The Simspons writers were right about "America Jr.".
-Poot
Canada is lame
Dec 18, 2002, 10:27 PM ET127 posts by 32 posters
127 posts
It's not even a real country anyway.
(damn, wrong group)
On Thu, 19 Dec 2002 03:27:46 -0000, "JC O'Nazareth" wrote:
Canada could have had French cuisine, English culture, and American knowhow. Instead, it has English cuisine, American culture, and French knowhow.
spoken like a true american
Scott Munro wrote in message news:[email]...
"whippythewit" wrote in message news:...
American Knowhow???? Pfftk riiiiiiiight.
Evil Poot Rootbeer wrote:
Is that why the Kwik-e-mart has a video game called, "Nuke Canada?"
["Erik F"; Thu, 19 Dec 2002 22:36:03 GMT]
Gotta nuke somethin'.
nuke the whales
fat apathetic whales JD44C8/USA wrote in message news:[email]...
The Simpsons writers who put that show together were Canadains. It was a spoof on American cultural imperialism and ignorance (Of which you are packed full of.)
The beauty of my country is that jerks like you receive greater tolerance than in your neck of the woods (we're generally less likely to kick your ass for a verbal offence) However, I'll make an exception, come up here and call us lame. I'll make sure we pack some Maple Syrup in your pine box for the ride home.
"whippythewit" wrote in message news:4BvM9.3520$[email]...
Well said... Sometimes it is incredible how little some Americans know about the rest of the world. And if this wasn't bad enough, they discuss subjects that they know nothing about, and act like they know everithing.
"Stephen Dame" a �crit dans le message news: MNwM9.10421$[email]...
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In article , "Cathy" wrote:
yeah - ever see "Talking To Americans", where Rick Mercer goes to the US and gets Americans to believe some of the whoppers he tells about Canada? Like the restoring of the National Igloo? . I'm sure whippythetwit would fall for Rick hook, line and sinker :)
On Fri, 20 Dec 2002 21:02:43 -0500, Daniel Dreibelbis wrote:
You mean you're not restoring the National Igloo? Well, why the hell not?
I've never heard of this Mercer person, but it sounds as if the real joke is on you: Americans don't find Canada relevant enough to know anything about, and there's no reason why they should. Canada's impact on Americans' daily lives is virtually zero, and its impact on world events is actually zero. If you think we *should* take time out of our busy lives to learn about your country, you need to make the case. As far as I can see, Americans' ignorance of Canada is simply evidence of well-ordered priorities.
Scott Munro patriotically wrote in message ...
Well, what countries *do* Americans know about? And a one-story knowledge (Israel=suicide bombs, Iraq=weapons, Germany=nice cars) doesn't count.
On Sat, 21 Dec 2002 03:01:00 -0000, "JC O'Nazareth" wrote:
Do you really think that's an answerable question?
Scott Munro wrote in message ...
Yup.
Answer=not many. Not very many at all.
I genuinely believe this, but please feel free to prove me wrong.
On Sat, 21 Dec 2002 03:59:42 -0000, "JC O'Nazareth" wrote:
Prove *what* wrong? That "Americans don't know about very many countries"?
As far as I can tell, it doesn't even mean anything except "God, I hate Americans!"
Scott Munro wrote in message ...
hey you're the one who said "As far as I can see, Americans' ignorance of Canada is simply evidence of well-ordered priorities." . This either implies:
1) You expend far too much time learning and studying other countries and cultures to bother with Canada
or
- America does give a monkeys about anything except America.
I personally favour option 2), but if you think I'm being a bigot, please let me know. I love learning about other countries ;)
I don't hate Americans. I hate America, but most Americans I know are quite nice people. They just tend not to know very much about what's going on east of Cuba...
Evil Poot Rootbeer wrote in message ...
You don't care about other countries! You trample willy-nilly over our national interests, always selfishly defending yourselves!
What's more, you never call, you never buy flowers, and when the hell was the last time we got taken anywhere nice?
Oh and another thing. You know the old saying "tis better to give than to receive"? Remember that the next time we're in bed.
JC O'Nazareth wrote:
Are you saying that Canadians are geographic wizards?
