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canadiens, eh?

25 durable postsStarted 2007-09-20Latest 2007-09-27

#46245Post 1 of 252007-09-20

the new issue of Macleans is out... [IMG]http://img413.imageshack.us/img413/5187/macleansoct1optwi5.jpg[/IMG]

#919231Post 2 of 252007-09-21

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most of us don't say 'eh', just fyi...

(yes bring on the flames).

#919240Post 3 of 252007-09-21

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^^^ true enough.... but I hear that if you get cut, you do in fact bleed maple syrup ;)

#919296Post 4 of 252007-09-21

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[quote=Miroslav;529323]^^^ true enough.... but I hear that if you get cut, you do in fact bleed maple syrup ;)[/quote]

yes very true, and we have to take our dog sleds to the hosipital eh! :lol:

#919298Post 5 of 252007-09-21

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[img]http://www.bustedtees.com/bt/images/BT-canadaamericashat-gallery-2418.jpg[/img]

#919336Post 6 of 252007-09-21

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yep were here to remind you that there is always something above you..

#919338Post 7 of 252007-09-21

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[quote=day_for_night;529312]most of us don't say 'eh', just fyi. [/quote]

Um...yes we do. :p

#919341Post 8 of 252007-09-21

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[QUOTE=tiddles;529385][img]http://www.bustedtees.com/bt/images/BT-canadaamericashat-gallery-2418.jpg[/img][/QUOTE]

:lol:

#919378Post 9 of 252007-09-21

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[quote=chanty;529433]Um...yes we do. :p[/quote]

i knew it! you also chew soap flavored gum!

#919382Post 10 of 252007-09-21

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[quote=shosh;529476]i knew it! you also chew soap flavored gum![/quote]

Nope, that would be the Greeks.

#919440Post 11 of 252007-09-21

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[quote=digital_junkie;529383]yes very true, and we have to take our dog sleds to the hosipital eh! :lol:[/quote]

you're not supposed to confirm these rumours to the yanks! they'll start cutting us everytime they order pancakes..

#919492Post 12 of 252007-09-21

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Aren't Canadians just French Americans?

#919528Post 13 of 252007-09-22

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[quote=day_for_night;529545]you're not supposed to confirm these rumours to the yanks! they'll start cutting us everytime they order pancakes..[/quote]

fair enough....its our secret....lol

#919732Post 14 of 252007-09-23

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[quote=Morgan;529608]Aren't Canadians just French Americans?[/quote] Only 1 of the 10 provinces has French as an official language. And, it's like a curse-word to combine two of the stinkiest species on the planet together... American... sheesh... that's just like feeding McDonald's to eskimos...

#919733Post 15 of 252007-09-23

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OH, and btw, I hope you yankees realise the loonie is at parity with the american dollar. that will soon change, and the loonie will be worth more than an american dollar in the global marketplace. so, ha.

[B]America is Canada's UNDERWEAR!!![/B]

#919742Post 16 of 252007-09-23

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[quote=nasserd;529879]OH, and btw, I hope you yankees realise the loonie is at parity with the american dollar. that will soon change, and the loonie will be worth more than an american dollar in the global marketplace. so, ha.

[B]America is Canada's UNDERWEAR!!![/B][/quote]

Dude you are cracking me up!!! :lol: ..."the loonie":roflmao:

oh and on a separate note, currency appreciation is generally a double-edged sword ;)
Your manufacturing companies reliant on export sales will now suffer because your products will be relatively more expensive to foreign consumers! You'll have to downsize and reduce profit margins to maintain competitiveness AHAHAHAAA :p

#919752Post 17 of 252007-09-23

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^ | we export $60 billion more a year than we import (even with todays currecny values), while the US imports $760 billion more than it exports. the appreciation of our currency helps our economy much more than it hurts, as our major export is oil, which is not exchange rate dependant and gives oil companies a bonus due to currency translation effects on the income statement. we'll be just fine with our loonie worth more than your greenback. (and its called the loonie because the one dollar coin has a loon on it, which is a beautiful bird found on lakes here). ;)

#919805Post 18 of 252007-09-23

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[quote=day_for_night;529901]^ | we export $60 billion more a year than we import (even with todays currecny values), while the US imports $760 billion more than it exports. the appreciation of our currency helps our economy much more than it hurts, as our major export is oil, which is not exchange rate dependant and gives oil companies a bonus due to currency translation effects on the income statement. we'll be just fine with our loonie worth more than your greenback. (and its called the loonie because the one dollar coin has a loon on it, which is a beautiful bird found on lakes here). ;)[/quote]

I was hoping no one would mention the oil part. DAMMIT :twisted:

So fine, have your appreciating currency and your strong economy! I'll sit here on the other side of the border, burning my weak dollars for warmth and taking comfort in the fact that at least a currency named "the loonie" sounds a bit funny :lol::p

#919815Post 19 of 252007-09-23

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[quote=day_for_night;529312]most of us don't say 'eh', just fyi...

(yes bring on the flames).[/quote]

i know 3 Canadians from college. they all said 'eh' .... and tried to hide it when it slipped out :lol:

#919890Post 20 of 252007-09-23

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[quote=ShawnD64;529974]i know 3 Canadians from college. they all said 'eh' .... and tried to hide it when it slipped out :lol:[/quote] from a linguistics perspective, the Canadian usage of the term "eh" is regional. in other words, the "eh" users are from the Prairies region (east of the Rockies, west of the Hudson Bay).

as for geography, you americans are on your own.

#920124Post 21 of 252007-09-25

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[quote=nasserd;530065]from a linguistics perspective, the Canadian usage of the term "eh" is regional. in other words, the "eh" users are from the Prairies region (east of the Rockies, west of the Hudson Bay).

as for geography, you americans are on your own.[/quote]

gotcha... they must have been in the regions you speak of such as, and for example and the hudson. because us americans dont have maps, for example the iraq.

#920220Post 22 of 252007-09-25

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^ ... south africa, and as such

#920491Post 23 of 252007-09-26

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I just happened to see this on another forum and thought of this thread :) [IMG]http://i183.photobucket.com/albums/x278/fforfreddie/battleshipcanada.jpg[/IMG]

#920494Post 24 of 252007-09-26

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ironic you posted that today, as the 71st Canadian died fighting in Afghanistan...

#920631Post 25 of 252007-09-27

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^^^^Ouch!!

[QUOTE=day_for_night;529901]^ | we export $60 billion more a year than we import (even with todays currecny values), while the US imports $760 billion more than it exports. the appreciation of our currency helps our economy much more than it hurts, as our major export is oil, which is not exchange rate dependant and gives oil companies a bonus due to currency translation effects on the income statement. we'll be just fine with our loonie worth more than your greenback. (and its called the loonie because the one dollar coin has a loon on it, which is a beautiful bird found on lakes here). ;)[/QUOTE]Gee you make our economy look sick!! Even with massive mineral and mining resources we have a huge trade deficit!! :(