Understanding my country eh

[Zovs]

ORIGINAL: gekkoguy35

ORIGINAL: Zovs

My understanding of Canadians and I could be wrong 😁is that they are the nicest folks around, drink lots beer, say eh a lot, play hockey and listen to Rush and Triumph a lot. What’s not to like eh?

Oh, BTW go Bruins go! Especially against the Haves or Leafs😃

There's a lot of nigh insufferable Leafs fans out there, that's for sure! [:D]

LOL Go Bruins!!!Go!

[MrsWargamer]

The Leafs are an odd team. Even their fans spend most of their time hating on the team

[Will_L]

I'm not a fan of Alberta for some reasons, but the scenery, oh the scenery.

And no rats! Wish the NYC subway system had none. Seen some monsters and learned a few things about rats...
1. They have a vertical leap that would make Michael Jordan green with envy. Watched one jump from the tracks up onto the platform.
2. They can climb a cement wall like squirrel climbs a tree.
3. They squeak like a dog's chew toy when you accidentally step on them.

[RangerJoe]

ORIGINAL: Will_L

I'm not a fan of Alberta for some reasons, but the scenery, oh the scenery.

And no rats! Wish the NYC subway system had none. Seen some monsters and learned a few things about rats...
1. They have a vertical leap that would make Michael Jordan green with envy. Watched one jump from the tracks up onto the platform.
2. They can climb a cement wall like squirrel climbs a tree.
3. They squeak like a dog's chew toy when you accidentally step on them.

Rats are relatively easy to get rid of from a small area.

[ThomasJay]

And I thought I knew everything I needed to know about Canada from Trailer Park Boys and the McKenzie brothers. And South Park.

[wodin]

not liking how everything MrsWargamer is typing is being perceived as political. Yes been a couple of unfortunate posts but this one I feel was unfair to label it political straight away.

[RangerJoe]

That is because they way that she states things. Not liking Alberta but liking the scenery means that she does not like other things about it because . . .

[Curtis Lemay]

Back in the early 60's I was a child traveling with my Mother on a flight from New York to Europe. Back in those days, that was too great a distance for a non-stop flight. The flight had to stop to refuel in Newfoundland.

While refueling in Newfoundland, the plane FROZE TO THE GROUND! We had to change to a new plane in order to continue.

Decades later, relating this tale to a Canadian collegue, he informed me that that experience encapsulated Canada to perfection and it was all I would ever need to know about our northern neighbor. [:'(]

[RangerJoe]

Well, my understanding is that some Texan cattlemen settled in the Calgary, Alberta area . . .

[MrRoadrunner]

ORIGINAL: MrsWargamer

I'm sure the US has some non-political funniness between their states.

I like to think of the US northeast as the Great White South. They get a lot more snow than I do.

The Appalachians are probably nicer than the Rockies. I've seen travelogues, and the scenery is plenty to brag about.

The northern middle states are a lot like southern Alberta and Saskatchewan. Big open, did I mention big? I'd probably want to hike the Appalachians and bike the northern states. I don't care for heat though, so I'd likely skip the US southern half.

MrsWargamer,

I'm not so sure that in the age of political correctness this joke will be seen as funny. But, being from Pennsylvania we used to have a joke about West Virginia and their close intermarriages.
It went something like this;

West Virginia guys have it made on Valentines Day. They only have to buy one card. It would read: To my sister, my mother, my wife. [8|]

RR

[MrsWargamer]

We have a town north of here, Kinmount.

I'm sure they had something else in mind with the name

[Zovs]

The closet I have ever seen a Canadian get angry and pissed off was during hockey games. In my first little game, we the US were playing some Vancouver little league game and not knowing any better I got away with slashing a Canadian kid and when he came around on the ice during the next play he brought three of his team mates. They slammed me into the boards and I foolishly high stick-ed the biggest guy in the head and broke my stick, the next thing I know my sweater was over my head and I was being pummeled to death by these three Canadians. After the ref thought I had enough of a beating (he was Canadian too, I am sure...) to add insult to injury, I got put in the penalty box for High Sticking, Slashing and Fighting, it was some ungodly amount of time in the box.

Did I mention I hate the Canucks? (the little league team had Canuck like sweaters, shorts and socks).

[MrRoadrunner]

You needed the Hanson brothers?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IUbn5ss8j9c

RR

[MrsWargamer]

To understand Canadian hockey, you need to remember, we can't really afford both a military and hockey. Sacrifices have to be made

[RFalvo69]

ORIGINAL: MrsWargamer

To understand Canadian hockey, you need to remember, we can't really afford both a military and hockey. Sacrifices have to be made

Do you know how to stop a Canadian infantry platoon? You throw a disk and some sticks in their direction. [:D]

This comes from a Canadian guy I met when I was in the Navy, so I guess he was some in-joke between them. Never heard from the other part though. [:'(]

[RangerJoe]

ORIGINAL: MrRoadrunner

You needed the Hanson brothers?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IUbn5ss8j9c

RR

Two of those three are actual brothers, the third brother who was supposed to be in the movie was called up to play professional hockey. They are actually the Americans who the Hanson brothers were based on.

[Will_L]

ORIGINAL: RangerJoe

ORIGINAL: Will_L

I'm not a fan of Alberta for some reasons, but the scenery, oh the scenery.

And no rats! Wish the NYC subway system had none. Seen some monsters and learned a few things about rats...
1. They have a vertical leap that would make Michael Jordan green with envy. Watched one jump from the tracks up onto the platform.
2. They can climb a cement wall like squirrel climbs a tree.
3. They squeak like a dog's chew toy when you accidentally step on them.

Rats are relatively easy to get rid of from a small area.

When the building I work in was still under construction back in 2007 I used to hunt rats in the basement with a 2x4, get em into a corner and kill em with a thrust. Took me three weeks to wipe them out, eighteen total.
Last summer we had what was probably a single pregnant rat in the garden between the two buildings. It would dig a hole, hit the cement underneath the soil (12-24 inches down)and dig in another spot. We had over thirty holes in about a week. The board wanted to use snap traps but I convinced them that poison would be better and we put two poison traps out. About two weeks later the baby rats found one and consumed the poison, we found all six of them together near the trap. I guess the mother had returned to her own nest when the babies were old enough to look for food on their own since we haven't seen one since.

[MrRoadrunner]

ORIGINAL: MrsWargamer

We have a town north of here, Kinmount.

I'm sure they had something else in mind with the name

I'm from a small town outside Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. About forty miles away is a town called Blue Ball and another called Intercourse.
I'm sure they meant what they named them. Before you get there is a town called Hellam. [:'(]

I guess the two towns were the next choice. [;)]

RR

[MrRoadrunner]

ORIGINAL: MrsWargamer

To understand Canadian hockey, you need to remember, we can't really afford both a military and hockey. Sacrifices have to be made

In the seventies, hockey games in Philadelphia were often mentioned as "I went to a fight and hockey game broke out".

RR

[LarryP]

I live close to Reno and Sparks, Nevada. They say that Reno is so close to hell, you can see Sparks. Truth.