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Post by Incog Neato on May 4, 2008 6:31:37 GMT -5
Here we go! A topic about Canada!
I have nothing really Canadian to talk about. I don't know much about this country despite being born in it and living here all my life. :P I suppose I can spam this place with British spellings of words like honour! Colour! Manoeuvre! Armour! Centre!
I must say that this past winter, we got a lot more snow than we should have over here in the East. :/ I know all you Westerners had it easy! >:O Sure, you had your snow days but they didn't last as long as ours! Take your snow back during winter, dammit!
Also, I laugh every time I see those action figures of the Fathers of Confederation. I dunno, something about making toys out of historic bureaucrats is kind of funny. :P Sadly, they don't come with muskets or cannons or anything like that. :(
Now let's see how fast this one goes off-topic!
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Post by Falcom Director of Fanservice on May 4, 2008 6:36:43 GMT -5
Nunuu! Teach me about how Parliament works! Do you have Shadow Ministers like Britain!
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Post by Incog Neato on May 4, 2008 7:24:40 GMT -5
Nunuu! Teach me about how Parliament works! Do you have Shadow Ministers like Britain! They .... they ... they ... sit around in the House of Commons and debate random stuff then vote on them with yays and nays! Or something! I don't think they wear the funny white-haired curly wigs though and the long black robs though! :( And I know nothing about shadowy ministers! :O Tell me more! |
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Post by Falcom Director of Fanservice on May 4, 2008 7:41:04 GMT -5
The Shadow Government in British Parliament, to my understanding, is the sorta official name of the minority coalition. Shadow Ministers are, I THINK, people who would have gotten ministry positions if their party had been in the majority. I may be wrong, it's been ages since I looked it up, and I'm on too slow a connection to do it now.
The US has Shadow Senators. Who are representatives in the Senate that represent territories and cannot vote.
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Post by Incog Neato on May 4, 2008 8:48:33 GMT -5
Awww, I was hoping for some sinister! I wonder why they're called Shadow Ministers though?
Found this on the Wiki:
"In most countries, a member of the shadow cabinet is referred to as a Shadow Minister. In Canada, however, the term [Official Opposition, Opposition where this implies Official Opposition, or the name of their party] critic is more common."
I ... never heard the term "critic" used when referring to the opposition party. In fact, they're just known as the opposition. ^^;
Wow! I never knew any of this. D:
* Official Opposition Shadow Cabinet of the 39th Parliament of Canada (Liberal)
* Bloc Québécois Shadow Cabinet of the 39th Parliament of Canada
* New Democratic Party Shadow Cabinet of the 39th Parliament of Canada
* Green Party Shadow Cabinet of the 39th Parliament of Canada
The public only knows the party by their names like Liberal, NDP, PC and all that.
All this spooky shadowy business! Sounds shady!
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Post by Incog Neato on May 4, 2008 13:32:31 GMT -5
Oh yeah, what's with the stereotype about "Eh?". I'm sure people in other countries say it!
Also! All our igloos melted already. :( Well, except for the folks that live far far far north.
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Post by Falcom Director of Fanservice on May 4, 2008 16:23:46 GMT -5
Because youse canucknleheads say it way more, is why!
To be quite honest, I dunno where the stereotype came from, not had much personal contact with many Canadians in my time.
And yeah, Shadow Minister and Shadow Cabinet sound pretty sinister. Which is why I love that it's an official term so much. I was so happy to learn that the US had Shadow Senators, because I really used to envy Parliamentary governments having shadow positions =]
So, how does this minority government rigmarole work?
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Post by Incog Neato on May 5, 2008 6:55:50 GMT -5
Gah! Damn you and your interest in politics! I know next to nothing about the subject! XD I BELIEVE that the party that wins the most seats in the House become the majority and the next party with the most seats is the minority.
I also don't keep track of government issues and their goofy promises so when it comes to voting, I just vote for the Liberal party or whoever has the funkiest sounding last name. Well, unless that person's in the Green Party or something really tiny, obscure group. My reason for not caring is due to the (probable) fact that regardless of whatever party comes to power or whoever becomes Prime Minister, bad decisions that'll screw over taxpayers will happen anyway.
