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Foo Fighter

12-04-2003, 06:38 PM

What?? You won't ship to Canada? BASTARD!! I was all ready to buy it and everything... :lol:

Canada? What is this Canada you speak of? :wink: In your case I could make an exception, but I generally shy away from international sales. Although, technically Canada isn't international. :lol:

qmrq

12-04-2003, 08:09 PM

Although, technically Canada isn't international. :lol:
Not to nitpick or anything, but "international" means something relating to or involving two more more nations, or something that transcends national borders. Soooo "technically" Canada is international, assuming you live in the US. ;)

Foo Fighter

12-04-2003, 08:31 PM

Not to nitpick or anything, but "international" means something relating to or involving two more more nations, or something that transcends national borders. Soooo "technically" Canada is international, assuming you live in the US. ;)

Um...yes, qmrq. I know Canada is international. I was joking around with Jason. :lol:

qmrq

12-04-2003, 08:36 PM

Ah, ok. 8)

Jason Dunn

12-04-2003, 08:41 PM

Soooo "technically" Canada is international, assuming you live in the US. ;)

We're so close and so culturally similar, most people in the US don't consider Canada to be very "international", and vice versa for Canadians and the US.[/list]

qmrq

12-04-2003, 08:48 PM

I see ... but if this is true ... why is babelfish launching translation services for Canadian and English (http://www.thetoque.net/021008/babelfish.htm)??

Foo Fighter

12-04-2003, 09:17 PM

We're so close and so culturally similar, most people in the US don't consider Canada to be very "international", and vice versa for Canadians and the US.[/list]

Yep. Americans from Minnesota and Wisconsin particlarly have similar vernacular and colloquial expressions. You can hardly tell them apart from Canadians! :)

Jason Dunn

12-04-2003, 09:18 PM

I see ... but if this is true ... why is babelfish launching translation services for Canadian and English (http://www.thetoque.net/021008/babelfish.htm)??

Uh, you DO know that's a satirical story, right? :roll: Deadpan humour doesn't work all that well in forums. :?

Foo Fighter

12-04-2003, 09:20 PM

I see ... but if this is true ... why is babelfish launching translation services for Canadian and English (http://www.thetoque.net/021008/babelfish.htm)??

Because Canadians use proper Anglican English spelling rather than American English. For example, the word COLOR is spelled COLOUR in Canadian English. And as Jason pointed out, it was meant as humor.

qmrq

12-04-2003, 09:20 PM

Of course I know... just wanted to see if anyone might miss the 'CANADA'S SOURCE FOR HUMOUR AND SATIRE' at the top. ;)

Jason Dunn

12-04-2003, 09:21 PM

Because Canadians use proper Anglican English spelling rather than American English. For example, the word COLOR is spelled COLOUR in Canadian English.

Wait...did you not notice it was satirical either? 8O

Jason Dunn

12-04-2003, 09:21 PM

Of course I know... just wanted to see if anyone might miss the 'CANADA'S SOURCE FOR HUMOUR AND SATIRE' at the top. ;)

Oh, of course. How clever. :wink:

Foo Fighter

12-04-2003, 09:22 PM

Jason Dunn

12-04-2003, 09:23 PM

Yes, but that's where the satire comes from...our different spelling patterns.

This is officially the stupidest thread of the week. :grumble: :roll:

Foo Fighter

12-04-2003, 09:25 PM

Oh by the way...did I mention I have a Zire 71 for sale? I know this thread is about Canadian and American culture, but somewhere in here I think I did mention an eBay auction. :lol:

Foo Fighter

12-04-2003, 09:28 PM

Hmm..actually I didn't visit that link. Not what I thought it was. :?

Steven Cedrone

12-04-2003, 09:49 PM

"Stupidest thread of the week" split from here... (http://www.pocketpcthoughts.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=21540&sid=9223d08399fff8082f012da8ef9f6015) :wink:

Steven Cedrone
Community Moderator

Jason Dunn

12-04-2003, 09:53 PM

"Stupidest thread of the week" split from here... (http://www.pocketpcthoughts.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=21540&sid=9223d08399fff8082f012da8ef9f6015) :wink:

Steven Cedrone
Community Moderator

Maybe we should have a weekly contest. :lol:

Kati Compton

12-04-2003, 09:57 PM

I have to say I'm a bit surprised by who is and is not posting in this stupidest thread. :razzing: :lol:

Jason Dunn

12-04-2003, 09:59 PM

I have to say I'm a bit surprised by who is and is not posting in this stupidest thread. :razzing: :lol:

Yes....indeed. :mrgreen:

Pat Logsdon

12-04-2003, 10:20 PM

I have to say I'm a bit surprised by who is and is not posting in this stupidest thread. :razzing: :lol:
Well, I'm here now. :mrgreen:

In the interest of international relations, I have to say that I have always wanted to visit Canada. I hear that they have excellent snow and something called a "beer store". I've also heard tales of milk coming in bags (http://www.pocketpcthoughts.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=17635&start=0), but I don't believe them.

