How's it goin, eh?

[fudge stripe cookays]

Just wanted to break in this thread.

I feel better now. Byron, HeyHey, TrogL, where is everyone?

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[Screaming Lord Byron]

1. Here.

Howzit?

[Worst Username Ever]

2. Take off!

[Spazito]

3. Wow! This is great!

Thank you, Skinner!

[Minstrel Boy]

4. beauty!

[RFKHumphreyObama]

5. Wonderful

While I'm not Canadian, I have a deep and profound interest in Canadian politics and government and I welcome having the opportunity to talk exclusively Canadian issues

[Swede]

6. Hello from Saskatoon.

How's it goin' eh?

[iverglas]

7. make this a roll call thread?

People occasionally wonder who the Canadians are here and how many we are, and one never remembers them all, especially as numbers grow. Now we could just refer 'em here for a list.

Me!

[Spazito]

8. I am gonna take this thread as an "introductory" one and...

introduce myself as a British Columbian, locked in a faux Conservative riding, ewwwwww, but hopefully only till the next election!

[fudge stripe cookays]

9. Want everyone to feel at home...

Cordially,
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[Spazito]

11. May I add this to your collection?

oops, meant to add this as well!

[slutticus]

10. When did this start?

And where is HEyHEY?

[ilovenicepeople]

13. COOL!

HOWDY ALL thanks DU for the Canadian forum or should I say the country above the USA(just kidding?)Its a beauty day here on Vancouver Island B.C. no chemtrails today Yippee, hang on a second I forgot to look up OH well call me a lier. DU RAWKS:hi:

[Parrcrow]

12. How she goin' der my darlins!

okay I'm not a newfie but I always get a kick out of doing the accent.

I'm Canadian living in the U.S. as some of you know. Been here six months.

Lets make this one count!!

[fudge stripe cookays]

14. Hey everybody! It's Parrcrow!

Hi Parrcrow! :hi:

[Parrcrow]

23. Hi FSC!!

How was your vacation?

[fudge stripe cookays]

24. Haven't gone yet! Thanks for asking!

1 more day.....

I'm salivating to get out of here for a couple days. But we'll have our laptop with us. I can't live without my DU!

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[Canuckistanian]

62. Lard T'underin' Jeezus, me old trout

How'w she goin' bye?

[SidDithers]

15. Checking in..

Nice to see we've got a home :)

Sid

[Philostopher]

27. Was wondering when you'd find a genuine

Sid Dithers avatar! Not a Canadian here, but we visit frequently and pump up the local economy in Western Ontario. I thought I'd drop in and say congrats on getting your own forum, folks!

[Hoping4Change]

29. Hi nownow thanks for dropping by.

:hi:

[SidDithers]

44. Thanks, nownow :)

You know that you and other DU'ers are welcome all the time - to both the forum and the country :)

Sid

[Philostopher]

48. Thanks, Sid --

I've never felt otherwise, in all my trips to Canada. Of course, we try not to be obnoxious anywhere we go, so I imagine that helps.

Mr. Nownow and I would like to do a cross-country trip up there, sometime -- neither of us has been out of Ontario -- but I don't know if we'll ever do it. We do want to go to Vacnouver one of these days, if I can ever talk myself into the plane flight.

[C_eh_N_eh_D_eh]

16. Right here.

Pass the poutine!

[iverglas]

17. okay

As long as we can eat it on the chesterfield.

[Hoping4Change]

30. Pass the poutine? Don't you think you're asking alot?

[Canuckistanian]

65. I like it with pop (while using a serviette, of course)

[LeftistGorilla]

18. I knew this would happen evetually.....

hope it stays around...

Toronto here<-----

[Hoping4Change]

19. DU rocks all the way to the North Pole of Soviet Canuckistan!!!!

Hi y'all from the centre of the universe, er, T.O.:hi:


Let me buy a round and toast skinner.:beer: :loveya: :toast:


Nothing like cold brew on a hot day so I propose another toast this time to DU. DU4EVER :beer: :toast: :party: :yourock: :bounce:



Let's have another and toast all the DUers fighting hard to purge the criminals that seized the White House. Here's to DUers.
:headbang: :beer: :pals::toast:

[fudge stripe cookays]

25. Head over to the Black Bull and drink up!

for me...

but no Molson. Just now merging with Repug jerkoffs Coors...

