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Charlatan · 11-09-2004, 06:13 AM

Shania lives in Switzerland now. But remains a Canadian...

Tell you what... you can keep Celine in Vegas and we'll even throw in Alan Thicke...

Can't give you B.C. but if Alaska is part of the deal then you can also have Alberta and Saskatchewan.

Janey · 11-09-2004, 08:02 AM

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Originally Posted by Lockjaw

You can have Cali and Hawaii but not Florida. My Miami Dolphins are in Florida. And if you take Hawaii we get all of British Columbia. That's an even trade.

What? You don't want to see the Dolphin's play real 3-down football? on a man -sized field? Lord knows we could use the super-sized players that the NFL uses with our manly football rules...

Lockjaw · 11-09-2004, 10:46 AM

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Originally Posted by Charlatan

Shania lives in Switzerland now. But remains a Canadian...

Tell you what... you can keep Celine in Vegas and we'll even throw in Alan Thicke...

Can't give you B.C. but if Alaska is part of the deal then you can also have Alberta and Saskatchewan.

Alaska for Alberta? No way man. You are getting California and something totally different in Hawaii with it's warm tropics. B.C. is nothing more than an extension of Oregon.

And we will give you Jim Carrey back only if you keep Celine away from American soil. We'll even spot you the Dixie Chicks and the Baldwins.

Lockjaw · 11-09-2004, 10:47 AM

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Originally Posted by Janey

What? You don't want to see the Dolphin's play real 3-down football? on a man -sized field? Lord knows we could use the super-sized players that the NFL uses with our manly football rules...

Ahhh you Canucks know nothing of the football stick with that soccer on ice you folks are so fond of. Although if you give us the Toronto Raptors back we'll let you have the Tampa Bay Lightning. A championship franchise for a group of underacheivers that's a good trade.

Daoust · 11-09-2004, 12:42 PM

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Originally Posted by Lockjaw

Ahhh you Canucks know nothing of the football stick with that soccer on ice you folks are so fond of. Although if you give us the Toronto Raptors back we'll let you have the Tampa Bay Lightning. A championship franchise for a group of underacheivers that's a good trade.

Uh we have the CFL. You can have the raptors for Pam Anderson.

bullmoose · 11-09-2004, 01:05 PM

You have all overlooked the obivious benefit of this mass exodus to Canada.

It will probably raise the average IQ of both countries.

(pun intended)

Janey · 11-09-2004, 02:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Lockjaw

Ahhh you Canucks know nothing of the football stick with that soccer on ice you folks are so fond of. Although if you give us the Toronto Raptors back we'll let you have the Tampa Bay Lightning. A championship franchise for a group of underacheivers that's a good trade.

Huh??? WE invented the grid-iron version of the sport. well, anyways it was a tri-country cooperative effort, definitely enough that you can say we know nothing about football. Have a read, and learn:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compari...rican_football

Also, the trophy (Grey Cup) that the CFL competes for is one of the oldest pro sports championships around, this year being the 92 time it will be contested.

we know plenty about football. and as for soccer on ice? that's sacriledge. Are you deliberately trying to provoke me? Hockey is actually watchable...

Coppertop · 11-09-2004, 02:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Janey

we know plenty about football. and as for soccer on ice? that's sacriledge. Are you deliberately trying to provoke me? Hockey is actually watchable...

The best sports have goalies.

splck · 11-09-2004, 02:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Lockjaw

Ahhh you Canucks know nothing of the football stick with that soccer on ice you folks are so fond of. .

Yet another person that has never seen the benifits of the CFL rules and gameplay...your loss

I'll sell you Ontario for $20...if fact I'll pay you $20 to take it away

Lockjaw · 11-09-2004, 03:08 PM

I would have sworn the hockey jab would have gotten more ire than the football one.

BTW I'm well versed on the history of Canadian football, but there is a reason the best players play in the NFL.

As far as the 20 bucks for Ontario...no thanks that's just what we need here yet another Eastern metropolis. It's bad enough a lot of folks in the media think America starts in New York and stops in Boston.

Lockjaw · 11-09-2004, 03:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Coppertop

The best sports have goalies.

Water polo?

splck · 11-09-2004, 03:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Lockjaw

BTW I'm well versed on the history of Canadian football, but there is a reason the best players play in the NFL.

No doubt the NFL has more fans, more money (best players), but as any footfall fan knows, the CFL is a more exiting game.

Oh...and hocky rules

Coppertop · 11-09-2004, 04:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Lockjaw

Water polo?

Yes, water polo is one of them.

hockey
lacrosse
water polo
soccer

All excellent sports that demand tremendous amounts of endurance.

canuckguy · 11-09-2004, 04:24 PM

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Originally Posted by feelgood

Lets assume for a moment there that's what the Americans who wants to move to Canada are thinking...

1. Our legal system is even worse: It's very very very easy on offender.
2. Our medical system is failing: You'd have to wait at least 6 months just to get the same operation as what Bill Clinton had a month ago, we don't even have enough beds! Women who gave birth are even asked to leave the hospital the same day!
3. Our educational system is failing: Parents and students are being billed to death just to get what every person in the world has the right to have, education
4. Our election system is using stone age method of electing someone: Did you know that 40% of the total votes went to the Liberals and yet, they have 69% of the total seats in the parliament? The 40% of the total vote represent a total of 25% of Canadian population.
5. We're being taxed to death: In Calgary, the government is actually thinking about raising the tax for taking care of burial plots. In Saskatchwan, a oddy news is that man, who's been dead for awhile, is still being taxed.

