Calling All Canadians!

[Shawn Kehoe]

Hey,

I am also a Haligonian - originally from outside of Dartmouth, but now living in the big bad Halifax itself. Then again, I suppose we all are since the amalgamation.

Best moment in Canadian history? Eh, for pride I would probably elect something like Vimy Ridge. For tweaking our friends south of the border, it's a harder choice - Creating basketball? Inventing Superman? Or maybe just burning down the White House during the War of 1812?

-Shawn

 

[storyguide3]

St. John's, NL here.

History Moment: The Newfoundland Regiment at Beaumont Hamel, 1st Day of the Somme offensive. Not technically Canadian history as Newfoundland was a separate country then, but an important (and tragic) part of the WWI events that eventually lead to Confederation with Canada.

 

[Biohazard]

Kelowna, British Columbia, originally.

My favorite moment: War of 1812. Why? Cuz we kicked the Americans' asses!

 

[Biohazard]

I'm from Trois-Rivières, Québec. I don't have any favorite canadian moment... I guess I probably have one, but can't think of any and don't really care

Yup, you're definitely from Quebec.

 

[Teflon Billy]

...I'd say either torching the White House in 1812 (Sweet) or the 2002 Women's Hockey.

Haley Wickenheiser talking to the CBC Announcer after the win was fantastic!

Announcer: "Haley, how did you feel with the 13-2 Penalty deficit the Canadian team was playing under."

Wickenheiser: "It was pathetic! the level of bias in the officating was unbleievable. I can only thank my teammates for being so fantastic that they managed to pull off the win even though we were playing shorthanded for a full period and the ref was the American's extra man on the ice."

The American team had a Canadian flag on the floor of their dressing room, which they would walk across on their way to the ice...Haley had some choice comments on that front as well...

Haley: "I'd just like to say to the Americans, that we hear you have one of our flags in your posession. The girls and I were wondering if you'd like it autographed by some Gold Medalists?"

Man, I had never been so hot for a non-lipstick lesbian in my life

 

[Chainsaw Mage]

Man, I had never been so hot for a non-lipstick lesbian in my life

As cool as she is, it would take WAAAAAAAY more than that to get me hot for her. I think I'd need a forklift to get it up for a female hockey player.

Now a female swimmer, on the other hand...

 

[Knightfall]

Ambrus - drop by the ENnies booth - you'll be able to meet many of the ENWorlders there, and directions will be posted there to the Canadiana Suite.

So Hellhound, how did the Canadiana Suite go at Gen Con Indy? Details for us poor saps who couldn't go, please.

Cheers!

KF72

 

[Teflon Billy]

As cool as she is, it would take WAAAAAAAY more than that to get me hot for her. I think I'd need a forklift to get it up for a female hockey player...

She is also the only woman in international hockey to have been ejected from a game for dropping the gloves on a Russian

Man...I might go enter Hayley wickenheiser in that "History's Greatest Canadian" contest that Molson is having

 

[devilbat]

Yet Another Winnipegger here. Glad to see there are so many of us.

So many great Canadian moments have been stated, so instead I'll add some some things I have appreciated about our country.

Seeing the Tragically Hip on Saturday Night live.
Pamela Anderson
One half of the Blues Brothers
The Avro Arrow
The best gamers I've ever played with are all Canadians. You made me proud at multiple Gencons

 

[Algolei]

*sigh* Winnipegger here, too. Transcona, to be specific. Why are there so many of us here? Don't we have jobs to go to??

I guess my favourite moment in our history might be the adoption of the Canadian flag--just a few days after I was born. I don't really remember it, but I hear it was a pretty cool day.

Of course, there were lots of other good moments. Burning down the white house, for instance. Ah yes, good times, good times....

Incidentally, for those of us happy Canadians who think we won the War of 1812: Careful! A lot of Americans think they won. Most historians, I think, would be willing to say it was actually a draw. Both sides accomplished enough of their goals to declare victory. (And I ain't saying that 'cause I "like" Americans. Ew! Stinky people! I hear they all touch themselves at night!)

Incidentally, I'll never make it to GenCon, for one simple reason: I'm not allowed across the border anymore.