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The "Ask a Canadian" Thread
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coffeeman



Joined: 24 Nov 2005
Location: Korea

PostPosted: Tue Apr 25, 2006 4:27 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

[quote="canuck in Ansan"

OK though, here's a question to other Canadians, or anyone else who might have some insight: Why is it that most Celine Dion fans are NOT Canadian?

I have no facts to back up this statement, it's just an observation[/quote]

Well, I don't like her for this reason, Before she broke into the American market she won an award for an English language cd (she got her start singing in French) on some Quebec award show (called The Felix awards?). Anyway, she renounced her status as a Canadian on national TV and said "I am Quebecoise, not Canadienne,") She had won the award for Best Canadian or Foreign Album. That pissed off a lot of Canadians.
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Moldy Rutabaga



Joined: 01 Jul 2003
Location: Ansan, Korea

PostPosted: Tue Apr 25, 2006 6:20 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

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Why is it that most Celine Dion fans are NOT Canadian?


1. People in other countries don't know about her creepy January-November marriage.
2. Her figure, which only suits men in cultures where a pencil is erotic.
3. People in other countries didn't have to hear bleeding "My heart will go on" 746,288 times on their radio stations.

Ken:>
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The Hammer



Joined: 18 Jan 2003
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PostPosted: Thu Apr 27, 2006 6:41 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

What are the top 5 Canadian companies by revenue?
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The Hammer



Joined: 18 Jan 2003
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PostPosted: Thu Apr 27, 2006 6:45 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

What can you tell us about Canada's Joint Task Force 2?


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Yu_Bum_suk



Joined: 25 Dec 2004

PostPosted: Thu Apr 27, 2006 11:35 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

The Hammer wrote:
What are the top 5 Canadian companies by revenue?


BCE, RBC, CIBC, Bank of Montreal, Thompson Group (net revenue).
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Yu_Bum_suk



Joined: 25 Dec 2004

PostPosted: Thu Apr 27, 2006 11:40 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

The Hammer wrote:
What can you tell us about Canada's Joint Task Force 2?




Based at Dwyer Hill Training Centre, Ottawa, JTF-2 was created in 1993 to replace an RCMP counter-terrorist unit. Believed to be between 300-600 strong, it consists of forces drawn from all three of Canada's defence arms. Rumours are that JTF-2 members have been deployed to Bosnia and Afghanistan.
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dcrayne



Joined: 25 Nov 2004

PostPosted: Sun Apr 30, 2006 6:28 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

I'm just wondering if you use the metric system with beer? For example, a 12 pack in the U.S. would be 30 metric beers in Canada.
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Hanson



Joined: 20 Oct 2004

PostPosted: Sun Apr 30, 2006 7:45 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

RACETRAITOR wrote:
flotsam wrote:
New Question:

Did I spell took correctly?

(Guess who has a long lunch break today...)


Not even close.

Toque.

Ok, I've had enough of this!

It's tuque - T-U-Q-U-E!!!

Toque sounds like what you'd do to a joint!
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Canucksaram



Joined: 29 Apr 2003

PostPosted: Sun Apr 30, 2006 8:41 am    Post subject: Spellings differ. Reply with quote

Hanson, not so.

A tuque (Canadian French: tuque, also spelled toque in English) is a knitted hat, originally usually of wool though now often of synthetic fibers, that is designed to provide warmth in winter. All tuques are tapered and brimless, and they are often topped with a pompon. The tuque is usually considered Canada's or Quebec's national winter hat, much like the Russian fur hat.

Canadian variant: In Canada, a toque or tuque (IPA /tuk/) is a knit winter hat, originally a French-Canadian woolen hat. This "fashion" originated when coureurs des bois kept their woollen nightcaps on for warmth during cold winter days. The Canadian Oxford Dictionary regards the use of toque for this hat to be assimilated from the etymologically unrelated French word tuque.
(See: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toque.)



Cheers,

-Canucksaram
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Bulsajo



Joined: 16 Jan 2003

PostPosted: Sun Apr 30, 2006 9:55 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Yu_Bum_suk wrote:
Based at Dwyer Hill Training Centre, Ottawa, JTF-2

Not for very much longer.
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Yu_Bum_suk



Joined: 25 Dec 2004

PostPosted: Sun Apr 30, 2006 4:54 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Bulsajo wrote:
Yu_Bum_suk wrote:
Based at Dwyer Hill Training Centre, Ottawa, JTF-2

Not for very much longer.


Where are they going?
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Bulsajo



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PostPosted: Sun Apr 30, 2006 5:11 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

No one knows for sure (well, O'Connor's staff probably know), but it's highly unlikely they'll stay at Dwyer Hill very much longer. Now that the election is over it's more likely than ever that they'll go to Petawawa.
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Hanson



Joined: 20 Oct 2004

PostPosted: Sun Apr 30, 2006 6:19 pm    Post subject: Re: Spellings differ. Reply with quote

Canucksaram wrote:
Hanson, not so.

A tuque (Canadian French: tuque, also spelled toque in English) is a knitted hat, originally usually of wool though now often of synthetic fibers, that is designed to provide warmth in winter. All tuques are tapered and brimless, and they are often topped with a pompon. The tuque is usually considered Canada's or Quebec's national winter hat, much like the Russian fur hat.

Canadian variant: In Canada, a toque or tuque (IPA /tuk/) is a knit winter hat, originally a French-Canadian woolen hat. This "fashion" originated when coureurs des bois kept their woollen nightcaps on for warmth during cold winter days. The Canadian Oxford Dictionary regards the use of toque for this hat to be assimilated from the etymologically unrelated French word tuque.
(See: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toque.)



Cheers,

-Canucksaram


Ok, but it still sounds and feels wrong to me. Of course, that's probably my French-Canadian roots talking. Confused
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igotthisguitar



Joined: 08 Apr 2003
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PostPosted: Wed May 31, 2006 12:03 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Despite Combat Deaths, Canada "Not at War" in Kandahar: Defence Minister
Tue May 30, 06:37 PM EST
By Jim Bronskill

OTTAWA (CP) - Canada is not at war in Afghanistan, says Defence Minister Gordon O'Connor.

Fighting violent insurgents is just one task among many for Canadian soldiers trying to bring stability to the troubled country, O'Connor told a Commons committee Tuesday.

"The military has to conduct a range of activities," he said under questioning from MPs.

"I don't consider this war."

Since 2002, 16 Canadian soldiers and one diplomat have been killed in Afghanistan.
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Haggard



Joined: 28 Jun 2003

PostPosted: Wed May 31, 2006 1:51 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Which of the following is most embarrassing to a Canadian:

1) The I Am Canadian Molson commercial -- proudly displaying a desperate insecurity and childish plea for recognition -- becoming a national phenomenon.

2) Seeing so many Maple Leafs on backpacks.

3) The Canada Kicks Ass website.

4) The fact that Canadians found Rick Mercer's Talking to Americans funny because it supposedly exposed American "ignorance," despite the fact that it was actually a sadly embarrassing commentary about how irrelevant and unimportant Canada is to Americans.

5) Barenaked Ladies/Tragically Hip

6) All of the above



Thanks for your help citizens of Canadia!
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