You know what to do Canadians....
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[Hoping4Change]

26. Mmmm. The Black Bull on a hot steamy day in T.O. sounds good .

If anyone is drinking a Molson, I'll poke em in the eye.

[TrogL]

20. Huh, wha?

Hey, great. We can have NDP vs. Liberal flamewars down here and nobody will notice.

[AliceWonderland]

21. Homesick Newfoundlander here

I talked to my mother this week and she's sending me a tin of Bird's custard powder to help ease the pain.

[Hoping4Change]

28. Hi AliceWonderland let's have a cool brew and toast

the Magnificent Rock and sing a round of I's the b'y the build the boat.

I's the b'y the build the boat
and I's the b'y that sails her,
I's the b'y that catches the fish
And takes it home to Lizer.:toast: :beer:


And what the hey, let's have another and toast DU.

[HEyHEY]

22. Not bad eh!

[Interrobang]

31. Hi! I'm here too!

London, ON for me. :) Halfway between Toronto and Detroit, and boy, can you tell... ;-)

Lovely peachy charmingness from Soviet Canuckistan, all bow before my flip-top head!

[The Crazy Canadian]

33. You mean halfway between Toronto and Windsor.

Hi everybody, i'm pretty new to DU and was happy to see that we have our own message board here.

I'm from Windsor, a solid NDP/Liberal town.

[Hoping4Change]

35. Hey you craxy canadian

Welcome to DU. Glad you're here.:hi:

[The Crazy Canadian]

37. Glad to be here!

[Canuckistanian]

59. Hi, IB! Careful about Canuckistan(tm). I own the rights.

At least in the Ottawa Valley, anyways.

[Dudley_DUright]

32. Even though I live in FL

my screen name alter-ego (Dudley DUright of the RCMP) feels a deep and abiding affection for the great white north. :-)

[StandUpGuy]

34. OK I'll play...

But if you guys don't play fair I'm leaving and taking my net with me.


:hi:

[Hoping4Change]

36. Okay have it your way. Take the net but leave the poutine.

Hi from The Centre of the Universe, er, T.O.:hi:

[StandUpGuy]

38. Hey from T.O. too

We should have a DU meet up at the BlackBull.

But of course we should organize in Private messages.
:tinfoilhat:

[fudge stripe cookays]

46. Are you a CWD alum by any chance?

Black Bull was the Canadian World Domination meeting place of choice in TO.

[Name removed]

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[LibertyorDeath]

40. Well as Good Neighbours We noticed your House is on Fire

and we thought we should pop over & see if there was anything you wanted us to Piss On.



"the majority of your population is very, very unfriendly toward us to say the least."

That is pure BS We Hate your Gov not You!

[Momma Mia]

42. Thanks for replying L or D

Don't blame you for hating our gov't of the moment.

But in reality, I do remember reading and hearing about one of your female members of parliament ... can't recall her name, but if I remember correctly she said something like : "Those damn Americans! I hate them!"

Did she not? And everyone on your side of the border seemed to agree with her and even egged her on when she didn't take her remarks back.

Sorry to be taking this out on you Liberty, but it still rankles.

I even got into a fight with some friends from Canada over that one.

Call me foolish if you must, but even with all her problems, and indeed there are many ... I still love this country and resent it and our people being referred to as EVIL as the recent poll of Canadian teenagers showed in their responses!

Enough of this. I am getting more upset by the minute! Must calm down and get back to the rest of DU!

[iverglas]

57. context, context, context

But in reality, I do remember reading and hearing about one of your female members of parliament ... can't recall her name, but if I remember correctly she said something like : "Those damn Americans! I hate them!"

If one is going to go to the trouble of remembering what someone said, one might remember what she said it ABOUT.

http://www.globeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20030227.wdamn0227/BNStory/National

"Damn Americans, I hate those bastards," Liberal MP Carolyn Parrish said while surrounded by reporters after a caucus meeting.

Ms. Parrish later said the harsh words do not reflect her view of the people of the United States, although she is extremely angry about President George W. Bush's threat to invade Iraq.

The controversial remarks followed a scrum in which she told journalists that something must be done to stop Mr. Bush, whom she called a bully.

"That man's ready to go, he doesn't care. He is gunning for a fight," said Ms. Parrish, who represents the Ontario riding of Mississauga Centre.

(Anything there we might disagree with?)

Nonetheless: WE didn't elect the bastard. And we didn't elect whoever it was who appointed the bastards who appointed the bastard.

