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My new fender and fairings arrived today, I had them shipped to my office. I opened the box right away, and took the parts out to inspect them. When I was holding the fender and turning it around, my coworker Catherine asked what it was, and before I could answer my other coworker Paul grabbed it and said "It's a hat, can't you see?" He proceeded to put it on...

(http://www.meighan.com/bike/fender-hat.jpg)

And then said "Catherine didn't you know Meighan is in the new Aliens movie, this is part of her costume".  :lol:

silly, silly Canadians... :roll:

how's your gas tank saga shaking out?

Quote from: raylarrabeehow's your gas tank saga shaking out?

I found one, it's in the UK though, so I'm working out shipping. :)

http://www.gstwins.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=10644

I love Canadian humor.   I like Brittish humor.  I like any humor over dull ass boring.

I never thought Aliens...but now I see it :lol:

ps.  nice custom title Meighan :thumb:

:? So, that's what Canada looks like.

and I thought everyone up there looked like Ike.
http://www.southparkstudios.com/show/char.html?PHPSESSID=0f30f9927dd622ca0d76a798e217271b

Quote from: davipuand I thought everyone up there looked like Ike.
http://www.southparkstudios.com/show/char.html?PHPSESSID=0f30f9927dd622ca0d76a798e217271b

No way!

We look like this:

http://www.iam.ca/exposures/gallery.php?pagesize=&album=82

don't lie it's not nice.  


now everyone join me in song:   Blame Canada.......

we have a lot of funny people here

oh no, they're ganging up on me. :)

It's hard to hate on Canada when they have good beer :cheers:

Well, except for the time my buddies and I got stopped at a road block in Sault Ste Marie to make sure everyone had their seatbelts on.  wtf.... :roll:   (we all did)

Yeah , I went to Canada once...
it was cold as HELL!!!!!!!
The beer is really good though.

Hmm,  Iwant to go to one of those Canadian Foam Parties like in pic 18
woohoo
:cheers:

Hey John... canadian humor... try to get someone to send you a couple seasons of "Royal canadian air farce". You'll die laughing. 99-2004 I also want to see, so after you get it... pass it on to me...
Cool.
Srinath.

our neghbors to the North are responsible for many of "our" most famous comedians.

Rick Moranis
Dan Akroyd
Jim Carrey
Mike Myers
John Candy  (R.I.P.)
Eugene Levy
Phil Hartman (R.I.P.)
Rich Little
Catherine O'Hara
Dave Foley
Norm McDonald
Howie Mandel

Sadly, they also harbor deserters from our military, but on balance between that and the beer+comedians+Pam Anderson, I'd say it's at least a push...well, maybe Pam titls it in Canada's favor.

Been to Newfoundland, lottsa trees.

Hey John, how do you feel about New Zeeland humour, the Prime Minister of NZ was recently asked what he thought of a scheme started by the regional govt of South Australia to attract brits, specifically Londoners to emigrate to S.A. The guy said it was a good thing as it would raise the average I.Q. in both places.

Wallabies, don't have a go at me, it was the Kiwi what said it.

Quote from: Meighan

Blighmey, Captain! You've lost your feather!

The paint looks great on the fender :thumb:

I seem to remember one of the South Park creators being Canadian... probably a reason they get it so bad on the show :)

I've always been a fan of the Pythons humor too.  Life of Brian, the Meaning of Life, Holy Grail, flying circus

Off topic a little... was watching Monster Garage tonight and one of the builders was from northern Canada.  There's a part where he says "I could really go for some back bacon and Tom Whorton's coffee.... you have no idea what I just said"
He would be correct, what the *&^% is back bacon????

70 Camguy,

Back bacon, In UK and I think Canada, OZ, and NZ we tend to consume copies quantities of bacon, English breakfast, Eggs, bacon, this that and the other, whereas in Hotels around the world American Breakfast means pretty much the same with ham instead of bacon. bacon being thin cuts of cured pork often smoked, usually served fried or grilled. It normally comes in three cuts, "STREAKY" from the cut we call belly pork whith is cheapest and fattiest (and I think best tasting) BACK which is from the fillet, leanest and most commonly used in UK, and COLLAR which is self explanitary and somewhere between the other two. Best sandwich on the planet Bacon and Egg scalding hot and dripping all over the place!

Any other culinary delights I can help you with, trust me I'm a cook.

Quote from: raylarrabee
Howie Mandel

Aren't comedians meant to be funny? :p

Howie used to be funny.

Quote from: 70 Cam Guywhat the *&^% is back bacon????

Sometimes called "Canadian Bacon" down here.

Quote from: Ed_in_Az:? So, that's what Canada looks like.

Not really, it looks more like this:

(If you look really carefully, you can see my igloo just on the left side of the horizon.)

