lol silly Canadians... Canada will eventually be annexed by the US anyway.
O.O
Dude, don't even joke about that. It's one of the scary ideas that keeps me up at night. but seriously, i doubt you could anyway. Canada is way too nice for you guys to annex. it's like everyone's cute little sister or brother. that wacky kid that no one wants to see hurt. the moment you try to steal his comic collection, his parents, neighbors and that odd old guy down the street will take turns beating you. Or, in non-analogy mode, the rest of the world just loves canada too much. if the US annexed us, do you think they would keep up the immigration that makes Canada so loved? i don't think so. would you keep up the tolerance that allows Quebec to be the schizophrenic gerbil in this otherwise sane house? probly not. Would there be a rise in Poutine related homicides and hate crimes? more then likely.In short, Canada has a better chance of Annexing you. I allready refer to you guys as the 11th Province (or the 4th territory, depending how i feel that day).
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Ted Stevens head should be stuffed up his series of tubes.Ted Stevens is the 'series of tubes' guy?!?! Maybe you should send him to Canada, because our Internet is totally not a dump truck!
Okay. We'll take Ted Stevens and you give us Alaska. No questions asked. I think that's a deal.
What would we do with canada? It would just end up on our shelf gathering dust.
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Okay. We'll take Ted Stevens and you give us Alaska. No questions asked. I think that's a deal.Ted Stevens head should be stuffed up his series of tubes.Ted Stevens is the 'series of tubes' guy?!?! Maybe you should send him to Canada, because our Internet is totally not a dump truck!
I second this motion. there's no way he could screw up Videotron any more anyway.
We won Alaska in the 1980 Olympic hockey.Just like this movie.
I have been trying to remember the name of that particular schlock for years! Thanks, Jal.
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Has anyone read The Yiddish Policemen's Union by Michael Chabon? The story is set in Sitka, Alaska which (alternate history time) is populated by the descendants of the Jews forced out of/escaped from Europe during World War 2 (in the novel, there isn't an Israel because of this). The story itself isn't as engaging as the setting, with Jews of various degrees of devotion dealing with the prospect of losing their home again since the U.S. plans to "revert" the territory to their own control, tensions between the Alaskan Jews and the Native American population and a murder involving the current Messiah candidate of the generation. It's a pretty interesting piece of fiction and I would recommend it mostly for how interesting and unique the setting comes across.
You know, since we're on the subject of Alaska.
In my opinion, they should have gotten Alaska instead of Israel. Everyone would have been better off.