Yes they are. I once asked a Canadian the following question:
What is the capital of Estonia
a) Talinn b) Sofia c) Bucharest
and without hesitation he replied "eh?"
i once looked up a little know trivia tidbit on the internet to try to settle a political debate
the answer is the war of 1812..... i mean john hancock
JC O'Nazareth wrote in message news:yYTM9.36516$[email]...
One Canadian doesn't know what the capital of Estonia is therefore all Canadians suck at geography.
Sounds like American logic to me.
This American doesn't actually think that a higher percentage of Americans could get that question vs the percentage of Canadians, does he/she?
I'm Canadian, and I can tell you it's either a) or neither, because while I don't know the capital of EVERY single country, I DO know the two countries which have b) and c) as their capitals, making it dead easy.
Of course not EVERY Canadian will beat EVERY American on a Geography test, but only an American wouldn't know that the average will be noticeably higher - UNLESS it's the geography of the 50 states - because that's how the inward-looking inward-thinking American system teaches their children.
David
America looks inward. The rest of the world looks to America. We're all looking at the same thing.
"I used to be with it, but then they changed what "it" was. Now, what I'm with isn't it, and what's "it" seems weird and scary to me" - Abraham Simpson
STOP LOOKING AT ME
-Poot y'all is creepin' me out
You're almost right here, but there's more to it than that. The rest of the world may look to the U.S. but they're also looking everywhere else at the same time. When we DO look at the U.S., were seeing something vastly different than what you see when you look at yourself.
Brad
"Chris�" wrote in message news:[email]...
Yeah, but much of the world is wondering how Amerika got it's head up it's ass... I saw a stripper do somthing similar once... but not quite... must say. Quite impressive.
- This isn't true. So who is ignorant about what here?
2. If it was true, you've made no case as to the signifigance of anything east of Cuba to the average American.
"I used to be with it, but then they changed what "it" was. Now, what I'm with isn't it, and what's "it" seems weird and scary to me" - Abraham Simpson
Heh. The joke's on you. Ask Ariel Sharon how that $40 Billion is coming along.
"Green Shampoo" wrote in message news:[email]...
You do realise Ariel Sharon is a murder, and no better or worse then Yassir Arafat?
Okay. Here goes:
Canada = good beer, socialized healthcare, hockey, moose, Canadian bacon Iraq = evil Israel = Jews, suicide bombs, dreidels Germany = nice cars, good technical ability, a bad habit of falling in with the wrong crowd every few decades and trying to take over the world France = wine, bread, fries, girly men U.K. = shitty cars, bad food, good music Ireland = strong economy, Lucky Charms, place where my ancestors came from Mexico = tacos South Africa = AIDS Egypt = pyramids, sphinx, muslims Japan = reliable cars, kung fu, good electronics South Korea = kimchee, Tae Kwan Do, cheap economy cars North Korea = like South Korea, just evil China = lots of people, diluted communism, big India = lots of people, nukes, worships cows Colombia = lots of drugs Sweden = hot chicks with big boobs Norway = Europe's largest producer of oil Russia = used to be commies but now they're okay, shitty infrastructure Australia = kangaroos, Crocodile Dundee and the Croc Hunter, warm weather, banned Grand Theft Auto: Vice City because you can kill hookers in it New Zealand = Xena, Warrior Princess Iran = would be nice if the got rid of all the government Vietnam = place where that war was Libera = former slaves founded it Mongolia = Ghengis Khan
Zodiac69
"JC O'Nazareth" wrote in message news:7WQM9.36505$[email]...
and i'll bomb your rememberance parade if you say otherwise. Grog & shenanigans
then ireland is green beer and leprechans
Irish rovers
5 points gangs in new york with green hats on
actually kung fu is from china, co-ed bareknuckle boxing, well, thats pure irish
kim cheee .... lets not forget that one
Northern ireland = like southern ireland, just evil
ireland used to have lots of people boom bang boom all gone
IRA marries cows
You suck
i cant believe how much you suck
all this detail just to prove you suck
next time, a better approach would be 2 simple words:
"I suck."
"whippythewit" wrote in message news:Cj7N9.4422$[email]...
from
As an Irish person, I strongly... Oh, never mind.
