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Why does a Canadian singer (Simon Ward, The Strumbellas) have a US flag on the belt of his guitar?
That's really weird. Maybe we should all start noticing and writing them down and come up with a list of the codes!fresh_42 said:Why not. For a lame joke it is too long, and as @WWGD and me are regular participants here, it somehow fits. Could well play in NYC .
But if you think it's not appropriate I don't have to. It was just a random thought I had. From time to time it pops up in my mind.
I'll start with the first entry, so you can get an idea whether it's worth typing.
The Wallmart Conspiracy.
3/26. Wallmart is getting weird. As I was shopping this morning, I heard this message for the first time: "42, please 7". What does that mean? I quickly put down the dog brush, which I intended to buy for my retriever and left the store. Cameras everywhere.
3/27. Same thing in the food department: "20, please 20!". Strange: Immediately after the message, the woman at the butcher's counter accepted the customer complaint about the sausage without any objection. A coincidence?
<to be continued? (a dozen days)>
The story goes on a while and the consequences are accumulating. It's basically like watching someone developing a paranoia.Evo said:That's really weird. Maybe we should all start noticing and writing them down and come up with a list of the codes!
Politeness would be my best guess. Or maybe he, like many people ( incl. Canadians, apparently) , believefresh_42 said:Why does a Canadian singer (Simon Ward, The Strumbellas) have a US flag on the belt of his guitar?
fresh_42 said:Why not. For a lame joke it is too long, and as @WWGD and me are regular participants here, it somehow fits. Could well play in NYC .
But if you think it's not appropriate I don't have to. It was just a random thought I had. From time to time it pops up in my mind.
I'll start with the first entry, so you can get an idea whether it's worth typing.
The Wallmart Conspiracy.
3/26. Wallmart is getting weird. As I was shopping this morning, I heard this message for the first time: "42, please 7". What does that mean? I quickly put down the dog brush, which I intended to buy for my retriever and left the store. Cameras everywhere.
3/27. Same thing in the food department: "20, please 20!". Strange: Immediately after the message, the woman at the butcher's counter accepted the customer complaint about the sausage without any objection. A coincidence?
<to be continued? (a dozen days)>
Whoo-eee - to the Quebecois i knew, ' them's fightin words.'WWGD said:many people ( incl. Canadians, apparently) , believe
Canada is the U.S' 51st state.
Yea, I always reply, when they tell me they're Canadian: " I 've always wanted to visit our 51st State". I know they appreciate me the more for it. (Nasal) You know? ( Isn't the nasal " You Know?" the Yankee equivalent to the y'all ?)jim hardy said:Whoo-eee - to the Quebecois i knew, ' them's fightin words.'
Being from the South though i got a lot of mileage out of "Bonjour y'all, eh ?"
52nd. Especially you should know what the 51th is .WWGD said:Politeness would be my best guess. Or maybe he, like many people ( incl. Canadians, apparently) , believe
Canada is the U.S' 51st state.
fresh_42 said:52nd. Especially you should know what the 51th is .
Not sure, but I don't think it is such a good idea, they are broke at the moment. I doubt they are economically viable as an independent state at the moment.fresh_42 said:I meant PR - they already have a 2-letter code ... Haven't they had a poll recently about it?
"Betty, please... Please pick up, Betty, please."fresh_42 said:In bigger malls here, there are sometimes announcements to be heard over the speakers to call someone to the phone or to call service personal to give additional support at crowded stations and things like that. They usually communicate by codes like "42, please 7." Is it only here?
Yes, they are dependent on outlays by the Federal government, and, given they are part of the U.S, they likely get better treatment than foreign equivalents would get. BTW, strangely, AFAIK, NYC itself is also broke; simultaneously the epitome of capitalism and broke from providing welfare services they cannot afford.fresh_42 said:I guess their major debts are in the US anyway, not sure about it, but it'd make me wonder if not, so it's within the family and not much of a difference to now.
Believe me, the situation here with the national holiday is far worse. They changed it from a nice day in late spring to a rainy day in autumn, have chosen the "wrong" day to replace it, since the "correct" day had been impossible to chose.WWGD said:Still, I wonder how it was arrived at that July 4 is the day of Independence in the U.S; independence was _declared_ but not accomplished on the 4th. If I decide/declare today I will be rich at some point, I would not celebrate today as the day I _became_ rich.
But you have many, I guess, from 1871 and from 1990 with reunification, so I guess it is kind of confusing, especially since PMoscow was not the capital of PRussia (as Michelle PFeiffer said) , I can see why you are confused.fresh_42 said:Believe me, the situation here with the national holiday is far worse. They changed it from a nice day in late spring to a rainy day in autumn, have chosen the "wrong" day to replace it, since the "correct" day had been impossible to chose.
The declaration is enough. Sure, Great Britain might have disagreed with the sentiment, but the U.S. wasn't exactly waiting around for their permission.WWGD said:Still, I wonder how it was arrived at that July 4 is the day of Independence in the U.S; independence was _declared_ but not accomplished on the 4th. If I decide/declare today I will be rich at some point, I would not celebrate today as the day I _became_ rich.
At least they haven't chosen Dec.16th.collinsmark said:The declaration is enough. Sure, Great Britain might have disagreed with the sentiment, but the U.S. wasn't exactly waiting around for their permission.
It was voted on July 2 but signed on July 4. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Declaration_of_IndependenceWWGD said:Still, I wonder how it was arrived at that July 4 is the day of Independence in the U.S; independence was _declared_ but not accomplished on the 4th. If I decide/declare today I will be rich at some point, I would not celebrate today as the day I _became_ rich.
Some people in Northern California and Southern Oregon also talk of forming a new state (the state of Jefferson) because they feel their views are not well represented at the state level. These are areas of mountains, trees, and rivers. Probably won't happen.WWGD said:Long Island? NYC? I know some in LI want to secede, same for Staten Island.
The only reply Staten Island got when they declared their wish to secede was: "You're part of the City"? ( It is suburb-like, low-density compared to the rest of the city).BillTre said:It was voted on July 2 but signed on July 4.
I recall hearing that signing the document was considered a big deal since the Brits would have killed anyone who signed it. But they would probably have killed any rebellious people anyway, signers or not.
John Adams thought July 2 was the big day.
The signed copy was used a lot in publicity afterwards, which may be the reason that the 4th is celebrated.Some people in Northern California and Southern Oregon also talk of forming a new state (the state of Jefferson) because they feel their views are not well represented at the state level. These are areas of mountains, trees, and rivers. Probably won't happen.
Some people in the western part of Lane county, within Oregon, where I live want to succeed from the county and form a new county (this has actually happened a few times in Oregon). This is more probable, but still unlikely.
fresh_42 said:I meant PR - they already have a 2-letter code ... Haven't they had a poll recently about it?
What if they conducted a poll and nobody came? I guess.dkotschessaa said:It's a farce they conduct every several years and hardly anybody turns out to vote. Most are not in favor. (My wife's mother was a huge part of the independista movement).
WWGD said:I keep trying to focus, but the triple bacon sandwich keeps calling my name...