Proudlom,

I see your bike tracks in the snow. You must be a damn good rider, or have some serious studs in your tires on your GS.

How long do you have to let your GS warm up before you go anywhere? 2, 3 days?

hahahahah J/K  

I miss going to Tim Hortons.  canada is a lot like the US,  but, well,  better.

Actually what do I miss the most about canada?  POUTINE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

If it wasn't for the fact that I was spoiled by growing up in Arizona, and really can't stand super cold weather I'd try to immigrate to Canada in a heartbeat.

ok as a canadian i would like to appologize for sending howie mandel to america  and allen thick too  sorry guys  :dunno:

bacon, well british bacon, tastes like fish to me and i am told that is because it is what they feed the hogs.  i had brit bacon in cyprus, israel on at sea on a brit ship...so please correct me if i am wrong.

now meigen lives in canada's california so she would not know what winter is  ;)  even here on the east coast(north of Maine) those living up north or in the prairies would say the same, we have no winter compared to them.   i guess when you live in churchill manitoba and your main street is route 101 for polar bears and you can not have underground piping for water because the ground never thaws.  well i guess they are right...anyhoo I AM CANADIAN

For south park fans you can Blame Canada for the above and also the following  :x

Anne Murray
cops with stupid hats
making moose kewl
fowling up our american friend with the metric system
manditory seat belt
manditory helmet
inexpensive prescription drugs
mosquitos
black flies
red green
histroy bites

and oh ya jean cretien  :nono:

Quote from: Cal Price, the Prime Minister of NZ was recently asked what he thought of ...

That's really funny.  The PM of NZ is a woman.  :lol:

Quote from: Cal PriceBeen to Newfoundland, lottsa trees.

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that was probably labrador, newfoundland has trees like ireland, sparse and few between.

So, are all Canadians odd and wear fenders as hats? If so, I'm moving!

Quote from: spazzypenginSo, are all Canadians odd and wear fenders as hats? If so, I'm moving!

Not all of us, just some of us ;)

I just got back from BC, eh? I was at the Fraser River, eh? Right outside Chilliwack, eh? It was absolutely beautiful up there, EH? I wish i had seen this post before i went up there, Eh? Maybe we coulda met up, eh, and you coulda shown me around town, EH? Oh well. Too late now, EH? You canadians are good peoples, EEEHHHHHH?????? I bet you don't even realize you say it, do you Meighan? (eh?)

QuoteYou canadians are good peoples, EEEHHHHHH??????

:nono: :nono:  :nono:  :nono: 8)  8)  8)  8)  :lol:  :lol:

As a child, over 30 years ago, the family took a ferry to Victoria.  I remember the red, double-decker busses...being served a miniature chicken, whole...and, some of the locals speaking with a faint British accent.  Sort of a taste of merry old England.  I thought all of Canada was like that, but as I see them on TV, they sound indistinguishable from Americans.  Can't say that about you southerners, though. :P

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QuoteYou canadians are good peoples, EEEHHHHHH??????

:nono: :nono:  :nono:  :nono: 8)  8)  8)  8)  :lol:  :lol:

As a child, over 30 years ago, the family took a ferry to Victoria.  I remember the red, double-decker busses...being served a miniature chicken, whole...and, some of the locals speaking with a faint British accent.  Sort of a taste of merry old England.  I thought all of Canada was like that, but as I see them on TV, they sound indistinguishable from Americans.  Can't say that about you southerners, though. :P

victoria is indeed very british, here in my neck of the woods we are a majority irish catholic aka brit haters :) joke.  as for canadians sounding like americans i have was at the planet hollywood on cedar avenue in san diego.  i asked the clerk if i could "see the leather jacket up there" and he said "canadian huh"

so i think there is a bit of a difference  :mrgreen:

There is a difference, but it is a lot more pronounced in some than in others. Some canadians, like some southerners, have an accent ALL the time, some it comes and goes, some you'd never know they're canadian until they say Eh? or Abuut(about, not a typo). Some people have it more, some hardly have it at all. Of course the closer to the US border you get, the more the line blurs. The only way most people can tell i'm southern usaully is when i say ya'll. Sometimes it comes out more, especially when i'm with other southerners, but mostly, you can't tell. Most Canadians are probably the same. you don't know till you hear that EH? on the end.

i hate it when i say eh but i say eh a lot.  as for about in "Canadian" it is "a
boot"  and for is fer.  we do not use the plurals you use

such as

beers
fishes
lobsters

ie we went to the lake caught 5 fish each went to home for a few beer and then had a feed of lobster

:cheers:

Yoopers, those from the U.P. of Michigan, also use 'eh' as evidenced in the U.P. bumper sticker, "Say ya ta da U.P., Eh!"  I pick it up when I'm at school at MTU and use it every so often without thinking about it, eh.

Canadia scares me some times. What scares me even more than Canadia are Canadians!

