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Joeiss 10-22-2003 03:04 PM
Re: What is Canada?
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by Rndm_Perfection
:sneaky: Then you don't know the proper use of "eh". "Eh" is used to request confirmation. Sounds about right, eh?
Exactly! Most Canadian use "eh" in the right form.. They just don't really know what it means. It basically makes a statement a question, or a request of information like you said.

ie.

Joe: "That movie was really good, eh"
Bob: "Yes. Yes it was."

Perfect Stu 10-22-2003 03:44 PM
Re: What is Canada?
 
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Originally Posted by happydude666
lol...you really need to come to the T-Dot (toronto) :p


EDIT: lol, forgot bout you Stu...so let's just put it this way...you're the lucky one right now since i really don't feel like doin much but goin to sleep, which i will do after this post...and secondly, i wouldn't apologize because Kitana is so damn sexy :p and she likes me more then you anyway :D
apologize to the lady for putting her on your 'list of shame'. any girl who's being persuited by you must feel pretty damn bad...

and btw...your attempt at intimidation is quite comical. Gary Coleman scares me more than you ;)

Vampyr 10-22-2003 05:20 PM
Re: What is Canada?
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by Rndm
"meh" is a term used out of sloth... as used by the Simpsons characters many times.
Hmmm, well, thanks for setting me straight on that one.

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Originally Posted by Gimpy
when i was in gr.9 geography we watched this video entitled "American Ignorance" which was a guy goin around to diff. parts of the states and asking questions about canada to various american citizens and it was just halarious, here is what i remember from that video:

Some guy in Texas -

About how big is Canada?
Uhh, pretty dang big, i'd say about the size of texas

Did you know VCRs were just legalized in Canada?
Really? Already?

What are your thoughts on the Polar Bear hunting marathon every year on Toronto?
Oh, I think its very creul and should be stopped immediatly
Well, the movie was entitled "American Ignorance", of course they wouldnt show any intelligent Americans in the movie. Most of us here are not that dumb. I will admit that us Americans do not know as much about current Canadian events and Canadian culture as Canadians know about America. How would we? All the news on channels such as CNN is American news, or about America in another country. We dont even have the opportunity to learn about current Canadian issues.

I could go out and make a movie and call it "Canadian Ignorance", but I doubt I would get anything like what was in "American Ignorance", simply because Canadians know more about America than Americans know about Canada.

But like I said before, most Americans are not stupid enough to say that Canada is the size of Texas. Obviously that moron has never even glanced at a map. And about the VCR's, I have no idea why an American would say that. The things that come to most americans mind is this "Cold, Snowy, Hockey, and fishing." The other "first thing" that comes to peoples mind is that Canada is like Americas brother. That is how a common layperson sees Canada.

GiMpY-wAnNaBe 10-22-2003 05:52 PM
Re: What is Canada?
 
lol, i heard an interesting comment today :

Canada and america is like kazaa and kazaa lite, all of the good stuff none of the sh*t :D
i don't actually believe this, well on some points such as the lack of slavery in Canada as well as guns not being part of the constitution, but other than some points, Canada is essentially the same thing as america, in fact many of the stars in hollywood and music come from canada, including jim carrey, ashton kutcher, Shania Twain, Not By Choice, and many more that i can't remember off the top of my head, but you'd be surprised. Also many movies are shot in Canada, such as bulletproof monk, all of that was Toronto. in any case, Southern Canada is just aboot the same thing as america.

Also where did the "aboot" originate, because i've known all the time that it was from americans, but than south park said it was canadians, but the only reason i say it is because it sounds funny. I have yet to meet anyone that uses it on a daily basis

Hero2 10-22-2003 06:05 PM
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what comic was it that said all canada has for a navy was a tug boat =-D

GiMpY-wAnNaBe 10-22-2003 06:12 PM
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lol, thats actually very untrue during the second world war, Canada had a bigger Navy than the Americans :p

Mechadragon 10-22-2003 06:55 PM
Re: What is Canada?
 
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Originally Posted by GiMpY-wAnNaBe
lol, thats actually very untrue during the second world war, Canada had a bigger Navy than the Americans :p
Considering how much of our navy was lost in Pearl Harbor, that doesn't surprise me.

