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August 21st, 2006

Got this alert in an email.  Better gear up, it’s becoming an epidemic:

Manitoba (Canada) Herald

The flood of American liberals sneaking across the border into Canada has intensified in the past week, sparking calls for increased patrols to stop the illegal immigration. The actions of President Bush are prompting the exodus among left-leaning citizens who fear they’ll soon be required to hunt, pray, and agree with Bill O’Reilly.

Canadian border farmers say it’s not uncommon to see dozens of sociology professors and Unitarians crossing their fields at night. “I went out to milk the cows the other day, and there was a Hollywood producer huddled in the barn,” said Manitoba farmer Red Greenfield, whose acreage borders North Dakota. The producer was cold, exhausted and hungry. “He asked me if I could spare a latte and some free-range chicken. When I said I didn’t have any, he left. Didn’t even get a chance to show him my screenplay, eh?” In an effort to stop the illegal aliens, Greenfield erected higher fences, but the liberals scaled them. So he tried installing speakers that blare Rush Limbaugh across the fields. “Not real effective,” he said. “The liberals still got through, and Rush annoyed the cows so much they wouldn’t give milk.”

Officials are particularly concerned about smugglers who meet liberals near the Canadian border, pack them into Volvo station wagons, drive them across the border and leave them to fend for themselves. “A lot of these people are not prepared for rugged conditions,” an Ontario border patrolman said. “I found one carload without a drop of drinking water. They did have a nice little Napa Valley Chablis, though.”

When liberals are caught, they’re sent back across the border, often wailing loudly that they fear retribution from conservatives. Rumors have been circulating about the Bush administration establishing re-education camps in which liberals will be forced to drink domestic beer and watch NASCAR races.

In recent days, liberals have turned to sometimes-ingenious ways of crossing the border. Some have taken to posing as senior citizens on bus trips to buy cheap Canadian prescription drugs. After catching a half-dozen young vegans disguised in white wigs, Canadian immigration authorities began stopping buses and quizzing the supposed senior-citizen passengers on Perry Como and Rosemary Clooney hits to prove they were alive in the ’50s. “If they can’t identify the accordion player on The Lawrence Welk Show, we get suspicious about their age,” an official said.

Canadian citizens have complained that the illegal immigrants are creating an organic-broccoli shortage and renting all the good Susan Sarandon movies. “I feel sorry for American liberals, but the Canadian economy just can’t support them,” an Ottawa resident said. “How many art-history majors does one country need?”

In an effort to ease tensions between the United States and Canada, Vice President Dick Cheney met with the Canadian ambassador and pledged that the administration would take steps to reassure liberals, a source close to Cheney said. “We’re going to have some Peter, Paul & Mary concerts. And we might put some endangered species on postage stamps. The President is determined to reach out,” he said.

NHL… R.I.P

February 16th, 2005

Well it’s official. From ESPN’s NHL site.

So the season is over and no body knows if there will be a season next year. What a bunch of crap. In the end they were 6.5 million apart from an agreement. Hell most of the players make more than that, so that’s one player’s salary for a year. And they couldn’t come to an agreement. After all this time the union finally caves in and says they’ll accept a cap. Why the hell couldn’t they have just accepted it last summer, or fall, or in December? All that time bluffing to finally be called on it. It’s crap that people (both players and owners) deal with that much money and can’t figure something out. It’ll be interesting to see what happens now. The players are out of work, what do they do for money?? Some are playing over seas in the European leagues. But with no immediate pressure or incentive to get this resolved, will it ever be done? Or will the players union go back to saying no cap? Guess we’ll just have to wait to find out.

What’s with Thanksgiving in October?

October 6th, 2003

I know it’s a week early, but at the behest of some co-workers (who thought it was today ), click below to find out why Canadians celebrate a Thanksgiving Day.

Turkey Day, eh

Canadian Volleyball?!

August 21st, 2003

Yes, believe it or not there is such a thing. Got a comment posted to the Canuck Stuff section. Now normally I would not endorse shameless plugs for other people’s sites. In fact I would probably make fun of them and dismiss it, depending upon how bad the site was. But they hit me in a soft spot. LOOORRDYY I loves my volleyball. We have a sand court out here at work that we play at every Tuesday and Thursday. We usually start about March, depending upon the temps, and stay out ’til the snow flies. So, against my usual policy, here is a shout out to Barry and the crew at The Volleydome. Say if you’re feeling generous Barry, you could send me one of those cool volleyballs with the Canadian logo on it to help remind me of home

What, you’re the only one who can ask for a shameless plug?

What’s a Canuck?

February 25th, 2003

Added some info to the Canuck Stuff section from this site, to answer the age old question. Why the hell are Canadians called Canucks?