OK, I've been lurking lately, but this is a veteran Canuck watcher's take:-
Canadians are way too polite to say their country is bigger than their Southern neighbours'. Less violent, less populated, more socially concerned, set more land aside for parks than almost anywhere (whatever the Sierra Club may say), export more weed, are integrated, more wanting to be accepted, less aggravating, less visibly patriotic, elect leaders with bad or no hair, are less stridently religious, tolerant of others' religions, more knowlegable about their neighbours, less phobic, give more per capita to world peace, have fewer gun related deaths per capita (but then, so do all other stable civilised countries), have better beer, drive more small cars, have fewer Harleys, are not quite as fat and finally, do not take themselves so seriously.
Other than these few peccadillos, Canadians are much like y'all, eh?
;)

Quote from: frankieGFor south park fans you can Blame Canada for the above and also the following  :x

cops with stupid hats
fowling up our american friend with the metric system
red green

and oh year jean cretien  :nono:

Mounty hats are cool!

The metric system is infinitely more sensible than standard. What's so standard about a 12:1 ratio of inches to feet, but a 5280:1 ratio of feet to miles? Don't even get me started on standard wrenches...

And Red Green is the man!

And, no, I'm not Canadian, I'm American. Not my fault, either...

year jean what?

Quote from: sanityfreeThe metric system is infinitely more sensible than standard. What's so standard about a 12:1 ratio of inches to feet, but a 5280:1 ratio of feet to miles? Don't even get me started on standard wrenches...

And Red Green is the man!

And, no, I'm not Canadian, I'm American. Not my fault, either...

year jean what?

Jean Cretien was our last Prime Minister and long live the sweet, beatiful Metric System.  8)

Quote from: TravelerOK, I've been lurking lately, but this is a veteran Canuck watcher's take:-
Canadians are way too polite to say their country is bigger than their Southern neighbours'. Less violent, less populated, more socially concerned, set more land aside for parks than almost anywhere (whatever the Sierra Club may say), export more weed, are integrated, more wanting to be accepted, less aggravating, less visibly patriotic, elect leaders with bad or no hair, are less stridently religious, tolerant of others' religions, more knowlegable about their neighbours, less phobic, give more per capita to world peace, have fewer gun related deaths per capita (but then, so do all other stable civilised countries), have better beer, drive more small cars, have fewer Harleys, are not quite as fat and finally, do not take themselves so seriously.
Other than these few peccadillos, Canadians are much like y'all, eh?
;)

90% of this is wrong/false and total BS, the rest is generalisation and lack of reason to do it ... Less violent... Not on average per capita... Less populated... that's cos well no one in their right mind will live there, those that can get out do, and for god's sake... there is a lot of empty space... do 99% have to live in toronto and other cities, Land for parks... like anyhitng better can be done wiht that land anyway... export more weed... I doubt it... just that we have so many weed consumers that we'll buy from everywhere, are integrated, more wanting to be accepted, less aggravating... not even close... but immigration policy (what policy... its a damn open door) is very very loose making for family unification to be easier than US... and aggravating... tell them canada sucks, or hockey sucks or toronto sucks... or the weather sicks or traffic sucks or similar... and you'll see how aggravated they get... US is the first place you can complain about the state of affairs and people will agree... if logical and you dotn make it sound like its their fault... BTW in canada smoking is allowed everywhere ... yes it was banned in bars and resturaunts... back in 1998, but they still smoke there... less visibly patriotic - LIke there is anyhting to be patriotic about... ooo ooo Ben Johnson... should be enough reason to be patriotic... (OK Back in 1998 it was a huge sore point for the people that were saying they have somehitng to be patriotic about...) elect leaders with bad or no hair - apparently it also extends to communication skills, language skills, administrative skills, and so on... are less stridently religious, tolerant of others' religions - This is a load of crap... more hindu temples in US and even in the 9/11 aftermath... the temples were not attacked in even the redneck towns... more knowlegable about their neighbours, less phobic - of course... without the neighbors help you'd be a bunch of french speaking un employed hicks... give more per capita to world peace - where did you get this info from... have fewer gun related deaths per capita - arent guns banned in Canada... there is a fine line between fewer deaths and freedom of carrying a firearm ... wihout opening up a whole new debate, fewer gun related deaths... but have you added knife related deaths, and hockey stick deaths and broom stick deaths... cos in the absense of guns people will kill each other with those ... have better beer - You do know I can buy Canadian beer at my local store... so what better beer are you talking about that's not in US... drive more small cars, have fewer Harleys - OK here is a news flash... In India and China and other third world countries also there are smaller cars and no harleys... does that make it better than US or canada... Not really... its because bigger and better cars and more pricey motorcycles are generally not seen much in the third world countries like India, Canada and China... are not quite as fat  - and India and china are also full of very thin people who are nearly starving to death...- Refer back to third world remark, and finally, do not take themselves so seriously - OK lets see how serious the rebuttal to this post is...  :lol:
Having said that...
Canada - Love the 407 and the fact that they cant charge out of country plates... the fact that cops generally prefer to stay off it cos it makes money for the state in many different ways, and the fact that weekend's are more $$$ per mile, making it empty ... and a perfect place to test the bikes top speed  :mrgreen: , Ditto on the red green... and add to that... Royal canadian air farce... incredible... and Kids in the hall...
Cool.
Srinath.