GoldKey

12-05-2003, 01:14 AM

We're so close and so culturally similar, most people in the US don't consider Canada to be very "international", and vice versa for Canadians and the US.[/list]

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/nyt/20031202/ts_nyt/canadasviewonsocialissuesisopeningriftswiththeus

Article out this week seems to suggest that the cultures are growing more divergent.

maximus

12-05-2003, 02:07 AM

I have to say I'm a bit surprised by who is and is not posting in this stupidest thread. :razzing: :lol:

Must ... post ... in ... this ... thread ...

Back on topic, just out of curiousity, how come canada did not become a part of the US in the first place ? at least the english speaking part of canada ?

Foo Fighter

12-05-2003, 02:55 AM

Back on topic, just out of curiousity, how come canada did not become a part of the US in the first place ? at least the english speaking part of canada ?

It's that whole Tory thing. During the American Revolution, many people who were still loyal to the British Crown fled to Canada (it wasn't called Canada in those days). And did you know that only a MINORITY of Americans wanted to separate from England. Less than one third was the official estimate, I believe.

Kati Compton

12-05-2003, 03:41 AM

In the interest of international relations, I have to say that I have always wanted to visit Canada. I hear that they have excellent snow and something called a "beer store". I've also heard tales of milk coming in bags (http://www.pocketpcthoughts.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=17635&start=0), but I don't believe them.
I'm now planning on visiting the Great White North once a year... I need to go in order to pick up Canadian pop (or soda if you're from a soda region) because it has sugar in it instead of the corn syrup they use in the States. Plus, up until recently, I coud only get Aero bars up there (or Europe, but that's farther). But a store by us that specializes in imported stuff (http://www.costplus.com/home.html) just started carrying the milk chocolate and mint varieties (though not the newer white chocolate kind).

Plus, I have a couple of good friends in Vancouver at UBC. ;)

maximus

12-05-2003, 04:22 AM

But corn syrup is healthier than sugar ...

David Prahl

12-05-2003, 05:26 AM

Yep. Americans from Minnesota and Wisconsin particlarly have similar vernacular and colloquial expressions. You can hardly tell them apart from Canadians! :)

Eh dere! You bedder watch yer mouth when talkin 'bout the cheese state! For sure!
http://dare.agsci.colostate.edu/images/cow.jpg
:lol:

JustinGTP

12-05-2003, 11:25 PM

Ok - what is STOTW?

Jeff Rutledge

12-05-2003, 11:27 PM

Ok - what is STOTW?

Stupidest Thread of the Week (check page 2 of this thread)...

JustinGTP

12-05-2003, 11:29 PM

Ok -

I get it. But who is the bastard that doesnt ship to Canada, is that Foo Fighters Zire 71?

If so, Foo Fighter, we dont all live in igloos and we dont send our seniors onto ice floats and let them flow over niagra falls....

Jeff Rutledge

12-05-2003, 11:43 PM

we dont send our seniors onto ice floats and let them flow over niagra falls....

Speak for yourself... :mrgreen:

Pat Logsdon

12-06-2003, 12:48 AM

Ok, I think this thread is now officially the STOTM. Shall we shoot for the year?

I get it. But who is the bastard that doesnt ship to Canada, is that Foo Fighters Zire 71?
Yes, Mr. Fighter is the bastard who won't ship to Canada, as was established in the first three threads of this post. I don't think that his Zire 71 is capable of shipping anything.

If so, Foo Fighter, we dont all live in igloos and we dont send our seniors onto ice floats and let them flow over niagra falls....
:rotfl:

PetiteFlower

12-06-2003, 12:52 AM

I was in Texas last weekend and had a chance to taste Dr. Pepper made with sugar instead of corn syrup. (I was in the town where their headquarters is)

I couldn't tell the difference.

That said, around Passover time in the spring, you can find soda made with sugar instead of corn syrup, so that us silly Jews can drink it :) I'm not sure about all sodas but at least Coke is available that way, they have different colored caps to differentiate them.

Kati Compton

12-06-2003, 01:54 AM

That said, around Passover time in the spring, you can find soda made with sugar instead of corn syrup, so that us silly Jews can drink it :) I'm not sure about all sodas but at least Coke is available that way, they have different colored caps to differentiate them.

Yeah - Skokie, IL was reputed to have sugar coke at Passover in the stores there (it's a very Jewish area). I kept meaning to go check, but never had time.

The difference that I notice is that sugar coke isn't nearly as *sticky* as corn syrup coke. And that the aftertaste is more pleasant. My husband is the real connoisseur. He says he can clearly taste the difference.

