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Why is that embarrassing? Sounds like getting the hell out of an ambush situation is S.O.P. Ya sounds pretty smart to me... they are still alive no? I always wondered why when 45 rpm records came out the Canadian Army insisted on playing their chosen marches on the old 78 rpm machines. And when the 33s came out and they STILL played them on 78s I became suspicious. NOW I KNOW ... they always knew they'll be much more handy for their inevitable retreat.

If you want to be REALLY embarrassed check this out . http://www.canada.com/theprovince/news/sto...b0-f4b03cb63122 Excerpt: """ Insurgents shot at a Canadian convoy last night in an ambush on a busy stretch of highway that has become a dreaded danger zone. The Canadians returned fire before racing out of the area. "They put the pedal to the metal to pass the attack site," said army spokesman Maj. Marc Theriault. """ THEY RAN AWAY!

How about when a person claims that some other race is superior to his own? Then he/she needs more self confidence. Self confidence suffers when one worries that they belong to a vanishing race. Which other race would YOU like to be, besides your own?

How about when a person claims that some other race is superior to his own?

http://www.canada.com/vancouversun/news/ed...8d9dfbee215&p=1 The first third of Leonard Stern's article, above, is quite apropos to this thread, I think.

That is about where I picture the vote would stand if the polling was done among gays only. I have a feeling that there are lots and lots of gays who, like Mr. Elton John and Mr. Furnish, would choose a "civil union" instead of a "marriage" certificate. I also feel, and am stuck on believing, that buttinski heteros are more responsible for SSM being implemented in Canada than are Canada'a gay population. They LOVE Arnold in San Francisco!

There were many 40 year olds who entered the summer Olympics and ended up with gold medals around their necks. Emil Zatopek (whom I have personally met and changed a light bulb in his office, TWICE) at the age of 30 plus won three gold medals, in 5k, 10k and a marathon, in the Helsinki Olympics. (Both of these times, after I changed his light bulb, he pulled out a bottle of strong liquor and we clinked our glasses to cheer to our health ... "NA ZDRAVI!") When I saw that target of 25 medals I thought that Canadians were overly optimistic. As it turned out (11 fourth & 7 fifth place finishes) we were overly pessimistic. Geoffrey had a perfect read on it, and he deserves a gold medal too, IMO!

Just let me know when they do apply that same tough standard to gays, so I can report my Uncle Joe. Thanks in advance!

Calm down. I suspect this will change now that same sex marriage is legal, You said (and I quote): ... "If you are cohabitating with someone, opposite or same sex, I think it is considered a common law marriage." Now you are telling us that this is not yet in effect?

KNOCK KNOCK!!! YOOOOO HOOOOOO!!!! The government tracks adresses and they have flags. But they flag only the couples of the "opposite" sex!!! They notice that you are living with someone of the opposite sex and WHAMMM!!!! But they don't penalize guys or gals of the same sex sharing an apartment. No sireeee! Is that fair?

Comparing the winter Olympics to the summer ones is like comparing regular ground beef to filet mignon. WAKE UP!!

Why the CBC would decide not to show this Cross Country 50k race BEFORE the Closing Ceremonies is beyond me. Giorgio di Centa of Italy won it, Eugeni Dementiev of Russia came in second, and Austria's Mikhail Botwinov got the bronze.