Anthony
The questions should be: what countries are relevant to Americans enough to justify our even considering that they exist? It is the rest of the world which misunderstands us, not vice versa.
"I used to be with it, but then they changed what "it" was. Now, what I'm with isn't it, and what's "it" seems weird and scary to me" - Abraham Simpson
Scott Munro wrote:
There are plenty of reasons why Americans should know at least a little about Canada. The country is the United States' biggest trade partner.
The notion that Canada has no impact on American's daily lives is idiotic and arrogant.
Yes, Americans should try to learn a bit about Canada. If you're going to make any claim otherwise, try providing some facts to support your argument.
Which isn't ver far at all.
No, it's evidence of the backwards notion that people in the US don't need to care about other nations, especially friendly neighbors.
On Sat, 21 Dec 2002 04:05:42 GMT, "Exatron" wrote:
I think the deal is that you're taking this discussion much more seriously than I am.
Scott Munro wrote in message ...
That's exactly the kind of answer you'd expect to hear from an American.
Get him Lisa!
nice try munkee
check out this website
Canada is an insignifcant entity in the average American's daily life. I'm kinda amused that you're trying to become something more.You're not. If not for botched invasions in 1775 & 1812 Canadian terrritory would be nothing more than a bunch of new states.
Yes, that may sound like an arrogant attitude. But when you've acheived the things the USA has in it's history, you have every right to. We stopped fascism. We won the Cold War. We have the highest standard of living of any nation on Earth.
"I used to be with it, but then they changed what "it" was. Now, what I'm with isn't it, and what's "it" seems weird and scary to me" - Abraham Simpson
the things the USA has in it's history, you have every right to. We stopped fascism. We won the Cold War. We have the highest standard of living of any nation on Earth.
Woah
Sounds like the last days of the roman empire over there
JC O'Nazareth wrote:
No, nobody has the right to be arrogant. Most people in the US forget that we're not the only nation in the world, and that we can't simply do as we please.
HAH! Facism runs rampant in the US and it still exists elsewhere.
Not really. It just kind of ended, leaving the US with a massive debt. There really wasn't anything to win in the first place.
:
How does the USSR making a descision on their own to break up and end Communist rule constitute the U.S winning the "Cold War?" Neither side won, it just ended.
Highest standard of living in the world? Have you checked an almanac lately?
Brad
munkeee
more typical ignorance from a typical "educated" american
contrary to what you believe, it is probably symptomatic of a lax educational system, rather than good priorities. For all its wealth, the US has one of the poorest educational systems in the world, and the highest illiteracy rates, a symptom of a country hellbent on global domination, even at the expense of the little guy.Education empowers the population - perhaps this is why not enough emphasis is placed on it. heaven forbid you if you had take a break from ignoring the rest of the world to murder some more students for civil insurrection.
we are definitely more informed about so-called insignificant countries like those in europe than americans are about their neighbor. Contrary to popular american belief, the earth is an political ecosystem. Figurative and litteral environmental disaster seem to be on the perpetual backburner....
Incidently, Rick trapped the guy who runs your country into admitting that he didnt know the name of the one who runs ours. Insignificant or not, we do an awful lot of business with the states, not to mention the recent concerns about cross-border immigration. Cowboy complained about and pressured us an awful lot, funny that this typical american couldnt have the common sense and decency to remember the names of the people he does business with.
Good to see that american myopia is in good hands.
Scott Munro wrote in message news:[email]...
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This is bullshit. America has the most educated population in the industrialized world.
Yawn. You're a mean, uneducated, hateful little twirp .
"I used to be with it, but then they changed what "it" was. Now, what I'm with isn't it, and what's "it" seems weird and scary to me" - Abraham Simpson
hedbangur:
i like the solid backup of your arguement.
did you go to harvard law, by chance?
PS do your homework about your educational system.... you are dead wrong. Im not talking about third world countries here.
poverty rate etc .... dont make blanket statements. Check it out and maybe you'll learn why the US is the chief producer of serial killers and social discrepancy.
I respect the fact that the US is the key innovator in the world, and that is has prospered from a colony. The americans positng in this group (with only a few exceptions), however, are a symptom of people who have bought into the propaganda. I cannot believe how bad it is.... you people really think the world is your footstool.
