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post #1 of 22
1/16/04 at 1:10pm
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hahahaha, dragged you in.

No no, Canada doesn't suck. I'm just seeing if I could instigate a Canadian riot. I'm actually a big fan of Canada. What did Michael moore say? "I give thanks to Canada. If you weren't there, we wouldn't know what the US should really be like." Something along those lines.

It really is true. I wish the states were more like Canada. Except for putting gravy on your fries. What the hell? But we could use some Tim Hortons on the southern side of the border. And Canadian humor rocks. And so do your Rocky Mountains. Alberta is one of my favorite places on earth, absolutely beautiful. And your women aren't bad either!
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post #2 of 22
1/19/04 at 4:30pm
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I'm just seeing if I could instigate a Canadian riot.
If it doesn't involve hockey or beer, it's not going to happen.

Thanks for the nice words though. I should warn you that Michael Moore showcased the finest damn social housing neighborhood we've got in Bowling for Columbine. We're not perfect, but it's a good place to be up here.

Gravy on fries? Not compulsory and lots of people like me prefer ketchup. Go to Quebec and get fries with gravy and melted cheese curd on top in a dish called poutine. If it doesn't kill you, it's great.
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post #3 of 22
1/19/04 at 5:20pm
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Originally posted by Raiza
If it doesn't involve hockey or beer, it's not going to happen.
I'm reminded of that great moment in Canadian Bacon at the hockey game when John Candy says Canadian beer sucks.

hey, kind of ironic. A quick check on IMDB tells me that it was written by Michael Moore.
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post #4 of 22
1/19/04 at 11:19pm
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Except for putting gravy on your fries. What the hell?
Man, don't you never knock poutine (pronounced POO - TEEN, for all you laymen Americans)! It's the Quebec provincial dish, you can get it at every Mcdonald's, Burger King, etc... But it's best at greasy little French-Canadian mom & pop places, called Casse Croutes. Now, if you'll excuse me, I'm going to go have a heart attack.
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post #5 of 22
1/21/04 at 3:13am
Yeah and not only do we have hot and greasy POO-TEEN we also have Smarties and a slack film rating system!
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post #6 of 22
1/21/04 at 12:21pm
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WOAH! M&Ms are waaay better than Smarties. M&Ms actually taste like chocolate, where as Smarties just taste like cheap candy coating.
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post #7 of 22
1/21/04 at 12:28pm
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You forgot a lower drinking age than the US. But not as low as the UK in all provinces.
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post #8 of 22
1/21/04 at 11:04pm
Well, the drinking age here in Quebec is 18 (although it is hardly enforced) so I can't imagine it being lower in the UK. If it is, well, daaaamn, it must feel good to be a brit.

Another HUGE benefit of living in Quebec is that we finish High School a full year earlier than anyone else in North America. I am currently in grade 11 and will be graduating come June.
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post #9 of 22
1/22/04 at 11:06pm
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What I meant was that the UK has a lower drinking age all around(18), where as Ontario's drinking age is 19 (if I remember correctly).

But there is no drinking age on the Isle of Mann (or so I've heard) but I think it's still illegal to give drinks to babies.

I'm heading back to the states and I cannot believe that I won't be able to go to a bar and have a beer or that I won't be able to get a bottle of wine to have with dinner.

WTF USA?
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post #10 of 22
1/23/04 at 12:03am
Canada may have a lower drinking age but the States sells booze just about everywhere (supermarkets etc). In Canada you have to find a bar or a governemnt liquor store.
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post #11 of 22
1/23/04 at 12:53am
There hasn't been a government run liquor store in Alberta for ten years.
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post #12 of 22
1/23/04 at 3:58pm
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I just checked out BC liquor stores online. That's twisted. I don't know if I would trust the government to sell me my beer. Do they have a monopoly over the Alcohol market or are there still privately owned stores? Either way, why does the government have an arm that is in charge of selling a commodity and not a neccesity? Health Insurance, Railways and Social Security I can understand because it's a necessity. Government Liquor stores sounds shifty to me.

It's great that profits go towards public programs. I can imagine doing shots for all those senior citizens who need Social Security payments, or for better highways and higher paid teachers. But I just wonder if the government could effectively wipe out a beer company because they decided it should be banned from their store because they pissed someone off.

