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Post by Joe Durnavich on Mar 1, 2010 0:33:42 GMT -4
I have a serious problem. I cannot get the song O Canada out of my head. I heard it too many times today and now cannot shake it.
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Post by PhantomWolf on Mar 1, 2010 4:04:03 GMT -4
Perhaps this can help you....
or perhaps this....
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Post by LunarOrbit on Mar 1, 2010 8:27:51 GMT -4
I have a serious problem. I cannot get the song O Canada out of my head. I heard it too many times today and now cannot shake it. I suspect you'll be moving to Canada and applying for citizenship by the end of the week. Our plan worked!
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Post by Jason on Mar 1, 2010 12:38:30 GMT -4
The tune I'm stuck with is the national anthem of the Russian Federation, which they sang at the closing ceremonies last night. All of the verses, apparently (it went on for quite a while). Is it just me, or is it not seriously creepy that it's the same tune as the old Soviet Union anthem? Especially when it is sung at a ceremony that was in part honoring a fallen Georgian?
I can also honestly say that I've never seen anything quite like a bunch of mermaid maple leaves hanging over a stadium full of giant inflatable mounties, beavers, and flying moose.
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Post by laurel on Mar 1, 2010 12:51:10 GMT -4
That is one long anthem. I kept thinking of The Hunt For Red October.
Speaking of anthems, when the Canadian anthem was played at various times during the Olympics, I would stand up even though I was just watching in my living room. It just seemed like the thing to do. Is that strange?
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Post by Jason on Mar 1, 2010 12:58:21 GMT -4
Speaking of anthems, when the Canadian anthem was played at various times during the Olympics, I would stand up even though I was just watching in my living room. It just seemed like the thing to do. Is that strange? Only if you only ever did it during the Olympics. If you do it any time the anthem is played then I think that's just patriotism. Speaking of which, I liked that all the Canadian athletes on the podium seemed to really sing along with their anthem. A lot of athletes from other countries seem to at best mumble along (or, like the Norwegian guy who won last night, don't even open their mouth).
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Post by laurel on Mar 1, 2010 13:12:44 GMT -4
Speaking of which, I liked that all the Canadian athletes on the podium seemed to really sing along with their anthem. I like that too. It seems to be a relatively new thing, though, because I remember Canadian gold medalists not singing along with the anthem in previous Olympics.
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Post by Al Johnston on Mar 1, 2010 14:21:13 GMT -4
Is it just me, or is it not seriously creepy that it's the same tune as the old Soviet Union anthem? They changed to a different anthem in 1991, but reverted the tune back to the old Sovietski Soyuz shortly afterward. Presumably because no-one could remember the new tune as easily.
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Post by Jason on Mar 1, 2010 16:17:57 GMT -4
Is it just me, or is it not seriously creepy that it's the same tune as the old Soviet Union anthem? They changed to a different anthem in 1991, but reverted the tune back to the old Sovietski Soyuz shortly afterward. Presumably because no-one could remember the new tune as easily. Yeah, I knew that. I still find it creepy.
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Post by Ginnie on Mar 1, 2010 19:56:54 GMT -4
What is it with North American sports that they have such huge player rosters in proportion to the number of players on the field? In most sports most players spend the whole game (or nearly so) on the field, doing both attacking and defending work. But in ice hockey, baseball, American football and basketball, whole specialist teams seem to be the order of the day. Have you ever played hockey for three periods of twenty minutes each at full speed? The rosters have grown a bit in hockey over the years - thirty years ago players could do two, three and even four minute shifts. Now they're lucky if they're out more than a minute at a time. Generally, a hockey team will have about 22 players. Not everyone will play, for instance the backup goalie. Yes, some specialists (like the "enforcers") might only play two minutes a game or none at all if they're not needed. Others, like your top forward might play over twenty minutes. Defensemen might even play more than that.
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Post by Ginnie on Mar 1, 2010 19:57:44 GMT -4
I have a serious problem. I cannot get the song O Canada out of my head. I heard it too many times today and now cannot shake it. Personally, I hate that tune...
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Post by Ginnie on Mar 1, 2010 20:02:55 GMT -4
Perhaps this can help you.... or perhaps this.... Actually, most of what's in those videos is true, except I didn't like it when they compared our money with Monopoly money. Ever try to tell American money apart when you're in a dim bar? You don't know if you're paying three dollars or twenty dollars for a beer!
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Post by Ginnie on Mar 1, 2010 20:04:29 GMT -4
That is one long anthem. I kept thinking of The Hunt For Red October. Speaking of anthems, when the Canadian anthem was played at various times during the Olympics, I would stand up even though I was just watching in my living room. It just seemed like the thing to do. Is that strange? Yes it is. I used to hate it when they played the anthem in the theatres before the movie started.
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Post by PhantomWolf on Mar 1, 2010 20:07:32 GMT -4
Ever try to tell American money apart when you're in a dim bar? Even after 6 months of living there I had trouble telling the notes apart in a brightly lit supermarket. And as for their coins, what sort of crazyman makes their 10c SMALLER than their 5c?!?!?!?!? (heck our govt doesn't even believe that we need 1, 2, or 5c coins anymore.)
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Post by Ginnie on Mar 1, 2010 20:17:17 GMT -4
Ever try to tell American money apart when you're in a dim bar? Even after 6 months of living there I had trouble telling the notes apart in a brightly lit supermarket. And as for their coins, what sort of crazyman makes their 10c SMALLER than their 5c?!?!?!?!? (heck our govt doesn't even believe that we need 1, 2, or 5c coins anymore.) The nickels were made from nickel, the dime used to be made of silver. Our coins are the same size as the American ones - at least the penny, nickel, dime, and quarter. We've gotten rid of the one and two dollar bill - we now use coins - the Loonie ($1.00 - with an engraving, yes, of a loon on it) and the Twonie. There has been some talk of getting rid of the penny.
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