"Apology" to Americans...heheheheh...All Candians read.

[jerseydevil]

Originally posted by Finrod Felagund
Canadians are not the 51st state. We are larger that America, with a smaller population, therefore giving us more room for expansion,

When you move into the 99% of Canada that is a barren ice covered wasteland - let me know. Look at a map of where your towns and cities end.

more room for the natives to live in their original way (The Americans have simply annexed their natives),

Maybe you should look at the history of how Indians were treated by Canada. My friend lives on Six Nation Indian reserve - when her grandfather was a child they used to get beat if they smoke Mokawk or anything - and his school was on the reserve.

and more resources yet untapped.

Yeah - if there is ever a need for tundra.

Canadians do not have accents. (well, ok, Ontarians don't, Frenchy's and Newfies do. )

Been to Ontario many many times - they do have an accent. It's similar to Hazleton Pennsylvania where my cousins live and I used to go when I was younger.

The Canadians always get involved in peacekeeping missions. Sice I believe 1965, Canada has taken part in every single UN peacekeping operation. Not to mention our war deeds.

And it's our military equipment and money that goes to support them.

I might add that, while in WWI we entered the war automatically with the Brits, we entered a week after them in WWII, because they're our allies.

Really because you were owned by Britain and you had to support them for that reason - no matter what Canadians may want to think today.

Most Canadians do not say aboot, we do say eh. But we also actually say "you're welcome" when someone thanks us.

Been to Canada many many times - I've heard a lot of people say aboot. We also say "You're welcome". Just to let you know - the first time I walked into a store in canada - I was made fun of for being an American by the checkout person. Don't fool yourself thinking Canada is more polite than America.

Canadians are also the first nation of Lacrosse.

Sorry - Lacrosse is an Indian game - the settlers picked it up from the natives. It's a North American game - and it is very popular in NJ - we have to pro teams - New Jersey Pride and the New Jersey Storm

We have never asked to be the best at Football, we know the Americans hold this. But we have every right to have our own league.

Isn't that a bit much to ask for your own league? You can't even keep professional teams in your country for your own sport of hockey.

We may not hold our hands on our hearts when we sing Oh, Canada, we we are patriotic, because when we sing it...it almost brigs tears to my eyes thinking about it.

The Star Spangled Banner does for me too - so I don't know what your point is here. And we don't necessarily put our hand over our hearts when we sing it.

Yes, Canadians have lots of American things, but the Americans have many British things as well.
"American Idol", and Simon, both originted from "Pop Idol" in Britain, as did "Whose Line is it Anyways", and "Who Wants To Be A Millionaire". (BTW I always knew Ruben would win)

Wow - and all those things I think suck. Never watched "Who Want to be a Millionaire" - except once or twice. Never watched "American Idol" nor "Whose Line is it Anyways". Of course you left out the worst Britist import which is "Weakest Link". I don't know how that woman made it into our country - but I hope now that her show failed that she's back over in Britain with her rudeness.

Also, personally, I quite like Americans. although they look at yo funny if you apologize for bumping into someone in NYC or Chicago. (know from personal experience )

That's not necessarily true - even in NY. Although if you walk on the streets of NY - it's a little difficult NOT to bump into anyone. Did it take you an hour to go a block with all the apologising you would have done - or did you finally see why it didn't really matter too much? It would have been easier if you just wore a sign - "Sorry for bumping into you".

As for immigration and so forth - we are a far more diversified country than Canada. Toronto is the only city/town where I saw that they have a large ethnic population. I live in a relatively small town and if you walk down the street you will see all different ethnicities and what is really great - is that when you go passed the park - they're all playing basketball and other games together.

[jerseydevil]

Originally posted by HOBBIT
no, the compass points to the magnetic south pole, which is in canada. The geographic north pole is not in cananda, i believe.

Hobbit - how is the magnetic south pole in canada? The south pole is surrounded by Australia, Africa and South America.

[GrayMouser]

Originally posted by HOBBIT
no, the compass points to the magnetic south pole, which is in canada. The geographic north pole is not in cananda, i believe.

The geographic North Pole is at the North Pole i.e. 0 degrees North Latitude.

The magnetic North Pole is (currently) in Baffin Island- it moves, slowly.

If you're referring to the fact that the magnetic poles have flipped over the ages, the curren terminology of "North" is simply a matter of convenience.

[Ruinel]

Originally posted by GrayMouser
If you've ever been to Victoria, B.C., the whole economy is basically supported by flogging an ersatz British Royal experience, primarily to American tourists- "Afternoon Tea at the Empress Hotel"

LOL! interesting! Never knew that.