You truly are proving that "arrogance and ignorance go hand in hand."
that says it all ....
The US has the highest ratio of college educated people to total population of any industrialized (non-third world to your simple mind) nation on earth. Go to www.un.org for tons of statistics like this.
"I used to be with it, but then they changed what "it" was. Now, what I'm with isn't it, and what's "it" seems weird and scary to me" - Abraham Simpson
that doesnt mean your population is educated
that just means more of you went to university
quality not quantity
and.... that doesnt account for the illiteracy rates
there are an awful lot of poor people in the US who cant even dream of going to college
Chris� wrote in message news:[email]...
In article , [email] (Chris(R)) wrote:
and you can't even spell "twerp". If this is an example of what the US educational system is turning out, America is boned :)
http://www.infoplease.com/ipd/A0706073.html
Both spellings are acceptable. Neither one was rejected by my spell checker.
"I used to be with it, but then they changed what "it" was. Now, what I'm with isn't it, and what's "it" seems weird and scary to me" - Abraham Simpson
Wrong.
Well he's mean. Maybe hateful, but I doubt it. But you've already proven you own lack of education.
Brad
droodel
i'm canadian
and i already brought that to the attention of this group
and i live in halifax where they film it
BZZZZZZT (sound of neurons shutting down)
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In article , Daniel Dreibelbis wrote:
Yeah right. Go club a baby seal you filthy Saskatchewan.
-Beans
who's a saskatchewan....
i thought his real name was big foot
ya mangy california
BeanFriedPork wrote in message news:[email]...
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On Fri, 20 Dec 2002 21:02:43 -0500, Daniel Dreibelbis wrote:
"Prime Minister Jean Chretien's decision to ratify the Kyoto accord was based on a 'gut feeling,' not a detailed knowledge of the international treaty, Environment Minister David Anderson said yesterday. "
http://www.canada.com/search/story.aspx?id=6fa800d9-4442-4b49-becf-5ff67918dce9
I expect all Canadians henceforth to refrain from disparaging comments related to the intelligence of American elected officials.
although unlikely, minister of the environment could have his own agenda
it is more likely that this statement opens a parachute if we withdraw in 2 years.
at least we're trying
the rest of the UN will probably follow suit, but i GUARANTEE that the US will not, for the simple fact that the average US citizen vehimently denies that the rest of the world is of any consequence.
do more homework scott
PS: at least he didnt call the prime minister "poutine." I would have sent a sympathy card to his wife.
"Scott Munro" wrote in message news:[email]...
Meh. His gut feeling is that with the exception of Alberta, every province supports the Kyoto accord.
Want a pretzel?
Please cite a few examples.
"I used to be with it, but then they changed what "it" was. Now, what I'm with isn't it, and what's "it" seems weird and scary to me" - Abraham Simpson
BANGER:
(1)every post you have made on the subject (2) every other post americans have made on the subject (3)your monkey leader, on national television, unable to recall the name of canada's prime minister (4)who's the president of france, prime minister of england? (5) what do you call the head of state in germany? (6) how much does red lobster pay mexican "employees" to skin dive for lobsters without gear. I mean who cares, their deaths are for the greater good of a country run by corporate giants. (7)who's the head of the UN (8)what did madeline albrecht's recent UN survey chow (9)what huge upset in dutch politics caused riots country-wide. (10)which countries did not accept the euro. euro, you say? (11)name 5 european battles the US fought in WWII. (12) what is the official currency(s) of sweden
In article , "whippythewit" wrote:
Yes, Mr. Bush is a moron.
Jaques Chirac(?) and Tony Blair
Kaiser? I thought it was like President or Prime Minister, or something like that.
I would imagine the rate of pay for such a thing would be between 50 cents and 1 dollar an hour. However, I can tell you that the U.S. treats Mexico a lot better than we treat Nicaragua or Panama as far as that sort of thing goes.
Kofi Annan. He's like from Togo or Benin or The Ivory Coast. I'm not really sure which one.
I have no idea what it chowed.
Britain, and um... Sweden? I think there was another as well.
The Battle of the Bulge Invasion of Normandy That one where we kicked Italy's ass (oh wait, that was all of them) That one in the Black Forest
And that's all I can name. Most American battles in Europe weren't named, as far as I know.
