tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7530739.post8512041940809568856..comments2024-03-02T05:30:52.253-05:00Comments on Alternate Brain: Canada SpeaksFixerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09672137568947891733noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7530739.post-48375554011214038442012-10-30T19:03:43.719-04:002012-10-30T19:03:43.719-04:00Excellent story! Sneaky (and subtle) Canucks! Heh....Excellent story! Sneaky (and subtle) Canucks! Heh.Gordonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05772126106416366135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7530739.post-44407969903539409052012-10-30T17:01:52.483-04:002012-10-30T17:01:52.483-04:00Heh heh, good story Gordon!
I'm ex-Army mysel...Heh heh, good story Gordon!<br /><br />I'm ex-Army myself - we few, we happy few, and so forth.<br /><br />My dad was in the Canadian Navy in the 50s, at the tag end of the Korean War - gunnery radar in destroyers. He told me a story once about how he was on shore leave in Hong Kong, sitting at a table with his shipmates. An American at the bar saw they were Canadians and was getting very obnoxious about it, yelling crap about how we were colonials and a Queen told us what to do, etc..<br /><br />Instead of simply beating him up, the guys started buying him drinks to the point where he passed out. They took him to a tattoo parlour and had the artist do a big Union Jack and "GOD SAVE THE QUEEN" across his chest while he was unconscious, and left him there.<br /><br />Don't know if it's really true but it makes a good story anyhow.Brianhttp://brtrain.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7530739.post-75661125843463597932012-10-30T13:28:13.200-04:002012-10-30T13:28:13.200-04:00BTW, Brian, you might not have much of an army, bu...BTW, Brian, you might not have much of an army, but I am very impressed with your navy from personal experience. I was on liberty in San Diego with a fellow Marine who was a Canadian. We got to talking to a little Canadian sailor, looked like a fireplug with ears, drunker'n a skunk, neckerchief askew, mighta had his trousers on backwards. Heh. We were in civvies and he asked us what branch we were in. When we said Marines, his reply, with a big grin, was, "Good branch! Wanna fight?" I'll never forget that. Gordonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05772126106416366135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7530739.post-83425099594133689402012-10-30T13:18:27.233-04:002012-10-30T13:18:27.233-04:00I watched Red Green a few times. Don't remembe...I watched Red Green a few times. Don't remember much about it.<br /><br />I watched the entire 1st season of Corner Gas on DVD and can't wait to see the rest. I thought it was hilarious! I think your Midwest is a lot funnier than ours. Heh.Gordonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05772126106416366135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7530739.post-54603639859813591972012-10-30T12:10:50.646-04:002012-10-30T12:10:50.646-04:00Heh, thanks Gordon, glad you liked the comment!
I...Heh, thanks Gordon, glad you liked the comment!<br /><br />I've found not everyone likes Corner Gas. I think if you grew up in the Prairies you can really identify with it, otherwise perhaps not. <br /><br />What did you think of Red Green?<br />Briannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7530739.post-36983562394238557232012-10-30T12:07:04.438-04:002012-10-30T12:07:04.438-04:00I'll join you all up in Canada the second I fi...I'll join you all up in Canada the second I find a job up there. The Tea Party mentality (under its various guises) is a plague across this land.Karlohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15647211317186049289noreply@blogger.com