Hey, personally I'd be perfectly willing to balance that by selling tickets to a public beheading, but that's basically a one-off.

If it's a royal being beheaded, I'd pay for a ticket. Just give me the time, date and place.

If it's the whole damn family, all the better! You can name your price on that one.

JD: does everything originate in NJ? LOL! (too funny)

[Ruinel]

Originally posted by GrayMouser
If you're referring to the fact that the magnetic poles have flipped over the ages, the curren terminology of "North" is simply a matter of convenience.

I think he means that if the north pole of a magnet is attracted to the south pole of another magnet, then geographic NORTH is actually magnetic SOUTH.

[HOBBIT]

Originally posted by GrayMouser
The geographic North Pole is at the North Pole i.e. 0 degrees North Latitude.

The magnetic North Pole is (currently) in Baffin Island- it moves, slowly.

If you're referring to the fact that the magnetic poles have flipped over the ages, the curren terminology of "North" is simply a matter of convenience.

Maybe. I was just refering to the fact that gollum said that compasses point to the magnetic north pole, which they do not.

I know the poles change slowly, this is a direct quote out of my science text book. The question "the magnetic south pole is located where" was even on my final, and the correct answer is canada.

The Earth's magnetic poles do not coincide directly with its geographic poles. Scientists have discovered that the magnetic south pole is located in northeastern Canada, about 1500 kilometers from the geographic North Pole. The magnetic north pole is located near the Antarctic Circle.....

I'll admit that this book is from the early 90s.

My point is just that a compass points to geographic SOUTH, not NORTH. According to my teacher, final, and text book, the geographic SOUTH POLE is in Canada.

[gollum9630]

Originally posted by HOBBIT
Maybe. I was just refering to the fact that gollum said that compasses point to the magnetic north pole, which they do not.

I know the poles change slowly, this is a direct quote out of my science text book. The question "the magnetic south pole is located where" was even on my final, and the correct answer is canada.




I'll admit that this book is from the early 90s.

My point is just that a compass points to geographic SOUTH, not NORTH. According to my teacher, final, and text book, the geographic SOUTH POLE is in Canada.

i ment the north on a compass points to Baffin Island

[gollum9630]

for all the that people the think the NFL is harder than the CFL, look at this, the CFL has 3 downs, the NFL has 4 downs, and the field in the CFL is longer then NFL fields.i dont really like football, but i prefer the CFL over the NFL

[Khamûl]

Ok, I'll admit... Canada did give the world Barenaked Ladies.

[jerseydevil]

Originally posted by HOBBIT
My point is just that a compass points to geographic SOUTH, not NORTH. According to my teacher, final, and text book, the geographic SOUTH POLE is in Canada.

Okay - but several sites say this...

Woods Hole Marine Magnetism Group
Earth's magnetic south pole is where the magnetic field lines are oriented vertically and come out of the surface of the Earth. The magnetic inclination is thus defined as -90 degrees. The magnetic pole varies in position on a yearly basis due to secular variation (or drift in Earth's magnetic field). Australian explorers T.W. Edgeworth David and D. Mawson were the first to claim locating the magnetic south pole in 1909 as part of the Shackleton expedition of 1907-1909. However, their location has subsequently been found to be incorrect and the most likely location of the pole in 1909 is 71deg 36'S 152deg 0'E.

State otherwise.

Also this site...

British Antartic Survey

The magnetic South Pole was first reached during Shackleton's British Antarctic Expedition (1907-1909) by Professor Edgeworth David and Sir Douglas Mawson (Australian geologists) and Alistair Mackay who claimed the surrounding Victoria Land for the British Crown. At that time the magnetic pole lay within the Antarctic continent at latitude 71.6°S and longitude 152°E. Today it lies far out to sea at latitude 65°S and longitude 139°E. and travels 10 to 15 km north-westerly each year. Electric currents and the rolling motion of the liquid iron core of the Earth dictate the position of the magnetic poles. The pole wanders daily in a roughly elliptical path around this average position, and may be as far as 80 km away from this position when the Earth's magnetic field is disturbed.

Then I found this...

Magnetic Poles

One pole of your magnet pointed north, such a pole was originally called a north seeking pole which was eventually shortened to north pole. When it was discovered that the earth was a magnet the north pole of the compass was attracted to the opposite magnetic pole on the earth. Unfortunately this magnetic south pole was located in the northern hemisphere of the earth. So we ended up with the magnetic south pole near the geographic north pole. This has caused confusion ever since. In fact even today the magnetic south pole of the earth is marked on maps as the "north magnetic pole." Beware!

