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29 Aug 2006, 1:49 pm

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I love the fact that when they talk the top of they're head comes unhinged from the bottom on South Park.


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04 Aug 2007, 2:45 pm

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That it managed to have a border dispute with Denmark.

(That tested some folk's geography!)


Yes, there is a tiny island just this side of Greenland (Denmark's jurisdiction) where we've been ripping off each others' flags :lol:


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04 Aug 2007, 3:08 pm

Anybody familiar with Our Canada magazine? Lots of pretty neat stuff.


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04 Aug 2007, 3:43 pm

Lexx and Due Soutrh.


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04 Aug 2007, 4:20 pm

I wonder why they say "A" a lot when they speak. Something I noticed from my numerous visits to the
Adirondacks. Lots of Canadian tourists in Adirondack Park.



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04 Aug 2007, 5:02 pm

Canadian, eh!

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04 Aug 2007, 6:05 pm

Kilroy is in Canada :P



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04 Aug 2007, 7:45 pm

I and my daughter visited this temple in 1998. My daughter, then 15 yrs old, was showing an interest in Buddhism. This temple just happened to be next to the hotel we were staying at in Niagra Falls, Ontario. We walked over and Shan Kwang was very gracious, sat with us for an hour or so, answering our questions about Buddhism.

# World Peace Ten Thousand Buddhas Sarina Stupa Temple
# 4303 River Rd.
# Niagara Falls, Ont. L2E 3E8
# 905-371-2678
# Resident director and teacher: Ven Shan Kwang, Pure Land
# Head: Ven. Sing Hong Fa Shi, Ven. Shing Chaung Fa Shi; affiliated with Cham Shan Temple
# Since 1995; a traditional Chinese temple complex, all under construction. One building () contains meditation halls, kitchen, dining hall, library, and meeting rooms. A second building () will house an art collection.
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Ten Thousand Buddha Temple of Peace
Also known as the Cham Shan Temple
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04 Aug 2007, 9:05 pm

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Nova Scotia
Newfoundland
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05 Aug 2007, 2:02 am

The thing I like best about Canada is that we aren't warm all the time. Summer may be brutal, but at least I can look forward to winter. I can't for the life of me fathom what it would be like living in a place like, say, Brisbane, or Miami, or Maracaibo.



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05 Aug 2007, 2:32 am

Yeah I'm gonna have to split with peoples opinion on this, it may be a fluke but I've known a few canadians in person and they weren't what I'd call nice people.

But yeah universal healthcare is pretty cool, wish they had it here. :lol:



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05 Aug 2007, 9:37 am

Kilroy wrote:
Kilroy is in Canada :P


Ok, someone is looking for a boost in ego. :P


Um, Nova Scotia because it's where I've lived all my life and love it here.
Nickelback - because they are a Canadian band



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05 Aug 2007, 9:49 am

My Canadian friends on my Siamese cat site



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06 Aug 2007, 11:44 am

Doc_Daneeka wrote:
The thing I like best about Canada is that we aren't warm all the time. Summer may be brutal, but at least I can look forward to winter. I can't for the life of me fathom what it would be like living in a place like, say, Brisbane, or Miami, or Maracaibo.


I went to school in Miami, which was great, but I would always say how I wouldn't want to live there. Winter is a nice break some times. Of course, in the middle of winter, you start to want to go back to Miami, but...it's a vicious cycle.

I want to add to my list:

Barenaked Ladies (of both varieties) :wink:


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07 Aug 2007, 6:59 pm

My dad's mother was Canadian. Reportedly, she was the foxiest babe in Godrich, Onterio in the year 1897.



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07 Aug 2007, 7:22 pm

Saint Joseph's Oratory in Montreal. I was there and stayed at the rectory with my daughter in 1998. We attended an organ concert and went to a mass for the sick and dying. I would love to return.
http://www.saint-joseph.org/en_1073_index.asp
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