GiMpY-wAnNaBe 10-22-2003 06:59 PM
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i meant before that

Hero2 10-22-2003 07:02 PM
Re: What is Canada?
 
we still took two beaches to your one

GiMpY-wAnNaBe 10-22-2003 07:02 PM
Re: What is Canada?
 
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Originally Posted by Hero2
we still took two beaches to your one
true, but we got ours first :p and we had less than half your troops

Joeiss 10-22-2003 07:20 PM
Re: What is Canada?
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by GiMpY-wAnNaBe
lol, i heard an interesting comment today :
well on some points such as the lack of slavery in Canada
Know your facts before you post. There was slavery in Canada. If you want me to talk about it, I will, lol.

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Originally Posted by Hero2
we still took two beaches to your one
And we also got further than anybody else, and then had to come back and help out the Brits and the Americans... so your point?

Hero2 10-22-2003 07:28 PM
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we alos took the heavest beachs you got the easy beach

Joeiss 10-22-2003 07:42 PM
Re: What is Canada?
 
It really doesn't matter man.

If they would have switched positions, the opposite would just happen. American troops would have pushed through, and Canadian troops would have needed help. It makes no difference in the end.

And I am not sure if you are trying to make fun of the Canadian Military of this time... Because anybody who knows anything about war knows that whenever the Canadians would move into a position (especially in WWI), it meant something big was about to happen.

Hero2 10-22-2003 07:44 PM
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lol operation human shield

Joeiss 10-22-2003 09:31 PM
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:unsure:

Hero2 10-22-2003 10:02 PM
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when your playing a WWII game do you think your playing canadians because when I play a WWII game i have the mind set of an american army personel.

Joeiss 10-22-2003 10:15 PM
Re: What is Canada?
 
Why would I think that I am a Canadian troop when I am playing a video game based on American events?

Hero2 10-22-2003 10:21 PM
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i dont know you canadians are screwed up like that =-D

Seth 10-22-2003 10:54 PM
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Hollywood isn't a reliable history curriculem.

Hero2 10-22-2003 11:10 PM
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the history channel is

GiMpY-wAnNaBe 10-22-2003 11:34 PM
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how about we leave it at this, both canada and america are great places to live, Canadian armys have been known throught history as the shock troops of the world wars, and america is now the largest military force in the world, the point is that its not a competition for.....I DON"T EVEN KNOW WHAT THE HELL YOU"RE ARGUING ABOOT!

Happydude 10-22-2003 11:41 PM
Re: What is Canada?
 
CAN WE PLEASE GET BACK ON TOPIC?!


exept for Joe...go on :D

Dylflon 10-23-2003 12:54 AM
Re: What is Canada?
 
Aw man. You're being an idiot, Hero2. I wish you knew what you were talking about but you don't.

And America did a good job in WW2 and 1 (despite being late to both) but we all seem to forget about a little place called Russia.

Russia took out more Nazi troops than any other country. If Hitler didn't attack Russia he might have won the war. Go Russia!

And Joe is right about the Canadian forces and big things. Canadian troops came up with most of the trench tactics in WW1 that are in American soldier field guides today. The Canadian army was a thing to be feared.

But really Hero2. You're just kinda letting words fall out of your mouth. I like Americans but I don't like Americans like you. You don't know what you're saying nor do you bother to learn the facts.

Happydude 10-23-2003 01:02 AM
Re: What is Canada?
 
may i add something? GOOD!


RUSSIA PWNS EVERYBODY! *goes to find smiley with russian flag*

*doesnt find out*


i hate you neo...

Dylflon 10-23-2003 01:17 AM
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WHENEVER LIFE GETS YOU
DOWN, MRS. BROWN, AND
THINGS SEEM HARD OR TOUGH,
AND PEOPLE ARE STUPID,
OBNOXIOUS OR DAFT AND YOU
FEEL THAT YOU'VE HAD QUITE
ENOUGH...

Just remember that you're standing on a planet that's evolving,
And revolving at 900 miles an hour,
That's orbiting at 19 miles a second, so it's reckoned
A sun that is the source of all our power.

The sun and you and me and all the stars that we can see,
Are moving at a million miles a day
In an outer spiral arm, at 40,000 miles an hour
Of the Galaxy we call the Milky Way.