I don't think firearms are banned in Canada. They must be registered, like here in the US.

 -Anti  8)

Quote from: The AntibodyI don't think firearms are banned in Canada. They must be registered, like here in the US.

Yeah, they just have to be registered.  

Annual gun related death averages:

Japan: 39
Australia: 65
England: 68
Canada: 165
France: 255
Germany: 381
U.S.A.: 11127

Btw, what was with the attack seshadri_srinath? You might want to do a little more homework before backing up some of those claims.

no offence but if you don't know the facts don't quote them. :bs:

violent offence rates including murder per 100,000 persons

Canada 1.7

USA 6.8  almost six times that of Canada

as for population  the usa has 29.4 person per km and canada 3.1
apparently that has nothing to do with the weather since australia has only 2.9 per km.

urban density is less than 35% and toronto having 7%.  approx 7 million of 26 million people live in the large urban centres.


immigration-well most of us are proud of the policy and we also have diversity...which means we do not force people to give up their heritage to become "normal"

Smoking? i don't know where you got that from, this province is non smoking province wide...name me a state that has done that.  with the exception of quebec we have some of the stricktest smoking laws.
there is absolutely NO SMOKING on any military base or equipment Period!  

Patiotism?  Ben Johnson is NOT canadain...an embarrasing import of convernience.

Things the world can thank canada for

telephone
UN peacekeeping
basketball
anti gravit suit
automated postal sorter
steam engine
light bulbs
insulin
standard time(where would the great economy be without that?)
television
zippers

get the idea

now talk about politics....that is something i know alot about.  jean had a speach impediment...so what, we don't elect people on sound bites and looks.  what do you know about canadian politics or system anyhow?

bush is a liar, thief and muderer....period.  clinton gets BJ's in the white house, nixon..nuff said, kennedy?
we have never seen fit to kill a prime minister, hell the worse they get is a pie in the face or marge princess warrior attack

i wont bother with beer or cars or bikes to frivilous

as for the french bashing ...it is either american very poor education or short memory.  who came to americas rescue during the your revolution? uh france?  it is debatable if it would have been successful if it were not for french help.


so out of curiosity how many provinces have you visited? how much study did you do for your post other than none.

keep your facts straight or shut up  :bs:

No attack here, nor a defense of Srinath's off-the-wall post.  (The world can thank Canada for me too -- Yeah, right! -- 'cause my Mom was born and raised in northern Ontario.)  But just to clear some things up:

Quote from: frankieGviolent offence rates including murder per 100,000 persons

Canada 1.7

USA 6.8  almost six times that of Canada

Ummm ... that's exactly FOUR times....  :dunno:

Quote from: frankieGso out of curiosity how many provinces have you visited?

I believe Srinath actually lived in Ontario for a couple years.  Correction, Srinath?


Unfortunately, I think you took Srinath way more seriously than he takes himself (or than I usually take him, for that matter   :roll:  ).

Quote from: seshadri_srinathfinally, do not take themselves so seriously - OK lets see how serious the rebuttal to this post is... :lol:

What are you up to, Seshadri?  Are you just out stirring up something to watch with your popcorn?  Shame on you!  :nono:

i'm not offended....just setting the record straight   :)

Quote from: frankieGno offence but if you don't know the facts don't quote them. :bs:

violent offence rates including murder per 100,000 persons

Canada 1.7

USA 6.8  almost six times that of Canada

Its higher, but since there are a lot fewer guns in canada shouldn't it be a lot less... also you have 1/10 the population density, and that translates to 1/10 the opportunity for violent crime... and yet its only 1/4th...

Quote from: frankieG
as for population  the usa has 29.4 person per km and canada 3.1
apparently that has nothing to do with the weather since australia has only 2.9 per km.

urban density is less than 35% and toronto having 7%.  approx 7 million of 26 million people live in the large urban centres.

Somehting is wrong in this... Toronto has a population of 1.5 million... You have obviously never been in TO... if its population is only 1.5 million... then the infrastructure and road and transit systems in particular are very very very bad. Charlotte NC has ~1.8 million at latest count... and this damn place is deserted compared to TO. Funky math...

