Rebirth of a Nation
 

Attention Canada Board Posters:

It has come to the attention of many that the Canada board, much like the nation of the same name, is in need of new leadership.

The hateful talk and vicious words that recently plagued this board have been deleted. We now sit here with the potential healing powers of this tabula rasa, ready to rebuild the Canadian empire of Lawtalkers in peace.

I hereby declare me, Pushy the Puppy, to be the new leader of the Canada board. Following are the new rules:

(1) No references to beavers, caribou or lemurs.
(2) No cussing in Canadian.
(3) No cursing in Canadian.
(4) No references to Alanis Morissette. Such references are very 1990's.
(5) No references to Canada as a sovereign nation.
(6) No pissing and bitching about Quebec.
(7) No poster is permitted to use an emoticon of neutral or negative facial expression; unless it is the "disappointed" emoticon ( :hmm: ), which is the closest Canadians come to a normal human smile.
(8) No arguments regarding the supremacy of Canadian bacon over real bacon.

Any infraction of these rules will result in immediate expulsion from this board. We do not want another escalation like the notorious Newfoundland thread that led to this board's recent suspension and the expunging of all prior posts.

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Pushy the Puppy
Royal Prime Minister President,
Canada, Regional Forum, Lawtalkers.com
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GREETINGS CANADA BOARD POSTERS!

I trust you find the new regime to be to your liking. I am here to help facilitate matters, make sure rule implementation goes smoothly, and to listen to your questions and concerns.

NOTE!

Questions and concerns should NOT be posted on this board. They should be addressed to RPMP Pushy at his "Questions and Concerns" e-mail address: yes@no.org

He will then forward the questions and concerns to me. They will be answered and addressed as promptly as possible during this time of war.

A little about me:

Although not Canadian, I live very close to Canada. About five hours south of Thunder Bay, or so. Given my proximity to your fine country, Pushy was certain that I would be very in tune with your needs and desires, which is why he appointed me:

Most Exalted Secretary-General in Charge of Information and Minister of Things

lick my pussy

Now, if you can just manage to get some actual discussion going here...

So, are there any actual Canadian lawyers here at all?

Don Cherry
 

No kidding. At least there should be a few posts on the Leafs or Canucks or something.

not7yS

waiting for Rodman & DRE; beer question
 

...to show up, so the bashing can begin...GWNC, of course, as our first rank, but I recall she's posted on other boards here. Justin Timberlake, where are you???

Apropos of nothing, been buying beer at the Liquor Control Board of Ontario (that's right folks, no corner booze stores up here) for years, but finally found myself back in the Beer Store (same thing, government limits sales to one of the two). Man, there's a whole lot of beers I haven't even heard of - I thought I was fairly tuned in to the microbrewery thing, but it took me 15 mintues just to look at all the brands on the board. My liver is waaaay too old to sample all of it, so if you've got any tips, share already (I don't mind Rickard's Red, Amsterdam's, or Steam Whistle, but I kinda like Sam Adams from my Pittsburgh days, and I'd like to find a similar Cdn micro - more into sipping now than chugging, I guess...

jl

Apropos of nothing
 

I got an advance copy of the new Gordon Downie solo CD.

Yes, he is still a wacko.

not7yS

Best firms in Toronto?
 

I am at BIGLAW in New York with a few years under my belt and considering moving back to TO in a year or two. I realize it will be a huge paycut but hey, I'm sick of paying close to $5000/month rent and I miss Toronto!

My questions are: (1) which firms makeup the "seven sisters"? (I think that's what they are called) and (2) Which are the best IP boutiques?

Thanks for any info...

Coup d'pushy
 

Watch your back Pushy (and PLF). Me and my band of expat francophone toughs have a few ideas on how we can improve things around here. Ain't that right Yves? We're marshalling our forces at Ishpiming and Clarkson for a pincer movement on Sudbury, the likes of which you have never seen. The big smokestack will be ours.

str8 outta simcoe.
vive la Canada Board libre.

Good day, eh.

Good day here.

Noticed the beer comment up above. My suggestion: Waterloo Dark. Lots of German immigrants in K/W, and they know how to make beer. The beer is really the only good reason for Quebec to remain part of Canada; I'd hate to see import taxes on some of the beers when I'm there.

The best beer in Canada is Quebecois: Fin du Monde.

(So's the most popular, Molson)

Any other suggestions?
 

I haven't had it; I've added drinking it to my list of important things to do this summer.

Any other suggestions?
 

Fin du Monde is hard to find outside of Canada or the New England border states region, although I was stunned to find it once at a local brewery all the way out here in the Southwest.

The Incredible Shrinking Country
 

you don't work in Kitchner/Waterloo do you?

No, I'm in the states. But it's a nice place to visit.

Bi-Annual Post
 

I thought it was time for my bi-annual post here.