Dave Potter

12-06-2003, 02:54 AM

I think we best put this American vs. Canadian topic to bed - before we inadvertantly start a war or something. We all know Bush is just looking for an excuse to invade another country now that Iraq is done with (choke!)

(relax - I am kidding! ~ well - sort of :roll: )

David Prahl

12-06-2003, 03:31 AM

We all know Bush is just looking for an excuse to invade another country now that Iraq is done with (choke!)

(relax - I am kidding! ~ well - sort of :roll: )

Yeah - the bottled water reserves in Canada are a major target, I hear.
(relax - I am kidding! ~ well - sort of :roll: )

Dave Potter

12-06-2003, 03:47 AM

Good one! But unlike the Saddam loyalists, we could not set fire to our bottled water reserves in the event of an invasion.

:D

David Prahl

12-06-2003, 03:49 AM

If my public schooling serves me right ( :rotfl: ), the US tried to invade Canada several times back when it was called "New France". Please correct me if I'm wrong - I'm woefully ignorant when it comes to Canadian history. :oops:

Dave Potter

12-06-2003, 04:01 AM

You are correct. Fact is that 'Canada' sucessfully repelled those attempts.

I guess you could say that, in thoses instances, the USA got their butts kicked by little old Canada!

8O

Yes - I know. Pretty scary. How times have changed. These days the Canadian Military's total head count is significantly less than the US military troops contained in Fort Hood alone - forget about all of the other US Miltary bases.

Now thats REALLY SCARY!!! :crazyeyes:

David Prahl

12-06-2003, 04:04 AM

Now thats REALLY SCARY!!! :crazyeyes:

Since this thread is already de-railed I don't feel bad saying this:

There are more people working in a single McDonald's drive-thru restaurant than there are people in the whole world looking for near-earth asteroids. 8O

Kati Compton

12-06-2003, 06:52 AM

Well, you know Canada has amassed the overwhelming majority of its population near the border..... I think *they're* planning the invasion!

;)

Brad Adrian

12-06-2003, 07:01 AM

Well, you know Canada has amassed the overwhelming majority of its population near the border..... I think *they're* planning the invasion!
If that is the case, I'll stand at the border and welcome them with open arms!

nosmohtac

12-06-2003, 11:51 AM

DustyLBottoms

12-07-2003, 02:49 AM

Ah....the Fenian Raid!

http://www.doyle.com.au/fenian_raids.htm

Jeff Rutledge

12-07-2003, 03:03 AM

Well, you know Canada has amassed the overwhelming majority of its population near the border..... I think *they're* planning the invasion!

;)

It's true. It's true.

As soon as you get some decent beer, we're taking over! :robot:

j/k :mrgreen:

Mike Temporale

12-07-2003, 04:16 AM

Kati --> if you're going to make a trip just to get your hands on some sugar filled Coke (which I love, by the way) I would suggest posting a request for any Canuck travelling south to bring a case with them. ;)

And since we're talking about Canadian life (shipping off our seniors, living in igloos, milk in bags, areo chocolate bars, etc...), I would suggest anyone that wants to learn more about Canada should rent the following movies:

- Bowling for Columbine
- Canadian Bacon
- Strange Brew

I think the last 2 movies are standard issue in Canada. :lol:

Kati Compton

12-07-2003, 06:06 AM

Kati --> if you're going to make a trip just to get your hands on some sugar filled Coke (which I love, by the way) I would suggest posting a request for any Canuck travelling south to bring a case with them. ;)
I do that as well. :)

My husband and I have a friend in Thunder Bay who drives down once a year for a C64 gathering, and he brings us a case of coke each time....

Pat Logsdon

12-07-2003, 06:34 AM

- Strange Brew
Strange Brew is probably my favorite movie ever. I was mystified and bedazzled as a teenager by strange new words like "hoser" and "toque", and by phrases like "Take off!" and "Beauty, eh?"

Oh darn, now I'll have to watch the movie again. :mrgreen:

By the way, did anyone notice that Dave Thomas and Rick Moranis reprised their roles as Bob and Doug in the recent "Brother Bear" cartoon? They were moose.

maximus

12-08-2003, 02:31 AM

Well, you know Canada has amassed the overwhelming majority of its population near the border..... I think *they're* planning the invasion!

Naaah ... Canadian will not attack US. If they do, US will send a nuke to Calgary, and this board will not be as fun anymore. ha ha ha.

There are more people working in a single McDonald's drive-thru restaurant than there are people in the whole world looking for near-earth asteroids.

I dont see the need to do that ... Supposed they spotted an E.L.E. asteroid, we dont have the mean to stop the asteroids anyway. Afterall, the previous big asteroid that hit earth killed the dinosaurs, hence created a place for the human, the next big asteroid will kill all of us, hence created a place for a far more advanced race .... My economics professor will say that the asteroid actually created value. :mrgreen: