You Canucks are bored, aren’t you?
:beam:
Rev
Better safe than sorry my friend.
Look what happend with the Sars thing - one min we’re fine, the next min the world has us labled as the Sars capital of the world.
Geesh!
a friend told me of this story last night that she read in the Wall Street Journal of an Anthrax scare…
What a bunch of over reaction…
Rev
I agree Rev - but with all the stuff that they tell you on the news and on the interent, no wonder everyone is running around scared of everything. If you just looked to the major media outlets you would think it was the second coming or something…
America is just one big over-reactor. Our country doesn’t compare in the least to the stupidity and panic going on in the United States.
do you have examples there Aislin?
Rev
Sure.
“I’m issuing a blanket effect for no apparent reason.”
“The homeland security is at… orange, no, wait, green, NO, RED! …tomorrow red! today orange! No! YELLOW!”
If I felt like doing research to support this issue, I could, and I would come up with a load of examples. Canada is a far more stable nation than the United States, concerning this topic.
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The rediculous paranoia going on in the United States is a constant joke for all of us in Canada, with plenty of political satire being generated with our pitiful ‘Canadian TV fund’ thingy.
(Canuck) Colin Mochrie is a blast on 22 Minutes.
Has anyone seen Talking To Americans? God I loved that segment.
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Oh my god, it’s on KaZaA!!! I’m DL’ing it right now. the 1 Hour special was so friggin great.
I don’t get it. Give what a rest?
If anything should be given a rest, it should be the jokes about Canada. When you guys make fun of my country, I’m going to take a bit of offense.
And I don’t think my comment was all that harsh. Just a statement.
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And thanks, Phil, I enjoy you too.
Aislin:
it is the intent of your statements. When we give Canada a “hard time,” it is in jest (all in fun).
However, your posts seem meant to be taken seriously, and quite honestly are not intelligently formed (you yourself said you don’t like to do any research), and you sound a bit like a spoiled brat…
I think that is what Phil was speaking of…
Rev
That’s a problem, I think. When I make a post ‘in jest’ or something, I get nailed for it. Someone pisses their pants, and then I get in trouble.
I can’t post my opinion though. Oh no.
And BESIDES that, the posts following the original one seemed to be more serious. SS’s was certainly serious, and I don’t think ‘My friend read it in the Wall Street journal’ is the equivelant of laughter, or another joke.
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I can recall a number of occasions where I’ve gotten in trouble just for not putting a god **** 
face. Hm, actually, I got banned for that. I’m terrified to post most things now, without putting that smiley. Catch my drift?
Bye for now.
Oh. My. God.
I was going to leave for the day, but your post was waiting for me after I edited. So I went through.
My opinions are not ANTI-american.
I said that in comparison, canada is nothing. Did I say “Yeah I hate you,” or “Yeah, that’s a terrible attribute to your nation” or anything similar? I just pointed something out.
NOW, bye.
Aislin:
opinions are fine. You have stated yours multiple times. You have also stated that you don’t do research, and are too busy to look at the facts.
So…
Stop this stupid anti-American rhetoric. You are, afterall, just spewing opinions you gained through the local media (from your own admission).
If you want to run with the big dogs, you have to leave the porch some time (do some research and form some of your own opinions)…
And if I remember correctly, your banning was overturned quite quickly, so I wouldn’t ever bring that up again… And if you are joking, then a smiley face is required.
This is a fun place, please try to keep it that way, and don’t look for retribution, just because you have no tolerance for ribbing.
Rev
Back to the topic…
When will these reactive panic attacks stop?
We are all just falling into the scenerio that the terrorists want us to do (be terrified to do anything)…
pffffff!
Rev
Good point guys…
But i see what Aslin is saying, it kinda holds some truth…
Its just the media, loves to overdramatalize everything, anyone remember killer bees? Or Y2k? seeshh… I do agree with him on the fact that the BigBrother Security, I mean… Homeland security :P. Looks like they are rolling a dice to determine what day its going to be… " I don’t know when, I don’t know where, but something bad is going to happened!"
“Sir, Sir!.. Can I have a clue?”
:beam:
russianbeer:
but what aislin fails to understand, is that when we bash another country, it is always in good fun, never with malice. He, on the other hand, takes it personally, then spews opinions gathered from friends and relatives rather than doing research and forming his own.
And Philbo:
I agree. I haven’t changed a thing, other than not flying, but that is because of the “SS” style of frisking that essentially has done nothing but make my plane trip even longer (35% of all guns still get through… isn’t one too many?)
Rev
Ahh… I get it…
We should have a flamewar forum, just to let all that steam out!
Or better yet ! We should have World Wide Kirupian Smack Down!!
Its where all the Kirupians wrestle and fight! Until one is left standing, then we put 'em on a stand, give 'em a medal, and shoot them in to the sun!
:beam:
LOL
reminds me of Hitchikers guide to the galaxy…
Death Black being shot into the sun as an encore…
Rev
Well, thats whats going to happen , if anyone has better idea for the falme war winner?
kirupa actually likes a good flame war, as long as it doesn’t degrade to petty name calling…
If there were a secret council, which there isn’t, this may be of interest there…
but it doesn’t exist, so it won’t be discussed… 
Rev
Todays top story: Anthrax!
…and in an apparently completely non-related story, Bioport stock rises once again. hmmmm