How does the average Canadian feel about buying their beer from 'The Man'?
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post #13 of 22
1/23/04 at 4:37pm
Whether you're buying beer in Ontario from an LCBO or in Alberta at a convenience store one thing remains constant: ridiculous taxation. But as long as it's cold who gives a fuck. It's not like the gov't stores ask for your Social Insurance Number or anything.
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post #14 of 22
1/23/04 at 4:56pm
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How does the average Canadian feel about buying their beer from 'The Man'?
It didn't bother me. Why should it?

I couldn't say why the Alberta gov't used to control liquor sales, to be honest. It's the way it had always been, until ten years ago. Letting people's vices pay for government services, possibly.

It had its advantages. Better selection being one, lower prices another. Also, working at a liquor store used to be a real job, with real benefits. You could earn half a decent living working in the office of a liquor store. Now it's kids earning minimum wage or close to it.

The stores used to close at 10 pm as well. Seems early, but the stores were always full at closing time. These don't make for good targets for thieves. Now they close much later and are empty most of the time because there's so many of them. Perfect targets for crime.

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But I just wonder if the government could effectively wipe out a beer company because they decided it should be banned from their store because they pissed someone off.
Nah, not even a concern. Governments can't break contracts just cuz, any more than anyone else can. And the last thing this particular Alberta government is interested in doing is alienating private industries. Sometimes it seems this conservative government exists solely for the benefit of private industry, in fact.
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post #15 of 22
2/4/04 at 4:54pm
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Originally posted by Dr. Sizzle
Man, don't you never knock poutine (pronounced POO - TEEN, for all you laymen Americans)! It's the Quebec provincial dish, you can get it at every Mcdonald's, Burger King, etc... But it's best at greasy little French-Canadian mom & pop places, called Casse Croutes. Now, if you'll excuse me, I'm going to go have a heart attack.
Damn straight! Poutine rules. I went to the US a few weeks ago and experinced quite a culture shock when they never heard of fries and gravy! I was raised on that stuff. It's strange Pountine is so unhealthy but Americans eat so unhealthy no wonder they have such a high obesity rate. As much as I would love to be smug about that Canadians waist lines are cathcing up
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post #16 of 22
2/4/04 at 5:01pm
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Originally posted by Radio Raheem
Canada may have a lower drinking age but the States sells booze just about everywhere (supermarkets etc). In Canada you have to find a bar or a governemnt liquor store.
In NC and a few other southern states you can't get liqour anywhere but the state controlled store. Beer and wine are readilly available in any grocer except after midnight Saturday and before two Sunday afternoon.
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post #17 of 22
2/4/04 at 5:05pm
The idea of cheese on my french fries turns my stomach. But putting gravy on french fries is as natural as putting butter on bread. Made for fun in restaurants, too.

"Fries and gravy please."

"Whaddya mean, gravy?"

"Whaddya mean, what do I mean."

"I mean, whaddya mean?"

"Aw, a wise guy, eh?"

Boink. Poke. Slap. Wubwubwubwub. Yaryaryaryar.
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post #18 of 22
2/4/04 at 11:51pm
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The idea of cheese on my french fries turns my stomach.
Ah, but what you are thinking of in regards to cheese is not at all what is used in poutine. We don't use disgusting kraft singles or goopy nacho sauce. We use cheese curds. Yes, cheese curds. There like nuggets of cheese, more or less like cheezies or what have you, but actually made out of cheese. Unfortunately they are mostly found in places of large dairy production (Quebec, Vermont, Wisconsin) and not many places else.





Here's a sorta crappy pic of what it should look like. The whole point is that the gravy is supposed to melt the cheese.
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post #19 of 22
2/5/04 at 2:10am
I know what poutine is made from. My grandmother makes it all the time. I don't go for cheese dishes in general. Now if you want to talk about Grandma Beaudoin's wicked tourtiere, that's a different story.
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post #20 of 22
2/12/04 at 12:41am
I heard a good joke... can't remember who said it... but here goes....


Do you know the easiest way to tell that the Mars Lander was sent by Americans?

Because the first thing it did was take a picture of itself.
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post #21 of 22
2/12/04 at 2:09am
That's a Rick Mercer joke! Saw him make it last week. Ah, that crazy Newfie.
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post #22 of 22
4/19/04 at 1:47am
Rick Mercer ain't no Newfie... he only plays one on TV.

Me on the otherhand.......
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