Sometimes it can be difficult to tell whether a speaker who uses a term that designates a group of people by nationality is referring to the people, or their nation as represented by its elected (or whatever) leaders/representatives. "The Chinese vetoed the resolution at the UN" -- all of 'em did?

People interested in civil discourse don't forget what meaning of a word a speaker was applying, while making big hay out of what the speaker said. There's absolutely no reason to believe, or claim, that Parrish was referring to each and every one of the 285 million USAmericans, or to USAmericans in general, when she used the term "Americans" immediately after a meeting at which the subject was the American plan to commit an illegal aggression against another nation.

If Cheney said something similar about "Canadians" on exiting a meeting concerning a Canadian government policy he didn't like, I like to think I'd judge his remark by the context.

And then I'd probably laugh, because being called names by USAmerican politicians and public figures usually means we're doing something right and they're just confirming their assholishness and unwittingly paying a compliment.


I still love this country and resent it and our people being referred to as EVIL as the recent poll of Canadian teenagers showed in their responses!

You watch too much Fox, right?

Here's what said Canadian teenagers REALLY said:

http://www.canada.com/national/features/youthvote2004/story.html?id=26d1030a-8bb2-4e14-968d-b67774ac879b

In a telephone poll of 500 teens aged 14 to 18, more than 40 per cent of respondents saw the U.S. as an evil global force. Among French Canadians, that number jumped to 64 per cent. Ontario proved the most conflicted on the issue; there, nearly one-fifth of youth were on the fence.

That really just isn't QUITE the same as "our people being referred to as EVIL", IS IT??


Y'all come back now, y'here? Maybe we can exchange tales of rude tourists ...

[Spazito]

63. Gosh, it's a good thing we Canadians didn't read this on 9/11...

seeing as we took in and cared for thousands of US citizens when their own country would not allow them in. Come to think of it, even if we had read your opinion, we still would have done whatever we could to help.

How quickly some forget that we, too, have soldiers serving in Afghanistan after the bush admin abandoned the Afghans after promising they would NOT.

(I know you say you have left but I suspect you will be back to "read" as you have said you have lurked on DU for a long time)

[Name removed]

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[Momma Mia]

43. How American of me?

Excuse me?

[fudge stripe cookays]

45. All the Canadians I have ever met...

(and that's a lot since all my in-laws, my husband, his best friends, and many acquaintances I've met while up there are all Canadian) have treated me with nothing but the nicest, warmest feelings whatsoever.

They're irritated by the loudmouthed blowhards, who always have to talk about how GREAT the USA is, and how much BETTER we are, and how PATRIOTIC we are.

I far prefer the Canadian way, of being proud and happy to be Canadian, but not having to wave it in everybody's face all the time, and scream it from the top of their lungs.

Canadians have a vested interest in what happens with our economy. There's the old comparison of someone sleeping next to an elephant. Whatever happens with us affects them, whether they want it to or not. Is it any wonder that they would want to participate in the discussion with those of who can change this election?

The Canadians have their own version of democracy, with the whole parliamentary portion, and prime minister, and having the queen as a figurehead and all, but why do you care? Are you that annoyed with their presence here on DU?

This question seemed really rude. Our Canadian DUers are some of my favorite people here. And you've been upset for awhile? You only have 16 freaking posts.

People hate our government. They don't hate us. As long as we don't behave like asses while we're there. That seems to be the problem, now doesn't it?

[Momma Mia]

47. "16 freaking posts"

Is that bad?

I have been lurking for a long time and finally decided to do the right thing and join.

I have enjoyed my time in here so far. (up intil now, that is.) Am retired and don't really get much time to post in here, mainly just read.

Also am a two-fingered typist and it takes me forever.

Yes, only 16 "freaking posts" as you so politely put it, but I also have 62 "freaking years" of being an American, and come hell or high water ... Democrat or Republican administrations ... this is MY country, not theirs!

[fudge stripe cookays]

49. Well this is OUR board. ALL of us.

You're acting like a typical American tourist. No matter how much any of us love our country, we realize that there are some major problems with it right now. This is not the time for rah-rahs.

We're paying for what's going on in our reputation abroad, and on our own continent. Perhaps you need to grow a thicker skin.

The Canadians here have shown themselves to be fine members of this board, and this community. And most have been here much longer than you.

Since you're a little new at this, we'll cut you some slack, but if you've been lurking, you know that people with low post counts are often creeps from Free Republic who come here and stir up trouble.