[Ruinel]

Originally posted by gollum9630
for all the that people the think the NFL is harder than the CFL, look at this, the CFL has 3 downs, the NFL has 4 downs, and the field in the CFL is longer then NFL fields.i dont really like football, but i prefer the CFL over the NFL

Any player of any worth goes to the NFL. The CFL is just the scrubs that couldn't make it in the NFL. And you know that to be true.

[Lady of Rohan]

Originally posted by jerseydevil
That is basically because they're the 51st state. We just have to get the paper work finished with Britain. Britain has to first have to agree since they OWN Canada.

Wouldn't we be a litte big to be one state? Oh well, Alaska is pretty big too...... (though not as big as Canada).

[jerseydevil]

Originally posted by Lady of Rohan
Wouldn't we be a litte big to be one state? Oh well, Alaska is pretty big too...... (though not as big as Canada).

Yeah - each province would be made into a state. We wouldn't want Quebec probably - too many headaches. They've proven that already. We may have to break up some of the larger provinces into smaller states - don't want you influencing Congress with socialist ideas.

[Lady of Rohan]

Originally posted by jerseydevil
But war will break out if another one of your politicians says they "hate those American bastards" again.

Hey! Don't punish the poor inoccent people (*cough: me!*)! Just bomb the idiot who said it. *shrugs* (I shut up now since I don't know anything about anything ).

JD: What about PEI,Nova Scotia and New Bruswick? They are all pretty small, and could probably be made one state, if states can be made like that (I mean, a state made up of 3 islands.... I don't know if they can be, but I imagine they could)?

Oh, and I like milk in a bag. (And, we do sell cartons down here, so you CAN pick which you want; Milk in a bag, or milk in a carton).

[Lady of Rohan]

Originally posted by Baby-K
Then again - of all the people from across the world that I have ever spoken to Canadians are the only ones that couldn't understand me (for some reason they had difficulty understanding any South Africans) - I thought that was pretty amusing since we do not really have a distinguishable accent at all.

I'd be able to understand you. My friend moved from South Africa when she was 2, and her mom had been living there her whole life, so her mom still has a very thick accent, and i can understand her fine (but thats just me).

[jerseydevil]

Originally posted by Lady of Rohan
Hey! Don't punish the poor inoccent people (*cough: me!*)! Just bomb the idiot who said it. *shrugs* (I shut up now since I don't know anything about anything ).

Okay - we won't bomb you then. Can we have free reign over Quebec though?

JD: What about PEI,Nova Scotia and New Bruswick? They are all pretty small, and could probably be made one state, if states can be made like that (I mean, a state made up of 3 islands.... I don't know if they can be, but I imagine they could)?

They could be - Hawaii is a number of islands. But the PEI, Nova Scotia and New Brunswick would probably just stay as they are. They seem to be pretty cool provinces - sort of like a New England feel.

Oh, and I like milk in a bag. (And, we do sell catons down here, so you CAN pick which you want; Milk in a bag, or milk in a caton).

I know.

Just think - without Quebec being made part of America - you won't have French and English on your products any more. That's a big bonus. Also- your road signs won't attract graffiti with people paining over the French like I saw on the QEW and other roads.

[Lady of Rohan]

Originally posted by Finrod Felagund

Complete the phrase: "The good old ____ game is the best ____ you can ____."

Oh! I know this one! 'The good old hockey game is the best game you can name.'

[Ragnarok]

Originally posted by gollum9630
vancuddly, thats the lamest insult ever. Its all the people from Onterrible. That sonds closer to Ontario than Vancuddly dos to Vancouver

Grow up, boo hoo someone throws a few comments about Canada so what? Americans hear Anti-USA comments all the time, do you see us crying... no. I had no problem with Europe and Canada before, but after reading this message board for a few months I'm dissapointed and have changed my mentality towards Europe and everywhere else outside the U.S. in general. What I find most amusing is how everyone is so quick put down the U.S. and how often they overlook all the good things America has done. I thought the people of Canada, Europe or where ever you live were better than that. But you all proved me wrong.

[gimli7410]

cant we all just get along!!! i mean were all humans so were all the same race so there is no difference other then country which doesnt really matter that much in retrospect

[Lady of Rohan]

Originally posted by jerseydevil

Been to Canada many many times - I've heard a lot of people say aboot. We also say "You're welcome". Just to let you know - the first time I walked into a store in canada - I was made fun of for being an American by the checkout person. Don't fool yourself thinking Canada is more polite than America.

That's terrible! I hope you slapped the little jerk in the face!

Ragnarok: That was me that said 'Vancuddly' and I am Canadian. I was just tired of him always dissing where I come from, and I was just joking when I said that, anyhow. And i am sorry to hear that you feel that way about Canada.