The kroener.
-Beans
they were. as far as you know, the only relevant battles were in the sound pacific because they directly effected the US
better show than most, i must admit
No. "Bundeskanzler" (chancellor).
Chris
On Fri, 27 Dec 2002 19:14:49 +0100, "Christian Volk" wrote:
The Chancellor is the head of government. The German head of state is the President (currently Johannes Rau).
No.
Bush never called him "Prime Minister Poutine." A comedian impersonating a newsman did, and Bush failed to correct him in the 10 seconds his response took.
Chirac, Blair
Chancellor
http://www.redlobster.com/canada/canada.asp
Oops, looks like your hands are dirty in this affair too!
There's no such position as "Head of the U.N.".
I think you mean "Akim Albrecht." It chowed that his name is Brakkus, and he comes from Deutschland.
Probably some racist and/or fascist asshole getting elected and causing a black eye on the reputation that the country's elite wish to foster to other countries.
Why should I care? American Dollars will get me whatever I want, wherever I go. Especially in Canada!
Knowing the names of battles is a pointless task of rote memorization assigned to schoolchildren in lieu of teaching them the contextual significance of historical events.
The American Dollar.
-Poot
I assumed he meant secretary general. Isn't it funny how an ignorant moron is desperate to show the ignorance of Americans?
"I used to be with it, but then they changed what "it" was. Now, what I'm with isn't it, and what's "it" seems weird and scary to me" - Abraham Simpson
In article , Evil Poot Rootbeer wrote:
problem is, Shrub fell for it, hook, line and sinker. If you actually saw the clip, Shrub was pleased with what Mercer said and said he was pleased that our Prime Minister would endorse him. Later, when Shrub stole the election in Florida with his bully-boy tactics, one of his first acts was to call up Chretien and whine about what a big meanie Rick Mercer had been to him.
And don't think of Rick Mercer as a pipsqueek - he managed to bring down a pretty repugnant politician here in Canada with equal satirical aplomb. By setting up a referendum request question on 22 Minutes' website - the same type of question that the Canadian Alliance would consider acceptable with enough votes to hold a full-blown referendum that would cost much taxpayer's dollars to implement - that would have required CA leader Stockwell Day to change his first name to Doris, Rick showed up how ridiculous and easy to abuse this planned part of a CA government policy was , and how much a royal knob Day was. And the audience agreed - I believe they got around 500,000 votes at the halfway point of the campaign. Day, needless to say, was toast by that point as far as being taken seriously as a politician ever again.
the fact that our country will tolerate this and laugh at itself speaks for itself
if this existed in the states, rick would be in camp x-ray for terrorism
Daniel Dreibelbis wrote in message news:[email]...
"Daniel Dreibelbis" wrote in message news:[email]...
I'd like to take a moment and point out that Rick Mercer is, along with all the other member of This Hour has 22 minutes (Excluding Colin Mochrie, but he doesn't count yet) a Newfoundlander. So no more Newfie jokes. You've seen the destructive power we're capable of.
yharrr
why ye mutinous yanks from this day farward i be requirin intellegent combacks
Chris Fewer wrote in message news:aupsf4$n6a$[email]...
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http://www.redlobster.com/canada/canada.asp
headquartered in states yours are dirtier i would never have heard of red lobster were it not for american television
notice my lack of capitalization, indicating a noun, rather than proper title. discrediting yourself.....
touche i mean albright answer the question
you miss the assasination part
bingo i rest my case but lets proceed anyway
or sign of real patriotism.... you decide
good old poop, you've done it again you must have gone to upstairs medical college
Evil Poot Rootbeer ([email]) wrote:
Sure they will! Of course, first they have to be exchanged for Canadian dollars.
Okay, I do know that there are a few stores that will make the conversion themselves, only it benefits themselves, since they "cheat" a little on the exchange, giving themselves a few pennys for each dollar.