If you want to avoid looking like one of them, I would suggest waiting until you're a little more well-known to everyone before getting your goat up so much.

[Name removed]

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[Swede]

54. Come back anytime Momma mia.

We're DUers just like you. You may even get to like us.

[fudge stripe cookays]

61. Glad you've had your say.

Please remember, that you were the one who was initially upset here. (refer to your post #39).

You're just uncomfortable with the fact that someone did not like your sentiments and chose to call you on them. That is a very Republican tactic. They get their dander up over something, and then when someone actually has the balls to call them on it, they act like the person responding is the one with the problem, or act like they were "just joking."

My Canadian friends won't count for "diddley" on election day? :wtf:? I don't pick my friends on the basis of their nationality or whether they can "help" me with anything. I choose them because they're good people and I have something in common with them.

I have to say I'm relieved you won't be darkening the Canadian forum again. With an attitude like yours, I'm sure that thought will be welcomed by many of them.

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[Parrcrow]

52. Hi Momma Mia!!!

:hi:

Welcome to DU.

[Hoping4Change]

60. Your country? Oh I suppose you haven't heard the news that Soviet

Canuckistan is preparing to invade the US of A and liberate people from blood-sucking HMO's and the criminal chainey gang that seized the White House.

[LibertyorDeath]

50. fudge stripe cookays Thank You for your Eloquence & Your understanding

"They're irritated by the loudmouthed blowhards, who always have to talk about how GREAT the USA is, and how much BETTER we are, and how PATRIOTIC we are."

Cheers :toast:

[fudge stripe cookays]

55. You're welcome L or D!!

You have to understand how much I lovelovelove Canadians. I mean, obviously, being married to one colors my judgement, but I love everything about the Canadian culture.

The people I've met are warm and funny, and I'm always amused at seeing things from their perspective when I go up. They give me lots ot think about when I come back!

No matter where I go, I'm always amazed at the loudmouthed Americans making us look like idiots to the rest of the world. I try my damndest never to be like that....to learn some of the language and try to converse with the locals in it, to sample all types of food, meet some locals, and totally immerse myself in another culture.

Many Americans don't see anything beyond their neighborhood Wal-Mart, and it infuriates me!! Especially when they come on a Canadian thread and start bashing others.

I'm not saying her snowbirds are any better. My grandmother lived in the Rio Grande Valley of Texas for many years, and dealt with lots of them as well. Perhaps the Canadians feel justified in ragging on the locals since many Americans do the same when they're there?

We need to look at ourselves before we start making judgement calls on others. You'll probably see me on this board a lot! :-)

Anytime, L or D!
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[freeforall]

53. Love this forum! I was getting a little bit (*ahem*) bored

with the endless Bush antics and scandals.

This will provide a few "sanity breaks."

I already have "right-wing overload" from living in Alberta.

[fudge stripe cookays]

56. Hi FforA!

Which part of Alberta?

reprehensor and I get up every year or so, since his family is still there. We travel between Calgary and Edmonton a lot. His family is in Wabamun and Stony Plain, and we have tons of friends in Calgary.

=)
FSC

[freeforall]

68. Hi FSC!

I'm in Edmonton. Don't seem to be too many DUers living here (that I know of anyway), but it's great to see so many Canadians on the board.

I get to Calgary occasionally, LOL.

Are you living in Alberta as well?

[fudge stripe cookays]

69. Unfortunately no.

reprehensor and I were an internet relationship, and at the time we got together, I had just gotten my job, and was not abote to uproot myself for anyone. I just had too negative a history with the opposite sex.

Fortunately, he was much more idealistic, and was willing to go anywhere to be with me. Pretty cool, eh?

Right now we're outside of Dallas (I'm an Austin girl originally). But if things get really bad (read: stolen election) we'll be heading up in a year or 2.

We get up to Edmonton area every year or so though. Maybe we can hook up! =)

FSC

[Canuckistanian]

58. Woo-Hoo! We have arrived...

Now we can look the "state" posters in the eye (metaphorically) and say, "..well, back in OUR forum...."
:toast:

[Hand]

64. Whale oil beef hooked...

I didn't even notice this until today... Checking in from muggy Halifax!

NOTE: To become an instant Newfie, read the Subject line fast.

:hi:

[SidDithers]

66. Hehehe

You're sneaky :)

Sid

PS - Halifax is my favourite Canadian city!

[Hand]

67. Mine too!

Well, maybe after Flin Flon... um, no.

:hi: