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<blockquote data-quote="Belegbeth" data-source="post: 1695330" data-attributes="member: 17228">How's it going, eh? Let's see: born in Calgary, raised in London (the faux one in Ontario, with its own faux Thames and faux Covent Gardens), and then spent many years in Toronto (went to U of T for BA).&nbsp; It has been many years since I lived in the Great White North (went to England and then the States for grad school).&nbsp; I now live in San Francisco, but may be moving back north soon, as my current job will be over in one year.Favourite moment in Canadian history: I remember that the first time I was proud to be a Canadian was when, as a young child, I followed Terry Fox's run on television. (BTW what is with so many Canadians puffing out their chests over the War of 1812?&nbsp; We weren't even a bloody country then!&nbsp; It is like the Americans swelling with pride over the French and Indian War.&nbsp; And the inhabitants of British North America had NOTHING to do with the burning of the White House.&nbsp; Also, what is with this &quot;not taking part in the Iraq war&quot; nonsense?&nbsp; I hate to burst your bubble lads, but we DID take part in that war -- Canadians served in British and American units during that conflict as part of &quot;military exchanges,&quot; Canadian personnel in Afghanistan provided support for coalition troops, etc.&nbsp; I for one am proud of the role they played.&nbsp; In any case, statements like these are incendiary and clearly violate the &quot;no politics&quot; rule of ENWorld!)&nbsp;&nbsp; Greatest cultural achievement: SCTV!&nbsp; The first season has been released on DVD, and I have spent the past week enjoying those episodes.&nbsp; Pure genius.&nbsp; It is amazing how I still know half the lines.&nbsp; &quot;Forget about it Johnny, it's Polynesian Town.&quot;&nbsp;<img src="http://www.enworld.org/forum/images/smilies/laugh.png"&nbsp; class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":lol:" title="Laughing&nbsp; &nbsp; :lol:" data-shortname=":lol:" />[Edit: small addition.]</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Belegbeth, post: 1695330, member: 17228"] How's it going, eh? Let's see: born in Calgary, raised in London (the faux one in Ontario, with its own faux Thames and faux Covent Gardens), and then spent many years in Toronto (went to U of T for BA). It has been many years since I lived in the Great White North (went to England and then the States for grad school). I now live in San Francisco, but may be moving back north soon, as my current job will be over in one year. Favourite moment in Canadian history: I remember that the first time I was proud to be a Canadian was when, as a young child, I followed Terry Fox's run on television. (BTW what is with so many Canadians puffing out their chests over the War of 1812? We weren't even a bloody country then! It is like the Americans swelling with pride over the French and Indian War. And the inhabitants of British North America had NOTHING to do with the burning of the White House. Also, what is with this "not taking part in the Iraq war" nonsense? I hate to burst your bubble lads, but we DID take part in that war -- Canadians served in British and American units during that conflict as part of "military exchanges," Canadian personnel in Afghanistan provided support for coalition troops, etc. I for one am proud of the role they played. In any case, statements like these are incendiary and clearly violate the "no politics" rule of ENWorld!) Greatest cultural achievement: SCTV! The first season has been released on DVD, and I have spent the past week enjoying those episodes. Pure genius. It is amazing how I still know half the lines. "Forget about it Johnny, it's Polynesian Town." :lol: [Edit: small addition.] [/QUOTE]

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