On another note, in the summer of 2000 my home town of Halifax, Nova Scotia hosted the Tall Ships. I was down near the waterfront getting a bottle of Coca Cola out a vending machine while a small group of tourists from the U.S. there to see the ships looked on confused. As I was about to step away with my bottle, one of them asked me if the machine worked with Canadian dollars. I politely replied in the affirmative and as I walked away I couldn't help thinking what a silly question it was. I stepped into a nearby store to pick up something else, and told the guy behind the counter the question I had just received from a U.S. tourist. He laughed and pulled out a notebook in which he had been writing down a whole bunch of similar inane questions he had already heard that day from the tourists! One of them was from another person from the U.S. who looked at the "odd" Canadian money in his hands and asked in all seriousness if this money would "work" at the mall!
Now, in all seriousness, I know these people aren't typical of most people from the U.S., but it gave us something to joke about for awhile. We've heard similar stories all our lives. Many is the time I've heard of U.S. citizens crossing the border into our country in the middle of SUMMER with skis, apparently expecting there to be snow everywhere once they crossed into our country!
So you believe U.S. dollars will be expected anywhere in the world? Not likely. A friend of mine was visiting Denmark a few years back and was trying to purchase an item from a gift shop. He had the proper Danish currency. But he had to wait in line behind a couple of U.S. tourists, who insisted they were going to pay for their purchase with U.S. currency and the shop clerk was really getting tired of telling them that their money could not be used there. Finally my friend stepped forward and exchanged THEIR money with his Danish money, just so that the shop clerk would be rid of them!
Brad
i worked at a tourism reservation call center one summer
americans truly are so egocentric that their logic about anything outside their borders is clouded. yes, the typical american....
- will there be snow up there in july
- will i need my shotgun while travelling in canada
-do we need to watch for bears
- is there polar bears in nova scotia
- you call it "petrol", right
whipster
It's official. You're an idiot. And an idiot who cannot find anything to support his idiotic rantings. Given the crap that's on the internet, your failure to come up with anything, let alone anything substantial, is amazine.
Sorta puts Canada's world position into perspective, eh?
Chirac, Blair. Most Americans don't know this because it's irrelevant to their daily lives.
Chancellor.
I don not speak moronic. Please continue to use English. Translate this and I'll get back to you.
(7)who's the head of the UN
A pussy named Kofi Anan.
That America bashing and lack of English grammar skills are somewhat inter-related?
Hmmmmm. I don't know. Not because I'm stupid, merely because I don't care.
The list of ones using it is as of 1/1/02 is shorter:
Austria, Belgium, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Portugal and Spain
(11)name 5 european battles the US fought in WWII.
Bulge, Falaise, Monte Casino, Ruhr, Overlord.
(12) what is the official currency(s) of sweden
Krona.
What do I win, Wink?
"I used to be with it, but then they changed what "it" was. Now, what I'm with isn't it, and what's "it" seems weird and scary to me" - Abraham Simpson
sounds like groundless idiotic rantings to me....
amazine, that must be like an amazing magazine.... one that encourages ignorance
from the US's point of view, not the WORLD's. that is the whole problem.... the WORLD does not mean the US. we dont care what a bunch of self-absorbed spoiled kids think anymore, although we sure like wasting our time trying to reason with them.
you comment just strengthens our arguement.
thats funny.... i thought the US desparately wanted to keep diplomacy while we go into this join war on terrorism....
translation when them durty litle ornge pikurs from down yonder drownzes gittin them thar fish, who givs a rats as. god bles amurika
again proving our point. thank you
thats not what the question asked. Upstairs medical college.....
hmmm.. if you didnt look that up i am impressed.
wrong
No you do not win. even when you guys try to show us how worldly you are in a simple test, you sabotage yourselves.
you know what would help you.... save up a bunch of those mighty USD and get out the states for a year. Go to japan or something different. come back and lets have that discussion then.
I just thought I would get in this, the longest post I have ever seen. Nice work, Canada Rocks did anyone watch the Junior game tonight.
Can you take a joke?
"Stephen Dame" wrote in message news:MNwM9.10421$[email]...
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And unlike Amerika, we can spell colour. And cheque.
["Chris Fewer"; Mon, 30 Dec 2002 16:07:10 GMT]
This guy always has to be the centre of attention, doesn't he?!
"whippythewit" wrote in message news:4BvM9.3520$[email]...
Nuke the gay unborn whales...
Evil Poot Rootbeer spit some shit... news:[email]:
You're lame, Poot.