Our Galaxy itself contains 100 billion stars
It's 100,000 light years side to side
It bulges in the middle, 16,000 light years thick
But out by us it's just 3,000 light years wide

We're 30,000 light years from galactic central point,
We go round every 200 million years
And our Galaxy is only one of millions and billions
In this amazing and expanding Universe
As fast as it can go, at the speed of light you know,
12 million miles a minute, and that's the fastest speed there is.

So remember when you're feeling very small and insecure
How amazingly unlikely it is your birth
And pray that there's intelligent life somewhere up in space,
Because there's bugger all down here on Earth.

Rndm_Perfection 10-23-2003 09:21 AM
Re: What is Canada?
 
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Originally Posted by Dylflon
And America did a good job in WW2 and 1 (despite being late to both) but we all seem to forget about a little place called Russia.

Russia took out more Nazi troops than any other country. If Hitler didn't attack Russia he might have won the war. Go Russia!

And Joe is right about the Canadian forces and big things. Canadian troops came up with most of the trench tactics in WW1 that are in American soldier field guides today. The Canadian army was a thing to be feared.
The arrival of American forces were near necessity to end both wars. The American troops were only "late" because the nation was once isolationist. When the war hit home, the States fought back. After the war, because the masses with views similar to yours felt America was "late", the nation grew in power and planned to be the first to jump to a conflict, rather than the last.

Russia did a lot of fighting, but they lost more troops and civilians than they were able to take out (both wars). The Russian losses dwarved those of all the other nations combined. It wasn't the Russian troops directly, but the Russian winter that defeated Hitler. Oh yeah, Stalin, too, was an evil bastard. Good quotes though ¦¬Þ

I also feel that Hitler did not lose the war just because of the Russian winter. The combined forces of the other nations could've tackled the problem (even though Hitler was much more prepared for war... he had a spectacular military base). If all else failed... there was the nuke for endgame. Not that nukes are the "nicest" thing to do, but they sure are effective.

Saying Canadian forces came up with trench tactics? The trench wars were fought on the fronts by Germany and France. Maybe Canada sat down and worked out "etiquette", but the system itself is very European.

The Canadians probably did have a stronger military system, as they weren't as isolationist as the States. However, when the United States was called to action, they got their gear built up pretty fast.

GiMpY-wAnNaBe 10-23-2003 10:35 AM
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One thing that i bet most americans dont' know is that the only reason Canada was dragged into the first and second world wars was because of England. Canada was just as eager to be an isolationist, but at that time we still had ties to the Union Jack, and we kinda got pulled in anyways.

Dylflon 10-23-2003 03:07 PM
Re: What is Canada?
 
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Originally Posted by Rndm_Perfection
Saying Canadian forces came up with trench tactics? The trench wars were fought on the fronts by Germany and France. Maybe Canada sat down and worked out "etiquette", but the system itself is very European.

The Canadians probably did have a stronger military system, as they weren't as isolationist as the States. However, when the United States was called to action, they got their gear built up pretty fast.
Canada participated in WW1. They fought. They fought hard. They had some major victories. That's not "sitting down".

Rndm_Perfection 10-23-2003 03:27 PM
Re: What is Canada?
 
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Originally Posted by Dylflon
Canada participated in WW1. They fought. They fought hard. They had some major victories. That's not "sitting down".
What the hell does that have the do with the quote, and why did you put sitting down in quotation marks? Are you trying to take those words out of context? Are you trying to make it look like I said the Canadians did nothing to help in the world wars? That is, despite the fact that even what you quoted proves otherwise.

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Originally Posted by Rndm_Perfection
The Canadians probably did have a stronger military system...
and

Quote:
Originally Posted by Rndm_Perfection
Maybe Canada sat down and worked out "etiquette", but the system itself is very European.
The Candians did not design trench warfare. However, it is possible that they influenced the more effective and "modern" uses of trench warfare. And I assure you that recording specifics requires sitting down unless you know that the Canadian decided to record the "etiquette" while standing up!

Do not take my words out of context.


Back to the damn topic:
Canada is a snowy place without guns... :sneaky: I'll pretend that's all I think about it right now.

Joeiss 10-23-2003 03:33 PM
Re: What is Canada?
 
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Originally Posted by GiMpY-wAnNaBe
One thing that i bet most americans dont' know is that the only reason Canada was dragged into the first and second world wars was because of England.
Ummm... We were not dragged into the second world war... We went to parliament and voted to do so. We could have said no just as easily.