Quote from: frankieG
immigration-well most of us are proud of the policy and we also have diversity...which means we do not force people to give up their heritage to become "normal"

OK more of the facetious reasoning... The immigration policy is not an open door... I know I said open door... but read between the lines... you have open door immigration letting in people as quickly as the paperwork will let them ... but The population of canada always is dropping... It was 29 million back in 98/99 when I was there... now its 26... or you just not using exact numbers... ergo.... anyone that can get out does... Wayne Gretzky for example, I didn't even know he was canadian... and in 1998 they retired his jersey and made a huge deal... and I go... he's canadian... really...

Quote from: frankieG
Smoking? i don't know where you got that from, this province is non smoking province wide...name me a state that has done that.  with the exception of quebec we have some of the stricktest smoking laws.
there is absolutely NO SMOKING on any military base or equipment Period!  

I am getitng it from being there... in 1999 they had the ban in place, but there was no enforcement, and that was bars and resturaunts only, coffee shops and other places didn't even have a ban... and that was onlt Toronto city... outside the city limits... there was no semblence of anyhitng being prohibited anywhere. I left in 1999... so no idea what happened after. And not in the military... so dont know and dont care...

Quote from: frankieG
Patiotism?  Ben Johnson is NOT canadain...an embarrasing import of convernience.

I've never heard this, however refer back to open door... and if you do leave the door open you take ownership for everyone good or bad...

Quote from: frankieG
Things the world can thank canada for

telephone
UN peacekeeping
basketball
anti gravit suit
automated postal sorter
steam engine
light bulbs
insulin
standard time(where would the great economy be without that?)
television
zippers

get the idea

Since you disowned Ben Johnson cos he was an import of convenience you'd have to remove all of the inventions that were made by imports, and BTW you lose Wayne Gretzky too...

Quote from: frankieG
now talk about politics....that is something i know alot about.  jean had a speach impediment...so what, we don't elect people on sound bites and looks.  what do you know about canadian politics or system anyhow?

bush is a liar, thief and muderer....period.  clinton gets BJ's in the white house, nixon..nuff said, kennedy?
we have never seen fit to kill a prime minister, hell the worse they get is a pie in the face or marge princess warrior attack

Sppech impediment is not it... its part of it... Jean Chretien in addition to the speech impediment is also a very poor communicator, Jacque Parizau is a self aggrandaising egomainac, Lucien Bouchard is all of the above... and as for assasinations... Its canada ... who cares, and how does it affect the world... To really piss off people you have to be powerful and make significant changes... Say you turn Immigration open door policy into a very very selective open door policy, and the door for people leaving is shut un ceremoniously... You'd want to do that so people will start to work and improve Canada and you cant bring in the sick, the infirm and the huddled masses from every third world rat hole... lets see who gets pissed off and wants to kill whom.... BTW dont mean to make it sound like I am defending anyone... Here is someone commits crimes and does awful things to people be it in far away places... we most likely shoot the bastard...

Quote from: frankieG
i wont bother with beer or cars or bikes to frivilous

I didn't say it... Traveler did...

Quote from: frankieG
as for the french bashing ...it is either american very poor education or short memory.  who came to americas rescue during the your revolution? uh france?  it is debatable if it would have been successful if it were not for french help.

Not french bashing... French Canadian bashing... Big difference... But the point I was making was... a counterpoint to the "tolerant of neighbors" remark by traveler... You have to be, cos if not you'd be broke... how is that wihtout involving the french...

Quote from: frankieG
so out of curiosity how many provinces have you visited? how much study did you do for your post other than none.

Lived in Toronto Ontario for 14 months Aug 1998 to Oct 1999... experience and talking to people... both in a group and on a 1 to 1 basis, and the fact that a brother lives in canada from Dec 2001 are teh basis of my point of view...
All the things that are good about canada are all due to lack of choice... If immigration was not an open door... population of canada would be 300,  and many canadians that do have a choice decide to leave almost immediately as the opportunity presents itself... all the bad things about canada are the result of a people that dont stand up and say this is wrong, because they are all going to be leaving soon or because they dont have any other choice... Canada is widely regarded by the US as an extension (yes you may say you dont want it... but politically you are an individual... not the goverenment) and hence can get by on a shoe string military, and being surrounded by water for 1000's of miles there is no credible threat... Honestly canada is not friendly at all at the person to person level... Its multi racial... of course due to "open door" and hence there is a lot of points of view... disagree with someone... and it is very hostile... I in all honesty got along better with americans (white, black or other) in the US than I did with Indians in canada. I get along great with Indians in US... Once canadians or canadian Indians learned my point of view about canada and much of my opinion was just being formed at that time really, so I never was this opinionated about it then... it was an instant reject... I have no disagreements when I walk down the street and say dammit the taxes in this place are ridiculous... IN canada where it was far higher... instantly people say but you get so much for the taxes, the roads the electricity, the health benifit --- BS ... since so many people like everyhting about the country... there is no push to improve... of course they are going to improve... by driving across the border as soon as they can... canada is the world biggest waiting room...