Poot is an angry , angry young man
i hope he gets the help he needs
Jack Foley wrote in message news:[email]...
I'M NOT YOUNG!
I'm almost 26!
-Poot
poot is a bitter, bitter old man
Evil Poot Rootbeer wrote in message news:[email]...
"whippythewit" wrote:
I'M NOT OLD!
I'm only 25!
-Poot
Ok everyone, I just have this to say. For those who are not aware of this by now, here it is.
Homer Simpson is Canadian.
You can all check out the news article to confirm it:
http://ca.news.yahoo.com/020718/6/npt8.html
Now I just wanted to put this in so that all of those who are insulting Canadians can realize that they are not just putting an attack on those who live more northern, but they are putting a direct attack to Homer Simpson. Now nobody wants to attack good old Homer, eh?
Jordan Sisk
great post
Jordan Sisk wrote in message news:FhbN9.4500$[email]...
who
"Evil Poot Rootbeer" wrote in message news:[email]...
I was right, you are attacking poor Homer. Although in reply, I refer you to Episode 7F23 - When Flanders Failed. Homer in the end of this episode works his hardest to make sure Ned's business (The Leftorium) does not fail. Ned is saved from ruins due to Homer's heroic action. Now if Homer can do this for someone he so dearly hates to associate with could he possibly be such a "crude thoughtless jerkass?"
Jordan Sisk
homer is the most content, laid back person on TV
US is really a composite of characters:
Lovejoy and flanders: master and bitch of the bible belt
mr burns: everything that you jerks seem to aspire to. Soon you'll have a mighty hump.....
smithers: everything you guys ARE: gutless, riding on the coattails of the social elite, and ambiguously bitch gay
kang and kodos: your version of democracy ("why are we building a ray gun to destroy a planet weve never heard of?")
herman: stupid non-reasoning robot fueled by propaganda
peace
weee got free health care na na na na na dont come knocked when you get cancer from your poor consumer protection
"whippythewit" wrote in message news:TEbN9.4514$[email]...
And contrary to popular belief, we have guns too.
Try to take away our free health care, we'll shoot you. Try to take away our guns, you'll quickly wish you hadn't taken away the free health care.
Hi! I'm in Halifax too! :)
Brad
"Brad Filippone" wrote in message news:aug65k$5sf$[email]...
Look close in K-19... the Xerox building in downtown Halifax was mysteriously transported to Russia...
I work in one of the other buildings near it. rest assured, it was returned.
Brad
If it was the Xerox building, couldn't they have just copied the building?
Well, it looks exactly like the two buildings next to it, except that the heights are different.
Brad
[email] (Brad Filippone) wrote in message news:...
I might as well add my name to the list of Nova Scotian a.t.s. lurkers - I just moved to Musquodoboit Harbour from Fredericton (N.B.) last month.
JC
alright they're three atlantics here.... lets take over the newsgroup
no one will expect it because wer frum kanada eh.
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"whippythewit" wrote in message news:K9sR9.3773$[email]...
"Hey guys, can I come?"
Only if we can tell Newfie jokes in your presence :)
Brad
"Brad Filippone" wrote in message news:av6t19$4k8$[email]...
I got one for ya... "What's black and blue and floats in the harbour?"
And just think of the many ways non-Nova Scotians on reading your posts, will try to pronounce Musquodoboit! :)
Brad
You should have asked me! I'm Canadian! And I know ALL the world capitals!
http://news.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=%2Fnews%2F2002%2F12%2F28%2Fwclone228.xml
"Rael found that his baggy white suits, his medallions and his topknot of hair - which he claimed was an antenna for receiving extra-terrestrial messages - made him a laughing stock in France. So he moved to Canada."
Actually the vast majority of us spell them 'color' and 'check' but nevermind.
:)
Brad
"Brad Filippone" wrote in message news:av4ps2$a4m$[email]...
I've always considered the english spelling to be more apropriate... they did invent the language and all....
Speaking for myself, when faced with two possible pronounciations or spelling, I go with the one that makes more sense to me. Hence, no superflouis 'u' in color.
Brad
James Hammer ([email]) wrote:
No, it's the French who are spying. From St. Pierre and Miquilon (sp?)
