SickTangerine Posted October 9, 2010 Share Posted October 9, 2010 Hey cool, I found the Canadian part of the forums! Happy Thanksgiving to all your fellow Canadians! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Electrophile Posted October 9, 2010 Share Posted October 9, 2010 Hope everyone has a great Thanksgiving weekend Anjin San... A toast for you today Silly Canadians, Thanksgiving is in November. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ally Posted October 9, 2010 Share Posted October 9, 2010 Its Thanksgiving in Canada? If so, Turkey? Yep and all the fixin's too ! We're doing our dinner today Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ally Posted October 9, 2010 Share Posted October 9, 2010 Silly Canadians, Thanksgiving is in November. And if your like me with family and friends in the US... you get to do two Thanksgivings Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Electrophile Posted October 9, 2010 Share Posted October 9, 2010 Double the turkey and pumpkin pie! So jealous. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ally Posted October 9, 2010 Share Posted October 9, 2010 Double the turkey and pumpkin pie! So jealous. Homemade apple / rhubarb pie as well ! Yuuuumy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silvermedalist Posted October 10, 2010 Share Posted October 10, 2010 Homemade apple / rhubarb pie as well ! Yuuuumy And lots of wine!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Electrophile Posted October 10, 2010 Share Posted October 10, 2010 Homemade apple / rhubarb pie as well ! Yuuuumy Apple pie, yes. Rhubarb pie? Eh........ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ally Posted October 10, 2010 Share Posted October 10, 2010 And lots of wine!!!!! That too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silvermedalist Posted October 10, 2010 Share Posted October 10, 2010 So is Halloween celebrated in Canada on the same day as here? And the same way? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Electrophile Posted October 10, 2010 Share Posted October 10, 2010 Halloween is not an American holiday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silvermedalist Posted October 10, 2010 Share Posted October 10, 2010 Halloween is not an American holiday. I didnt think of it that way. But I dont think they do it everywhere? Not sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Electrophile Posted October 10, 2010 Share Posted October 10, 2010 Read Wikipedia on it. It's celebrated in quite a few places. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anjin-san Posted October 11, 2010 Share Posted October 11, 2010 Hi all, Keep this thread about Canada. We all know Wikiedia is the end-all of knowledge? KB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ally Posted October 11, 2010 Share Posted October 11, 2010 So is Halloween celebrated in Canada on the same day as here? And the same way? Yes it is. Oct 31..... I'm dressing up....are you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silvermedalist Posted October 11, 2010 Share Posted October 11, 2010 Yes it is. Oct 31..... I'm dressing up....are you Maybe in my Sabres jersey if they are playing. Or maybe in my Trent Edwards jersey. What an embarassment. I will be handing out the candy. My wife refuses. It will be our first Halloween in our new house. I have heard it will be a bit busy. Lots of kids around. When I run out of candy Ill turn out the lights and blow out the pumpkin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grasphinx Posted November 11, 2010 Share Posted November 11, 2010 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mangani Posted November 13, 2010 Share Posted November 13, 2010 Watching the re-runs of Due South on BBC2. Always loved that series. Any other fans here? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juliet Posted November 13, 2010 Share Posted November 13, 2010 Hi Mangani: Here's some trivia...Paul Gross, who plays the Mounite character, has also performed at the Stratford Festival. I believe he once played HAMLET.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grasphinx Posted November 14, 2010 Share Posted November 14, 2010 World Peace Pavilion Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mangani Posted November 16, 2010 Share Posted November 16, 2010 Hi Mangani: Here's some trivia...Paul Gross, who plays the Mounite character, has also performed at the Stratford Festival. I believe he once played HAMLET.... Did he? I haven't seen him in too much apart from Due South. I saw him in a t.v remake of 20,000 Leagues Under The Sea. He sings a bit too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silvermedalist Posted December 24, 2010 Share Posted December 24, 2010 Front page of the hockey news says "Is hockey dying in Canada?". Very disturbing to read this and I do not buy it. Supposedly not as many kids playing. But I say hogwash. What say ye Canucks? I hope its always big. Maybe the fact that a Canadien team has not won in a while? I expect that to change quickly as I am picking the Vancouver Cancucks to win the Cup. If there are no major injuries they have the weapons to do it and they will do it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ally Posted December 24, 2010 Share Posted December 24, 2010 Front page of the hockey news says "Is hockey dying in Canada?". Very disturbing to read this and I do not buy it. Supposedly not as many kids playing. But I say hogwash. What say ye Canucks? I hope its always big. Maybe the fact that a Canadien team has not won in a while? I expect that to change quickly as I am picking the Vancouver Cancucks to win the Cup. If there are no major injuries they have the weapons to do it and they will do it. The games not dying but it's very expensive to get a kid all decked out with the necessary gear. If you've got a couple of kids playing...wow ! I can't speak for everywhere but where I live, getting a sheet of ice to play on can be a problem too. People do it but I think it's a little outrageous to expect young kids to be at the rink at 5am on a school day. Add it all up and I think many parents are starting to wonder if it's all worth it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zepaholic Posted December 25, 2010 Share Posted December 25, 2010 The games not dying but it's very expensive to get a kid all decked out with the necessary gear. If you've got a couple of kids playing...wow ! I can't speak for everywhere but where I live, getting a sheet of ice to play on can be a problem too. People do it but I think it's a little outrageous to expect young kids to be at the rink at 5am on a school day. Add it all up and I think many parents are starting to wonder if it's all worth it. Word. Rep hockey is just outrageous. Hours, cost, culture...and for what? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ally Posted December 25, 2010 Share Posted December 25, 2010 (edited) Word. Rep hockey is just outrageous. Hours, cost, culture...and for what? Culture..you got that right my friend ! After the experience we had 18 yrs ago with my oldest son, I pulled him out and wouldn't let my younger son anywhere near it. The parents ( their kid was gonna be the next Bobby Orr ) attitudes were bad enough but what really got me was the coaching. Not just my sons coach but all of the coaches in the organization. Telling 7yr old kids to lay the lumber on another 7 yr old kid and teaching them how to do it just didn't go over well with me. Coaches tearing the kids a new one if they didn't do it ..was a step too far . IMHO, not only are the young kids being over coached but they are being poorly coached and when you add that up with the costs and hours involved.... toxic. BTW, both my sons went on to play football and rugby where they learned how to hit and take a hit without any coach teaching them how or telling them to deliberately take out an opponent. The parents were pretty cool too ! Edited December 25, 2010 by ally Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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