Quote from: frankieG
keep your facts straight or shut up  :bs:

Straight facts... Not a problem... The very fact that these arguments always end in a bunch of canadians saying its heaven there means... its never going to change... BTW India is just like Canada... If you say somehting is bad, everyone will say how great it is...
Cool.
Srinath.

4 times the murder rate is still staggering.  But I am still all for rights to bear arms.  The creators of our constitution wanted people to keep arms as a hedge against the central government if they ever got out of control.  Sadly, government has found ways to curb gun ownership which defeats the whole purpose of the constitution.  In Massachusetts I has to go through hoops to get the permits to legaly carry -and only got them because I knew the chief of police.

I still own guns, I will continue to own guns, I will protect myself with a gun of necessary.  Lets hope I never have to use it in anger.

As far as Canada and gun ownership... It's their country, they can do what they want.

john i am not big on your constitution but i don't think it was the creators of the constitution on the right to bear arms or arm bears (joke) it was the first or second amendment and it was in response to a threat from britain leading up to the war of 1812.  but i will admit i am sketchy on this one so i may be wrong

srinath lets agree to disagree  :)

but you should not diss a country especially when you are talking out your ass, which your last post is again  :bs:

it is staggering the amount you do not know about canada.  18 months or a life time just in toronto means squat my friend, they only think they are the centre of the universe and toronto is not representative of canada.  out of all cities in this country they are the closest to the usa.

ok nuf on that topic.

whoa what a week firsht the "thief" string and now this one

GROUP HUG  :kiss:

Quote from: frankieG
srinath lets agree to disagree  :)

but you should not diss a country especially when you are talking out your ass, which your last post is again  :bs:

it is staggering the amount you do not know about canada.  18 months or a life time just in toronto means squat my friend, they only think they are the centre of the universe and toronto is not representative of canada.  out of all cities in this country they are the closest to the usa.

ok nuf on that topic.

whoa what a week firsht the "thief" string and now this one

GROUP HUG  :kiss:

OK Toronto is not canada and they believe they are the center of the world and they are total assholes... OK OK I am adding that part... OK I will totally buy that... given the snobbish reaction I have seen in clubs ... where I have seen local bands work their butt off (starting at 2 in the afternoon on tuesday no less) and they dont get done till 2 at night and after that they have to dis connect everything, load up the van and go home and un load it, atleast 2-3 hours work ... and most of them have day jobs they need to be at the next day... I know cos my cow-orker was one of them... and the lazy people that come by to see them dont even put their drinks down to clap for a few seconds after a good set or 2 ... and if you do... they look at you like you fell off the boat ... Comedy clubs... same thing... OK so they are jerks... I'll take that..
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Srinath.

yahoo so instead of blame canada we need a new chant for south park fans


BLAME TORONTO :thumb:

I have seen a very european side of Toronto too... and I did not like what I saw... there is this whole "I am better than you, and if I can live here and I am not saying this is bad... what right do you have to complain" ... and from the accent try to ask where they are from... and the response is usually somehting like "I am from this world ... and what hole have you crawled out of... " ... pathetic ... They react badly to criticism... even the most constructive and what you'd think would be universally accepted ... and you'd get people that support it... as simple as high taxes... canada cannot be like toronto... I have met too many nice people... and none in TO.
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Quoteproudlom Posted: Wed Aug 18, 2004 7:12 pm    Post subject:  

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The Antibody wrote:
I don't think firearms are banned in Canada. They must be registered, like here in the US.


Yeah, they just have to be registered.  

There's no gun registration in the USA.  Just a background check.    And registered guns are just as deadly as unregistered.:guns:  

Canadian registration has been described as a 2 billion dollar boondoggle with massive noncompliance and an estimated 100 million dollar annual administration cost.  Can we say heavy duty licensing fees?:nono:  Tax them out of existence.  

QuoteAnnual gun related death averages:

Japan: 39
Australia: 65
England: 68
Canada: 165
France: 255
Germany: 381
U.S.A.: 11127

Btw, what was with the attack seshadri_srinath? You might want to do a little more homework before backing up some of those claims.

Ahem, you cut and pasted these statistics from Bowling For Columbine.  Not a credible source for homework.:P  

Those stats aren't even  gun related deaths they are gun related homicides.  Except Michael Moore inflated the USA figure by including justifiable homicides and law enforcement killin's.  Whatever, still too many, although, that figure has been steadily shrinking since the 1990's.  Without gun registration. :thumb:

gisser all my states were from stats can and federal government web site.

only the blind do not see that you guys are shooting yourselves out of existance.

i alway hear, "i need a gun for protection"  Protection from what?  why is all that $ spent on police and military?  another distinction the usa has is the #1 death penalty country in the world  :nono:

oops as for the canadian gun regestry...yup pleanty of growing pains there...i quess it was not thought out. as for non compliance that is only what the gun lobby want you to believe

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only the blind do not see that you guys are shooting yourselves out of existance.