What do you guys think of inviting Mexico to join the Canada board, a sort of NAFTA Board?

Bi-Annual Post
 

The Tragically Hip will be releasing their new album soon. I figured this was worth sharing.

Canada
 

Oh, Canada

For a country that's lucky enough to have a two-ocean coastline
 

You people sure need to pick up on your submarining skills. Put down the beer and hockey sticks for a bit and pick up the submarine manual, will ya?

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmp...ine_in_trouble

Geezus H. You've had the thing for 4 days and its already managed to catch fire. Sorry, I don't remember it being prone to fires when the British were driving.

And Kerry wants these guys in Iraq?

For a country that's lucky enough to have a two-ocean coastline
 

Please note that Canada has a three-ocean coastline.

For a country that's lucky enough to have a two-ocean coastline
 

Well, we went to Afghanistan but you all managed to kill a few of us, so I'm not so sure we want to go to Iraq. All that aside and as for the sub, I think the Canadian government is just buying faulty subs from the British. Happened in 2002 - one of the subs bought from the British could only dive to 3/4 depth. I think there are problems, but don't blame the armed forces, blame the government's lack of due diligence.

For a country that's lucky enough to have a two-ocean coastline
 

That guy in Afghanistan was from Illinois. They don't get guns as children, so they don't always turn out to be such great fighter pilots as adults. As an example, O'Hare airport is named after one who got shot down. Anyway, he never apologized, but I will. I am sorry about what happened, and everyone else I know in Illinois is too. It might have been based on a long simmering grudge, as addressed below.

And far be it from me to criticize your military. Americans well remember Dieppe, Ned Flander's Field, the Ft. Dearborn Massacre, and the battle of Ft. Wilderness. Y'all were on the right side at least half of the time, but your naked Christmas Eve agression towards Chicago and Detroit in the not-so-distant past are seared, seared into the memories of the good gun-shunning people of the midwest. Believe me, every time a Canadian visits Chicago its always remember-Ft. Dearborn this, or lets get the Canuck that. I'm just saying, watch your backs when you got the Illinois Air National Guard around. They are gunning for you people. But you didn't hear that from me.

For a country that's lucky enough to have a two-ocean coastline
 

Hmm. I have only ever experienced naked New Years Eve aggression in Chicago, and if I remember correctly, it was pretty well received. But your points are duly noted (and I will take them to the grave).

For a country that's lucky enough to have a two-ocean coastline
 

I will note that I would have deleted the entire post to which I'm responding, but its more than 1440 minutes old or something. I was just kidding, and the post was (obviously) a joke. That said, its not even close to funny now that one of the submariners is reported dead. My condolescences to his family and the entire nation of Canada, which has long been among our most trusted allies. Apologies to anyone who may be offended by the original post in the context of the loss.

Hello

Real Psuedo Canadians
 

Real Psuedo Canadians post on the Canada board.

best Canada memory
 

So Detroit/Windsor have a shared July fireworks festival on the Detroit River. It is always way too crowded on the Detroit side for me to bother going.

A few years back I schedule a talk on Patents for a small business group inChatham (an hour in) then I find out it was fireworks night. So I load up the wife and kids and figure we'll wathc from the Windsor side. The talk was to end about 2 hours before the first BOOM- but several people wanted to talk to me and ask questions, by the time I get out it's only an hour off. As we hit the Windsor outskirts I can hear the initial booms, and I really don't know where to go to have a good view- w/o another idea I keep heading for the Ambassador Bridge- anyway the Bridge is empty, and the fireworks are going off directly to our right and about the height we were at on the bridge. I went about 1 MPH across the bridge and we had the best view in either country.

Fireworks over- I hit customs and was the freeway before anyone else could even get to their car- I did skip dutyfree to beat the mob.

best Canada memory
 

That's the best you can do? Clearly you need to spend more time in Canada.

best Canada memory
 

Apparently Canadians (this may be a Vancouver thing) love to fuck. So Hank is definitely missing out.

I'm curious what the wife and kids did while he was speaking -- take notes?

best Canada memory
 

alot of people pay to hear me prattle on fringe- but they were at the playground- they don't have the "scared of lawsuits" no-fun playgrounds in Chatham- it's all out there.

and Anne when I go "south" on the Forum lists I always get into a "mom and Pop" forum mindset.

best Canada memory
 

?Juan, esta eso usted?

best Canada memory
 

I wisj juan were still around:mad:

best Canada memory
 

It is a travesty~~! how did leagl allow it? has she apologized?

best Canada memory
 

I'm over it. Getting a 14-fecta will get you over most things.

best Canada memory
 

Not a fifteenfecta!

best Canada memory
 

Traitors!

best Canada memory
 

You came back for this schtick?

best Canada memory
 

From where?

best Canada memory
 

Retirement?