So, whatcha think of Canada so far? Any Americans that considers Canada for a new home, shouldn't look at the immigration site, its' full of fucking propagenda!

sorry don't feel like editing it , but your 2. is wrong, my wife and I had a baby girl 7 months ago, and with no complications or health issues we were not asked to leave the same day., as well my uncle just had a baby in vancouver and was not asked to leave, they keep you 24-48hours or deemed required.

water_boy1999 · 11-09-2004, 04:38 PM

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Originally Posted by feelgood

Lets assume for a moment there that's what the Americans who wants to move to Canada are thinking...

1. Our legal system is even worse: It's very very very easy on offender.
2. Our medical system is failing: You'd have to wait at least 6 months just to get the same operation as what Bill Clinton had a month ago, we don't even have enough beds! Women who gave birth are even asked to leave the hospital the same day!
3. Our educational system is failing: Parents and students are being billed to death just to get what every person in the world has the right to have, education
4. Our election system is using stone age method of electing someone: Did you know that 40% of the total votes went to the Liberals and yet, they have 69% of the total seats in the parliament? The 40% of the total vote represent a total of 25% of Canadian population.
5. We're being taxed to death: In Calgary, the government is actually thinking about raising the tax for taking care of burial plots. In Saskatchwan, a oddy news is that man, who's been dead for awhile, is still being taxed.

So, whatcha think of Canada so far? Any Americans that considers Canada for a new home, shouldn't look at the immigration site, its' full of fucking propagenda!

Ok, ok....so I was a little harsh. You caught me in a bad mood.

I never said anything about relocating to Canada though.....

Janey · 11-10-2004, 10:07 AM

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Originally Posted by Lockjaw

I would have sworn the hockey jab would have gotten more ire than the football one.

BTW I'm well versed on the history of Canadian football, but there is a reason the best players play in the NFL.

As far as the 20 bucks for Ontario...no thanks that's just what we need here yet another Eastern metropolis. It's bad enough a lot of folks in the media think America starts in New York and stops in Boston.

well... I thought that the hockey jab was deliberate, and do deserved less mention (simply because the truth is self evident, the sport doesn't require defending - plus even tho I pnly play girls hockey, I bet I could jersey you in the corner...

). But I thought you were being chauvenistic about the football.

So supposing that you are well versed in the grid-iron sport, u have to admit that the rules of the game, the season starting in summer and endig before Christmas, the sheer tradition makes the Canadian game so desireable.

Marketing is another matter tho. Size, population, college dedication makes the NFL sport grander. Not to mention the $ that changes hands inboth contracts and gambling!

Heck even I make more $ than some CFL players. But I don't work for ony 6 months a year either.

btw, up here it seems that the USA is all about California. sometimes it' refreshing to see eastern cities represented in the media...

Lockjaw · 11-10-2004, 12:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Janey

well... I thought that the hockey jab was deliberate, and do deserved less mention (simply because the truth is self evident, the sport doesn't require defending - plus even tho I pnly play girls hockey, I bet I could jersey you in the corner...

). But I thought you were being chauvenistic about the football.

So supposing that you are well versed in the grid-iron sport, u have to admit that the rules of the game, the season starting in summer and endig before Christmas, the sheer tradition makes the Canadian game so desireable.

The rules aren't THAT hugely different although I think NFL rules on passing(i.e. both feet must be inbounds) makes the game a bit more interesting. The biggest difference is the ability to score singles and that has always just been so odd to me that I never gave it much consideration.
Now as far as starting times and tradition gotta disagree totally there. With the 4 major sports here starting the NFL in summer would step too much on the toes of baseball and the thoughts of football season being over before Christmas even hit makes me shudder in terror. Christmas and New Year's are some of the best time to gather around the tv with family get fat or drunk or both and watch hours and hours of football. And by the time football season IS over with the boring parts of basketball and hockey season would be done so you can transition right into a nice heated season of hoops or puck if you are so inclined. And as far as tradition is concerned...there is hardly any bigger tradition than the Super Bowl. Every year people who don't even WATCH football stop down on a Sunday night and watch the game. There's a reason the NFL has crushed any competition directed it's way. USFL? Ha! XFL? Please!
But I better stop or else this thread will have to be moved to the sports section.

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Charlatan Getting it. Super Moderator Location: Lion City	Shania lives in Switzerland now. But remains a Canadian... Tell you what... you can keep Celine in Vegas and we'll even throw in Alan Thicke... Can't give you B.C. but if Alaska is part of the deal then you can also have Alberta and Saskatchewan. __________________ "My hands are on fire. Hands are on fire. Ain't got no more time for all you charlatans and liars." - Old Man Luedecke

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Lockjaw Junkie	I would have sworn the hockey jab would have gotten more ire than the football one. BTW I'm well versed on the history of Canadian football, but there is a reason the best players play in the NFL. As far as the 20 bucks for Ontario...no thanks that's just what we need here yet another Eastern metropolis. It's bad enough a lot of folks in the media think America starts in New York and stops in Boston.