Yea... and what's wrong with that... dont blame the guns dammit... if not for guns people will be killing each other with baseball bats or broom sticks or tooth picks... Yea I know it gets messy... Oh BTW the lack of gun laws simply double the chances of death... one guy shoots and that  contributes to 1/2... but in the US we have the other guy shooting back... so right there our numbers are allowed to be double... Take the guns away and our rate will drop... probably... but boy will it be messy... those tooth pick deaths... no picnic to look at.
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tooth pic deaths NOW THAT IF FUNNY :lol:

in canada the #1 murder weapon is beaver tails  :o

we have guns in canada, the military has two or three, but they can't remember where they put the ammo  :mrgreen:

My point is...
Put people together in a room and some people will want to kill others.... and some other will want to be killed by others... The factors that pretty much control it and how many people in what size room ... I'll be if you took 1000 canadians and dropped them in a 10 by 10 room... the murder rate with or wihtout guns will skyrocket... since there are more people in the room by definition in US... there are more murders... how is that for rough human psychology... so why are Indians not killing each other in proportion being the most tightly populated place in the world... I dunno ... I wanted to kill people when I was there but somehow I didn't... so There you have it... They are too lazy to. So its a function of how lazy they are also... so more people in the room should be accompanied by a proportional surge in laziness... then its good. Now if they all had guns.... there be more deaths... cos killing wiht a gun you can be lazy... but then if everyone had a gun... Back to square one... unless you were homicidal and suicidal... anyway screw that... US and Canada US has more people in the room... and hence there are more killings.
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Quote from: seshadri_srinathMy point is...
... so why are Indians not killing each other in proportion being the most tightly populated place in the world... I dunno ... Cool.
Srinath.

one word, culture.

america has a culture of violence and weapons and unfortunately they have been exporting it.

Frankie, the death penalty assessment... The Death penalty claimed 65 lives in 2003, and only 39 so far this year. How can this even be mentioned when there have been dictators in the middle east killing by the 100's because they didn't agree on which type of islam was correct. At least we put murderers to death. These people aren't able to function in todays society without being a danger to said society. and why don't we hear about the amount of deaths by guns from countries like Afghanistan, Iraq, N. Ireland, Bosnia, South Africa, Columbia, Mexico, etc. Why? because that wouldn't make the USA look so bad now would it. I can't stand politics. It's all about how to twist and deliver the information in a way to best suit oneself.

P.S. I don't mind those little Canadian bastards, I think they're kind of cute... like a little puppy.  :mrgreen:
 
 -Anti  8)

:lol:  ruff ruff  :mrgreen:

You know what I like about this site?  It's how something as silly as 'look at my new fenders', can turn into a pissing contest over who's country is better.   :) In my opinion, Canada is great....I live here, I will always live here, and I would encourage other people to live here.  There are HUNDREDS of reasons to live here, and HUNDREDS of reasons to thank Canada/Canadians.  HOWEVER, we aren't alone here [in the world I mean], and we certainly didn't create the world.  I like the US....I've been there TONS of times, and I will continue to go again.  Your beer sucks, and I can't understand how you guys drink it...but whatever...I'll just bring my own.   :cheers:  
You Yankee's have to admit though, that in comparison to OUR country, YOURS is just a bit much.  You have more murders in say, Washington in one year, then we have in like our whole country in like 5 years.    :guns:   Does this make us better?   :dunno: Maybe.  It makes us safer....I guess.  Downtown Toronto at 4AM can be a scary place too...it's all about what you are comfortable with, right?  So what if you guys can LEGALLY drink beer, while driving, and holding a shotgun [in Texas anyway].  Big deal eh?  That doesn't scare me.  Going outside when it's -50C scares me.  So what if you guys wave the American flag 365 days a year...patriotism is wicked, and I love the 'America's #1' mentality.  A country needs that.  And for a lot of stuff it's true anyway.  We only just got Krispy Kreme [sp.?] donuts up here...how behind the times is that?  We don't even have Sonic, or Cracker Barrel....or Chili's... MMMM....baby back ribs...