And... Hitler and his Nazi's could have won WWII so easily.. but they are idiots and didn't capitalize on some major events...

Vampyr 10-23-2003 05:26 PM
Re: What is Canada?
 
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Originally Posted by Random
but the Russian winter that defeated Hitler
anyone else find it cool that the last two Anti-Christ have been defeated by a Russion Winter?

1) Hitler
2) Napoleon

Perfect Stu 10-23-2003 05:36 PM
Re: What is Canada?
 
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Originally Posted by Hero2
i dont know you canadians are screwed up like that =-D
ok Joeiss has CLEARLY shown he more intelligent (among other things) than you on this subject...so I'd really just quit right there and hold onto the last scrap of dignity you may still possess

Happydude 10-23-2003 05:48 PM
Re: What is Canada?
 
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Originally Posted by Perfect Stu
ok Joeiss has CLEARLY shown he more intelligent (among other things) than you on this subject...so I'd really just quit right there and hold onto the last scrap of dignity you may still possess
lol...i kinda agree, not to be mean or anything...but it's true :p

Joeiss 10-23-2003 06:09 PM
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And all from taking only 1 and a half history courses at school, hahaha.


And I do not think the Nazi's were defeated by the Russian winter alone... There was much much more.

Ace195 10-23-2003 06:35 PM
Re: What is Canada?
 
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Originally Posted by Perfect Stu
ok Joeiss has CLEARLY shown he more intelligent (among other things) than you on this subject...so I'd really just quit right there and hold onto the last scrap of dignity you may still possess
Oh believe me he lost that a long time ago.

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And I do not think the Nazi's were defeated by the Russian winter alone... There was much much more.
I agree with you there Ie. the sniper wars and the battle of stalingrade.. Those were major factors of the defeat of the Nazi war machine. But in counter, the winter of Russia is a Major factor in their defeat if they had the weather they did when they attacked they would have easily overcome the russian forces.

Joeiss 10-23-2003 06:42 PM
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Nazi's just made a bunch of poor decisions... if they made good ones, they could have won the war easily. And maybe if they picked up a history book, they could have beat Russia too.

GiMpY-wAnNaBe 10-23-2003 08:40 PM
Re: What is Canada?
 
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Originally Posted by Joeiss
And all from taking only 1 and a half history courses at school, hahaha.


And I do not think the Nazi's were defeated by the Russian winter alone... There was much much more.
lol, the russians as well :D

Happydude 10-23-2003 08:42 PM
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Originally Posted by GiMpY-wAnNaBe
lol, the russians as well :D
:lol:

Crono 10-24-2003 12:11 PM
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The Russian tanks were also superior to the Nazi Panzer tanks. As well, defeat was not an option for Russia, and Stalin knew that, and if he had to kill his own soldiers to defeat the Germans, then he was prepared to do so. And finally, Soviet tanks and soldiers greatly outnumbered the Germans, which was another major factor. In fact, Hitler once said "If I had known that they had 10 tanks for each of our tanks, I would have reconsidered invading the USSR." Well, that's not a direct quote, but he said something like that. The point is, the USSR defeated two thirds of the Nazi Army, and they were a major factor in the defeat of the Third Reich.

GiMpY-wAnNaBe 10-24-2003 04:15 PM
Re: What is Canada?
 
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Originally Posted by Crono
The Russian tanks were also superior to the Nazi Panzer tanks. As well, defeat was not an option for Russia, and Stalin knew that, and if he had to kill his own soldiers to defeat the Germans, then he was prepared to do so. And finally, Soviet tanks and soldiers greatly outnumbered the Germans, which was another major factor. In fact, Hitler once said "If I had known that they had 10 tanks for each of our tanks, I would have reconsidered invading the USSR." Well, that's not a direct quote, but he said something like that. The point is, the USSR defeated two thirds of the Nazi Army, and they were a major factor in the defeat of the Third Reich.
i'm nt to sure about the russain tanks being superior, i rmeember reading that the Germans were much mroe prepared and advanced in military fasions, mainly because as soon as hitler came in power he started the training of 10 year olds and such to prep them for war, and then when they became older they were all gung ho and stuff, not only that, germany also had a lot more time to prepare (before they made an alliance with USSR), in the end it was Hitler being stupid that brought the downfall of the Nazis, because he decided to turn on Russia



ANYWAYS, BACK ON TOPIC!!!


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