It's been a while between jokes here. I'm not good at telling jokes, but I'll try. Here's a good one! I was travelling between Wawa and Winnipeg the other day when a tire blew out. Checking my spare, I found that it too was flat. My only option was to flag down a passing motorist and get a ride to the next town. The first vehicle to stop was an old man in a van. He yelled out the window, "Need a lift?" "Yes, I sure do," I replied. "You a Liberal or CPC?," asked the old man. "Liberal," I replied. "Well, you can just go to Hell," yelled the old man as he sped off. Another guy stopped, rolled down the window, and asked me the same question. Again, I gave the same answer, "Liberal." The driver gave me the finger and drove off. I thought it over and decided that maybe I should change my strategy, since this area seemed to be overly political and there appeared to be few Liberals on the road that day. The next car to stop was a red convertible driven by a beautiful blonde. She smiled seductively and asked if I was a Liberal or CPC. "CPC" I shouted. "Hop in!" replied the blonde. Driving down the road, I couldn't help but stare at the gorgeous woman in the seat next to me, the wind blowing through her hair, perfect breasts, and a short skirt that continued to ride higher and higher up her thighs. Finally, I yelled, "Please stop the car." She immediately slammed on the brakes and as soon as the car stopped, I jumped out. "What's the matter?" she asked. "I can't take it anymore," I replied. "I've only been a CPCer for five minutes and already, I want to screw somebody".

Well I can! On paper I generally make only around $30,000 a year so I'm eligible for a GST rebate. But because the government just found out that I've been sharing an apartment with a member of the opposite sex we are being treated as if we are a married couple, and thus the government now wants me to pay back my GST rebates for the past 6 years. Plus penalties. Would the government be as presumptuous with two gay caballeros sharing an apartment? If yes, I have a good mind to report my Uncle Joe.

We'll get there, I'm sure of it. Close but no cigar! AND NO! .... 11 fourth place, and 7 fifth place finishes do NOT make up for that one missing medal. So you lose!

I have no need to bask in the reflected glory of someone else's accomplishments. A few posts back you said "I don't see why I should be proud of something I had absolutely no part in" and I didn't think much of it. But now that you are basically saying the same thing over and over again I'm curious. You see, Black Dog, I believe that most people are proud of others because they never accomplished anything nearly as great, and don't see it happening anytime soon. And so, the ONLY explanation I can come up with as to why you are not proud of others is because you feel you did accomplish something just as or nearly just as great, or are about to, and that you are just too shy or too modest, or too whatever to talk about it. But I think that I speak for everyone here when I say that we'd all be especially proud if one of our own group did something amazing. So please, BD.... make our day.

What's GORF? Another name for PEPSI? Write GORF on a piece of paper. Then look at it in a mirror OAML! UOY KNAHT!

To date, 14 out of 19 medals Canada won were won by women. What does it tell you about Canadian males?

What Americans have spent it ????????????????? The fact is that the Americans ... as a group of about 290 million people or so ... have spent more on cleaninig up the air in the past five or so years than ALL of the Kyoto participants put together. Wanna bet!

Why are you apologizing, Newbie? Because you didn't check a year old thread? I'm puzzled.

Dump Kyoto and don't spend the ludicrous amounts of money the Americans spent in order to keep their air pollution down to only an extra 12% compared to what it was 5 or so years ago. We haven't lifted a finger, yet our pollution went up only 13 measily percent more than theirs. Besides ... it's all about second hand smoke anyway. As long as we keep smokers at least a mile away from nonsmokers lung deseases will plummet! And that's a fact that both, the U.S. and Canada, swear by. There ought to be a law! :angry:

What's GORF? Another name for PEPSI?

Quebec gets much more from the federal government for child care than the other provinces so I doubt they'd agree. Did you know that in Quebec one gets a whopping $8000 cheque with the arrival of a third child? I wonder how much Harper kicks in for that?

Figure skating has always been the top draw of the winter games and it really puzzles me as to why you have such an aversion to it. It's like ballet on ice, except much more impressive because these guys can slide. Can you imagine if Rudolf Nureyev took up figure skating instead? Or don't you like ballet either?! That would 'splain things. BTW - Jagr's insight ... "You have to have a clear head and not be too motivated" .... made me think about how the majority of athletes in Turin talk about their "sports psychologists". That is a GREAT insight by Jagr and I have to remember it the next time I compete. But I wonder .... is it his own insight or does he have a sports psychologist too?

That's EXACTLY what Don Martin's sentiment is .... he too is shaking his head in disbelief. http://www.canada.com/nationalpost/news/st...42-851a84b572a4