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by **Chri** » Wed, 27 Feb 2002 10:14:55

As a truly outside party (UK) I was damn glad to see the Canadians win
because a) the USA won far too many medals for a country that usually has no
interest in any winter sport except ice-hockey (fix?) and b) because
Canadians aren't taken seriously by United Statesians. Oh and c) go
Commonwealth!

Chris

> > WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!

> Congrats to our friends from the north. Even though I was rooting hard
> for the US team, I can't say that I feel sad that they lost. Even
> though I absolutely love hockey (I share season tickets to the
> Avalanche), I know how much more this means to the Canadian fans and the
> players. The pressure on the players to bring home the gold must have
> been immense! Plus, Joe Sakic is my all-time favorite player (what a
> talent and a really nice guy) and it was cool to see him come through
> with such a huge game. Joe now has two Stanley Cup rings, a Conn Smythe
> award, a Hart trophy, a Lady Byng trophy, an Olympic gold medal, and an
> Olympic MVP award. Wow.

> It's also a good thing that the Canadians didn't lose by one goal -
> Mario Lemieux might have slit his wrists after clanking one off the post
> with a wide open net!

> Well done,

> Dave Ewing

> P.S. Go Avs.

> --
> *****************************************************
> David A. Ewing

> *****************************************************

by **lane** » Wed, 27 Feb 2002 12:33:39

I've never seen that movie and was sort of quoting from their routine on
SCTV. On SCTV it was the other guy, Dave Thomas, who did the Darth Vader
thing.

Yea, but not many people here actually talk like that, but Bob and Doug made
all the americans think we do.

by **Haqsa** » Thu, 28 Feb 2002 01:24:11

Probably depends on what part of Canada you are from. I used to
vacation every summer around the eastern shore of Lake Superior, near
Wawa. The Doug and Bob routine is a pretty good *caricature* of how
people talk in that region. OTOH I work with a lot of people from
Windsor and nearby parts, and those people only have the slightest trace
of an accent. It's a regional thing, just like the southern accent or
the eastern accent that we sometimes get teased about in the U.S. I
mean really, any accent that is not your own always sounds a little
funny, don't you think? Don't want people to think I am down on
Canada - I am not, I have always loved Canada and Canadians, and I think
most Americans look at Canada as a good neighbor, despite the jokes. I
mean really, we wouldn't know what good beer is without you guys! ;o)

by **Eldre** » Thu, 28 Feb 2002 02:42:38

>P.S. Go Avs.

Grrr...
Go WINGS!<g>

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by **lane** » Thu, 28 Feb 2002 11:54:05

Well, I was in WAWA last summer and didn't notice them saying "eh?" after
every sentence. But, you are correct it is a regional thing, but also an
educational thing. If you want to hear funny lingo just go to New Foundland.

by **Haqsa** » Thu, 28 Feb 2002 12:39:44

Actually the sillier part of that whole thing is that some people in
Northern Michigan (Upper Peninsula) also have a little bit of that
accent and speech pattern, so it is really even more of a regional thing
than a national thing.

> > Probably depends on what part of Canada you are from. I used to
> > vacation every summer around the eastern shore of Lake Superior,
near
> > Wawa. The Doug and Bob routine is a pretty good *caricature* of how
> > people talk in that region. OTOH I work with a lot of people from
> > Windsor and nearby parts, and those people only have the slightest
trace
> > of an accent. It's a regional thing, just like the southern accent
or
> > the eastern accent that we sometimes get teased about in the U.S. I
> > mean really, any accent that is not your own always sounds a little
> > funny, don't you think? Don't want people to think I am down on
> > Canada - I am not, I have always loved Canada and Canadians, and I
think
> > most Americans look at Canada as a good neighbor, despite the jokes.
I
> > mean really, we wouldn't know what good beer is without you guys!
;o)

> Well, I was in WAWA last summer and didn't notice them saying "eh?"
after
> every sentence. But, you are correct it is a regional thing, but also
an
> educational thing. If you want to hear funny lingo just go to New
Foundland.

by **lane** » Fri, 01 Mar 2002 02:22:38

Never been there, but after seeing that movie Fargo I have to say people in
Fargo, North Dakota talk just as funny as some do here. :-)

by **Eldre** » Fri, 01 Mar 2002 03:28:40

>Actually the sillier part of that whole thing is that some people in
>Northern Michigan (Upper Peninsula) also have a little bit of that
>accent and speech pattern, so it is really even more of a regional thing
>than a national thing.

Say "Ya" to da UP, eh?
:-)

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by **Haqsa** » Sat, 02 Mar 2002 12:43:16

Yah-hey! Dat's da troot!

> >Actually the sillier part of that whole thing is that some people in
> >Northern Michigan (Upper Peninsula) also have a little bit of that
> >accent and speech pattern, so it is really even more of a regional
thing
> >than a national thing.

> Say "Ya" to da UP, eh?
> :-)

> Eldred
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by **Killemau** » Sun, 03 Mar 2002 12:40:55

Missed most of this thread- what`s it aboot ?

by **Haqsa** » Sun, 03 Mar 2002 16:27:45

Hehe. Okay in the interests of equal opportunity, here's an "American"
joke:

It's the first day of school and the teacher thought she'd get to
know the kids by asking them their name and what their father does
for a living.

The first little girl says: "My name is Mary and my daddy is a
postman."
The next little boy says: "I'm Andy and my Dad is a mechanic."
Then one little boy says: "My name is Jimmy and my father is a
*** dancer in a cabaret for gay men."

The teacher gasps and quickly changes the subject, but later in the
school yard the teacher approaches Jimmy privately and asks if it
was really true that his Dad dances *** in a gay bar.
He blushed and said, "I'm sorry but my dad plays hockey for Team
USA, and I was just too embarrassed to say so."

> Missed most of this thread- what`s it aboot ?

> > Yah-hey! Dat's da troot!

by **Klin** » Mon, 04 Mar 2002 01:46:46

It was an OT thread about some obscure sport played on an ice surface. There
are no wheels or motors involved, so it beats me what people see in it. :-)

...Klinn

by **Haqsa** » Mon, 04 Mar 2002 03:54:20

Curling?

> It was an OT thread about some obscure sport played on an ice surface.
There
> are no wheels or motors involved, so it beats me what people see in
it. :-)

> ...Klinn

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