Comments on: Happy Canada Day https://thesspot.org/2006/07/happy-canada-day/ Thu, 02 Dec 2010 20:08:19 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Maikeru https://thesspot.org/2006/07/happy-canada-day/comment-page-1/#comment-7924 Maikeru Fri, 23 May 2008 01:48:00 +0000 https://thesspot.org/?p=321#comment-7924 Well there's a certain Britishness to Canadians. It's probably due to some residual British culture left over from being a Commonwealth Nation. Spellings, certain pronunciations, and a different style sensibility. Though if you'll pardon my ignorance I can understand the humour of "Monty Python" and other rather British television shows—as well asvarious bits of British absurdidst humour literature—more than I can understand the humour "Kids in the Hall" (then again most U.S. style absurdist humour is beyond me). I do however understand the humour in Canadian music. Well there’s a certain Britishness to Canadians. It’s probably due to some residual British culture left over from being a Commonwealth Nation. Spellings, certain pronunciations, and a different style sensibility. Though if you’ll pardon my ignorance I can understand the humour of “Monty Python” and other rather British television shows—as well asvarious bits of British absurdidst humour literature—more than I can understand the humour “Kids in the Hall” (then again most U.S. style absurdist humour is beyond me). I do however understand the humour in Canadian music.

]]> By: Shay https://thesspot.org/2006/07/happy-canada-day/comment-page-1/#comment-2756 Shay Tue, 04 Jul 2006 19:03:00 +0000 https://thesspot.org/?p=321#comment-2756 20 - aww thanks ^_^<br/><br/>Fuzz - thanks!<br/><br/>Richard - Perhaps, but we're not ALL from the Maritimes! (watch the first video from this week's film friday again please)<br/><br/>M_D - aww thanks sweety!<br/><br/>SingleGal - Happy Canada Day to you too!<br/><br/>Cwang! - Long time no "see"! Happy Canada Day!<br/><br/>Rups - I hope my input helped.<br/><br/>Anon - I thought that number seemed wrong. Double checked and fixed! Thanks!<br/><br/>Figs - Hmm I haven't been to Victoria in a while, so I couldn't say for sure... But wow you have a good eye/memory!<br/><br/>Padme - It was very cool, but I didn't really get any pictures :( *hugs* 20 – aww thanks ^_^

Fuzz – thanks!

Richard – Perhaps, but we’re not ALL from the Maritimes! (watch the first video from this week’s film friday again please)

M_D – aww thanks sweety!

SingleGal – Happy Canada Day to you too!

Cwang! – Long time no “see”! Happy Canada Day!

Rups – I hope my input helped.

Anon – I thought that number seemed wrong. Double checked and fixed! Thanks!

Figs – Hmm I haven’t been to Victoria in a while, so I couldn’t say for sure… But wow you have a good eye/memory!

Padme – It was very cool, but I didn’t really get any pictures :( *hugs*

]]> By: padme https://thesspot.org/2006/07/happy-canada-day/comment-page-1/#comment-2753 padme Mon, 03 Jul 2006 23:55:00 +0000 https://thesspot.org/?p=321#comment-2753 Happy belated canada day...setting off your own fireworks sounds very cool...<br/>BIG HUGS<br/>~padme Happy belated canada day…setting off your own fireworks sounds very cool…
BIG HUGS
~padme

]]> By: figleaf https://thesspot.org/2006/07/happy-canada-day/comment-page-1/#comment-2750 figleaf Mon, 03 Jul 2006 07:01:00 +0000 https://thesspot.org/?p=321#comment-2750 Hmm. Doesn't it look like the woman with the flag is probably standing on a hotel balcony or rooftop somewhere along the Belleville side of the harbor (ok, harb<em>our</em>) in Victoria and looking across to the new developments over on the, um, Esquimault Rd. side?<br/><br/>Happy Canada Day, Shay.<br/><br/>figleaf Hmm. Doesn’t it look like the woman with the flag is probably standing on a hotel balcony or rooftop somewhere along the Belleville side of the harbor (ok, harbour) in Victoria and looking across to the new developments over on the, um, Esquimault Rd. side?

Happy Canada Day, Shay.

figleaf

]]> By: Anonymous https://thesspot.org/2006/07/happy-canada-day/comment-page-1/#comment-2749 Anonymous Sun, 02 Jul 2006 17:21:00 +0000 https://thesspot.org/?p=321#comment-2749 What do you mean 1879? Canada was born in 1867! What do you mean 1879? Canada was born in 1867!

]]> By: rupert https://thesspot.org/2006/07/happy-canada-day/comment-page-1/#comment-2748 rupert Sun, 02 Jul 2006 10:37:00 +0000 https://thesspot.org/?p=321#comment-2748 Dear Shay,<br/><br/>I have an important matter over at <a HREF="http://rated-rupert.blogspot.com" REL="nofollow">rated rupert</a> I was hoping for advice on.<br/><br/>rups Dear Shay,

I have an important matter over at rated rupert I was hoping for advice on.

rups

]]> By: cwang https://thesspot.org/2006/07/happy-canada-day/comment-page-1/#comment-2747 cwang Sun, 02 Jul 2006 08:22:00 +0000 https://thesspot.org/?p=321#comment-2747 Happy Canada Day... and oh that movie? souvenir of canada rocks socks! Happy Canada Day… and oh that movie? souvenir of canada rocks socks!

]]> By: single gal https://thesspot.org/2006/07/happy-canada-day/comment-page-1/#comment-2746 single gal Sat, 01 Jul 2006 23:14:00 +0000 https://thesspot.org/?p=321#comment-2746 i love douglas coupland - thanks for the vid clip.<br/>happy canada day from the we(s)t coast! i love douglas coupland – thanks for the vid clip.
happy canada day from the we(s)t coast!

]]> By: Momentarily_Distracted https://thesspot.org/2006/07/happy-canada-day/comment-page-1/#comment-2745 Momentarily_Distracted Sat, 01 Jul 2006 22:34:00 +0000 https://thesspot.org/?p=321#comment-2745 Happy Canada Day!!!<br/>I love your blog.<br/>^_~ Happy Canada Day!!!
I love your blog.
^_~

]]> By: Richard Lovel https://thesspot.org/2006/07/happy-canada-day/comment-page-1/#comment-2744 Richard Lovel Sat, 01 Jul 2006 19:39:00 +0000 https://thesspot.org/?p=321#comment-2744 >>So clearly there must be something about us that makes Canadians so recognizable <br/><br/>I'd guess it's the dipthong "ou", eh?<br/><br/>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diphthong >>So clearly there must be something about us that makes Canadians so recognizable

I’d guess it’s the dipthong “ou”, eh?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diphthong

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