For you people in the U.S. not in the know, the two above islands are French possessions just a few miles off Newfoundland! And you'd be amazed how much territory they claim as fishing grounds, cinsidering the samll size of the islands.
Brad
"Brad Filippone" wrote in message news:av4q08$a4m$[email]...
I'm assuming you're American, and I congratulate you for even knowing Newfoundland exists (Hate to admit it, but there are many Canadians who don't even realise there are about 400 000 of us sitting on this little island in the north atlantic.). If you're Canadian though, you only get partial marks, as the name of the province was officially changed to "Newfoundland & Labrador" some time ago.
As to your theory about the French, it might make sense, and they don't seem to have too much of an issue smuggling us cheap booze... maybe trying to get us drunk so no one will notice the invasion...
"Chris Fewer" wrote in message news:av4sqp$t7k$[email]...
Just noticed your other post... from Halifax... so only partial marks. But bonus marks for not being Amerikan.
LOL! Thanks.
Brad
Well, I'm NORTH American! I'm in Nova Scotia! :)
and I congratulate you for even knowing
A few months ago. However, to the vast majority of us, they will always be just "Newfoundland" :)
I just suggested it as a joke, but maybe we're on to something here!
Brad
"Brad Filippone" wrote in message news:av6shc$4k8$[email]...
As it will be to those of us snobs living on the island ;)
seem
get
Oh, clearly... the RCMP had a warning out over Christmas about smuggled French booze that was turning up... 190 proof...
I'm from Quebec, where they just put Labrador in our maps, and teach that it's ours. :)
"Matt Russell" wrote in message news:avca8u$lj3$[email]...
If you've got $10, you can have it.
On Fri, 3 Jan 2003 17:16:18 -0330, "Chris Fewer"
"I don't even know what street Canada is on." - Al Capone
"Brad Filippone" wrote in message news:av4q08$a4m$[email]...
I knew it, those damn cheese eating surrender monkeys are at it again!
Heh. i've been sitting here reading this thread trying to figure out if you guys are serious or not. So what is the punchline to the joke that is this thread anyway?
Weebil28 wrote in message ...
And then Canada says, "yeah, well you think I asked for a twelve-inch PIANIST!?!?!?"
You can't tell that one on Selma and Bob's wedding video!
-Poot Voy a matar Usted
Maybe there is no punchline. Maybe it's just a bunch of stuff that happened.
-Poot
In article , [email] (Weebil28) wrote:
"ice cream has no bones".
Me neither. Penis envy on a national scale perhaps? Canadians would be shocked to know how much they depend on America for economic and defensive purposes. If we cut our ties immediatley, the Canadian economy would collapse and the nation would be unable to defend itself.
Hey, I like Canada. Nice place to go to evade unpopular laws.
"I used to be with it, but then they changed what "it" was. Now, what I'm with isn't it, and what's "it" seems weird and scary to me" - Abraham Simpson
more blanket drivel
we are aware of our relationship with the US, which seems to be changing.
If all the industrialized countries REALLY start to get sick of you guys, you will realize your relative place. Remember how scared you guys were of the soviets .... they didnt go away
i remember in junior high school this bully who we nicknamed "clit" tried bullying EVERYONE in the schoolyard. Although he was about 6", the playground collectively and repeatedly let him know who was boss.
you guys are so brainwashed that we cant reason with you
Chris� wrote in message news:[email]...
"Chris�" wrote in message news:[email]...
I've got to ask... with the Russians gone... who exactly are you defending us from?
"Chris Fewer" wrote in message news:auprvg$mv1$[email]...
The evil scourge from Iceland..... Yeah thats it.
"James Hammer" wrote in message news:Nt6Q9.169659$qF3.12181@sccrnsc04...
No, the icelanders come here to go shopping.
"Chris Fewer" wrote in message news:aur58b$iiv$[email]...
Thats what they want you to beleive, they are spies!
"James Hammer" wrote in message news:DooQ9.183304$qF3.13056@sccrnsc04...
They're clearly spying on the shops then. Commercial spies?
["Chris Fewer"; Wed, 01 Jan 2003 10:53:16 GMT]
Hey, Nana and Popo never did nothin' t' you! ^_^;