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Post by Ascended Mermaid on May 5, 2008 8:06:07 GMT -5
The last canadian I met refrained from spouting "Eh?" every other sentence. Also, people I've heard through online voice conversations have limited the Eh?-ness. It seems most canadians are very Eh?-nal and conscien... conscien... watch the way they speak around foreigners.  |
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Post by Incog Neato on May 5, 2008 15:14:17 GMT -5
The last canadian I met refrained from spouting "Eh?" every other sentence. Also, people I've heard through online voice conversations have limited the Eh?-ness. It seems most canadians are very Eh?-nal and conscien... conscien... watch the way they speak around foreigners. :) I dunno, man. I speak to a lot of local people everyday over the phone and they NEVER eh. Even the folks from other provinces are eh-less. The only time I really eh is when I'm reciting Homer's lines (from the Simpsons episode where Flanders opens up an Internet business): "Internet, eh? Maude, eh?" XD |
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Post by FM-77AV on May 5, 2008 15:47:49 GMT -5
I LOVE "eh", it is essential for making an awesome statement. Maude, eh?  I love that too! I want to watch that episode now. I wish I knew what it was called.  |
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Post by Ascended Mermaid on May 5, 2008 21:06:17 GMT -5
Haha, yeah! "Eh?" seems to be pretty uncommon, as I've never met anyone who's actually used it quite as often (or at all) in comparison with the stereotype. Stereotypes were made to make people smile -- unless you were the person said stereotype messed with; I.E. I had to deal with Bugs Bunny, Angry Beavers and Goofy growing up. After the 15,000th time (when I was 13) hearing comparisons over my screwed up adult teeth to idiotic childhood cartoon characters and all sorts of mockery, the last kid got grabbed by the ends of his hair, the back of his head slammed on the upper corner of a brick wall. He went crying home to mommy and I was actually happy not to hear some mockery, imitation or insult regarding my facial disfiguration and the sounds my teeth made. Since then I've had surgery and got my teeth and overbite straightened. I still have anger issues, fear of social situations and a bitter mental portrayal of society. I stay in hiding to avoid being pushed to a limit I don't want to reach. For instance: going all-out psychotic, snapping someone's neck and making pasta out of their veins and arteries. That's one reason why stereotyping is a bad thing. I have other reasons for the way I am, but hell this isn't the thread for it.  |
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Post by Ascended Mermaid on May 5, 2008 22:03:07 GMT -5
Have you ever considered shaving your head? I did once, kindof symbolic of "letting the past go". It was good stress relief, (Good to do something extreme but not too extreme when letting go of bad relationships.) but I finally let it grow back out again and dyed it. My roots are coming in and I'm thinking about dying those a different color. Oddly, my neck and cheeks are more hairy than my chin and mustache region. I'll never understand why I can't grow more than peach fuzz. (I want a goatee, dammit!) I figure not shaving is a good way to keep people out of a 15-foot radius. I might do something about my neck though; that's getting ridiculous. Even more bizarre is how my "mustache" is split into 4 even parts -- it's normally 2 parts, right? Maybe it's because I don't have much of one, though.
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Post by Ascended Mermaid on May 5, 2008 22:18:18 GMT -5
It doesn't grow back as fast as you think, and anything gets the job done; electric razors, standard $1 razors, etc. -- your head will feel funny for a while though, ESPECIALLY if you wear a hat! I look like a damn little kid without facial hair.  No more sideburns, mustache, goatee, or neck-beard. Hopefully this helps my goatee and mustache grow out, though. So, what's the typical hairstyle in Canadia? Do the women there grow mustaches too? XD Seriously, what's up with mustached chicks? There's even one on CNN who looks like Buffy and has one hell of a time taming her mustache! I know she shaves that thing, but damn; she needs one of those fine tuning razors! Better yet, she needs to wax that crap! |
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Post by Justin on May 5, 2008 23:23:50 GMT -5
I am always bald....always.
And a minority gov't is due to the fact we have over 5 major political parties. The one in power has less than half of the available seats but the most overall. If it were a majority gov't then over half of the seats would belong to one single party with the other 4 to squabble over the rest. I only considder 3 worth looking into, as the other party is the Bloc' Quebequois (I dont care to spell it properly). Their only concern is Quebec and not canada... can't stand 'em eh.
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Post by Ascended Mermaid on May 5, 2008 23:29:09 GMT -5
What do you make of that guy in London? He seems pretty cool, if a bit unorthodox. "Ahhh... it was a last minute boobytrap!" XD |
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Post by Justin on May 6, 2008 1:46:34 GMT -5
It doesn't grow back as fast as you think, and anything gets the job done; electric razors, standard $1 razors, etc. -- your head will feel funny for a while though, ESPECIALLY if you wear a hat! I look like a damn little kid without facial hair. No more sideburns, mustache, goatee, or neck-beard. Hopefully this helps my goatee and mustache grow out, though. So, what's the typical hairstyle in Canadia? Do the women there grow mustaches too? XD Seriously, what's up with mustached chicks? There's even one on CNN who looks like Buffy and has one hell of a time taming her mustache! I know she shaves that thing, but damn; she needs one of those fine tuning razors! Better yet, she needs to wax that crap! Believe it or not, but us Canadians are so American, the only way to tell us apart is because we have postal codes...and you have zip codes. ps I hate chicks with mustaches.... or boob hair... |
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Post by Ascended Mermaid on May 6, 2008 1:55:09 GMT -5
Haha, ewww... I never knew there were chicks out there that had boob hair. Unless you're talking about trannies. I dated a chick once who's mom has a mustache; how she ended up marrying anyone is beyond me, haha. |
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Post by Falcom Director of Fanservice on May 6, 2008 2:56:09 GMT -5
Justinzero is educatiomal!
Next up: What is the deal with Poutine, and why the hell doesn't it exist in United Statesia?
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Post by FM-77AV on May 6, 2008 4:08:33 GMT -5
Poutine! I've heard about that, and I honestly cringed when I looked it up to see what it was. That just can't be good! |
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I love that too! I want to watch that episode now. I wish I knew what it was called. 
No more sideburns, mustache, goatee, or neck-beard. Hopefully this helps my goatee and mustache grow out, though.