I always get a kick out of what most Americans think of US people UP here.  We don't ALL say EH all the time, and we don't all play hockey, drink Tim Horton's coffee, and wear toques, and drink beer.  Sure, we do A LOT of that.....so what?  In our spare time, we also let almost anyone into our country....we're just good people I guess.  :)  And what the hell is abuut?  I say about....how do YOU say it?  :P  

Anyways, I've managed to even confuse my own self about what my exact point is, but I think it's just this:  No matter where you live, or what you RIDE, or who you voted for, or what your beliefs are, or what your religion is, or what kind of stains you have in your underwear, or how many cows you've humped.  We all have ONE thing in common.  We all LOVE motorcycles, and no matter how much you all bicker about stupid crap like who's country is better...we'll all be FOREVER bound by the SWEET, HONORABLE, and EXCLUSIVE brotherhood [and sisterhood for you ladies out there] that is MOTORCYCLING.  And for that, I love you all.   :thumb:    

P.S.  Wars are created by people REFUSING to see/respect other peoples VIEWS/BELIEFS.  I can say what I want...it's my right.  You can say what you want...it's your right.  It's also my/your right to be WRONG, and to look like a jackass for being/refusing to admiit being wrong.  I'm sure you've all heard that little saying about what happens when you ASSuME stuff....   :bs:  

P.P.S. Can I get a hug? I want to feel the love in here again.   :kiss:

P.P.P.S.  I miss you guys.  Can you make a section for guys that USED to own a GS?

this is not a pissing contest on which country is better, it is srinath and i having fun and chuckin shaZam! at each other.

Hey man J-lo... Love that point of view... and freaking hell I love Tim Horton's and even better Timothy's ... BTW That we do not get here, and we cannot run down to the 2 bit convenience store and buy it like we can with canadian beer... and bloody hell its tough... I have Timothy's withdrawl symptoms now just from you triggering that memory ... BTW About letting in anyone into the country... OK I can understand it for people... but did you have to let stoopid ass corporations like Starbucks in... BTW love Canadian tire as well... Funky name for a really good store, Starbucks is going to kill the Timothy's/Tim hortons just like it killed the mom and pop operations... Also funny is the point that It took so long to get to this point... When we start arguing we pretty much forget the important stuff... and people start defending everything... Lots of shaZam! about the US sucks ... BTW Beer... I like the watery beers more than the so called richer beer. I'd say only the stuff that isn't available in the other places widely can be said as salient points... otherwise... there'd be total chaos in teh argument... Bloody hell I think I should start a Timothy's franchaise in my front yard... and show people what good coffee tastes like.
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Quote from: frankieG

Quote from: seshadri_srinathMy point is...
... so why are Indians not killing each other in proportion being the most tightly populated place in the world... I dunno ... Cool.
Srinath.

one word, culture.

america has a culture of violence and weapons and unfortunately they have been exporting it.

Maybe yes on the culture thing, there is also the fact that India did have some decent leaders that said a bunch of stuff (Gandhi, Ramakrishna Paramahamsa, Vivekananda and others) that has come to be now accepted as universal truth... yea yea non violence etc... and since they never used it for for personal gain... and they followed it... its now universal, and fairly recent in people's memory... so they tend to grow up that way... but see that is the exact opposite of what is in the US and to a larger extent in Canada... There is very little diversity in India... everyone is that way... Canada and US are waaay too diverse with canada being more diverse than the US...
However there is also one other side that applies to India... If there was a choice between a thief and a cop, I'd take sides with the theif... cops are far worse... atleast in the India I know. Crime statistics are totally murky because I have seen situations where after a robbery in the house if you called the cops, the cops show up and say you'd have to buy us drinks for looking at your crime scene ... which is $$$ in India... Call a fire station when the house is on fire and the fire engines show up and demand money ... like lots of money for spraying the fire down ... so house breakin's and robberies and general crimes all go un reported... cos the damn cops are worse. Of course the crime rate is very very low, if no one will report them. Crime ... especially property and minor personal crime... like conk you and the head and take your wallet, or threaten women and take their jewellry ... is very very common in India ... It even has a name..."Chain Snatching" ... not somehitng a GS chain does when it gets old...  :lol:
Anyway... crime/violence exported from US... I doubt it... What US is exporting especially of late is huge disparities in income distribution... There is a glaring difference now, the India I grew up in was much better. What's worse the inflation rates are staggering... My Grandpa after having lived to 92 and worked nearly to 80 as an engineer no less, is now barely getting by... The first job I had in 1992 in India ... I made more money than he did in 6 months and I could buy far less ... Just sky rocketing costs and people being squeezed out of the market on everyhting ...
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Srinath.

Quote from: J-Loor what kind of stains you have in your underwear, or how many cows you've humped

Quote from: J-LoP.S. Wars are created by people REFUSING to see/respect other peoples VIEWS/BELIEFS. I can say what I want...it's my right. You can say what you want...it's your right. It's also my/your right to be WRONG, and to look like a jackass for being/refusing to admiit being wrong. I'm sure you've all heard that little saying about what happens when you ASSuME stuff....  
P.P.S. Can I get a hug? I want to feel the love in here again.

Um sorry, I don't hug cow humpers :nana:

But  :cheers:  to riding.  Aw heck :kiss: