SiamSam Posted July 1, 2012 Share Posted July 1, 2012 90 years and 362 days after the United States declared independence Canada became a country on July 01, 1867. We're 145 years old today. Happy Canada Day Quote Link to comment
duke007 Posted July 1, 2012 Share Posted July 1, 2012 Bloody you are very young chap's compared to us here in Blighty Have a nice day Sam & rxp Quote Link to comment
KenW Posted July 2, 2012 Share Posted July 2, 2012 Happy 145th Sam. EDIT: Oops, I see it was yesterday. Happy 145th yesterday Sam. Quote Link to comment
rxpharm Posted July 2, 2012 Share Posted July 2, 2012 Thanks for the Canada Day wishes, guys! When in Canada, the day is often taken for granted, but when working ex-pat and the organization does a special celebration - I've begun to appreciate it more! Quote Link to comment
JaiDee Posted July 2, 2012 Share Posted July 2, 2012 Happy Birthday to a great country, with very liberal and open-minded people! The place to the south of you could lean a lot from you folks. Quote Link to comment
deepthroat Posted July 2, 2012 Share Posted July 2, 2012 Happy birthday to our 51st State Quote Link to comment
KenW Posted July 2, 2012 Share Posted July 2, 2012 Happy 145th Sam. EDIT: Oops, I see it was yesterday. Happy 145th yesterday Sam. And to rx too. I didn't know you were a Cnuk as well. Quote Link to comment
SiamSam Posted July 2, 2012 Author Share Posted July 2, 2012 Happy birthday to our 51st State You wish! We kicked your ass in 1812 and we'll do it again if you don't start showing some respect you Montanian mouthy moron. Quote Link to comment
duke007 Posted July 2, 2012 Share Posted July 2, 2012 Happy birthday to our 51st State What yer talking about, its part of the Commonwealth Quote Link to comment
Jimslim Posted July 2, 2012 Share Posted July 2, 2012 Have a good day guys . The world's best Canadian ........ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ihBRiHTaMQ Quote Link to comment
deepthroat Posted July 2, 2012 Share Posted July 2, 2012 Is that excluding Celine Dion then Jim? Quote Link to comment
JaiDee Posted July 2, 2012 Share Posted July 2, 2012 Happy birthday to our 51st State I always thought that was Israel? I spent 9 months in 2010 and 2011 as a semi-resident of that fine country, and enjoyed it thoroughly. Imagine, a north american country where the people are friendly and smiling and the people aren't fat nor speak spanish! Quote Link to comment
Jimslim Posted July 3, 2012 Share Posted July 3, 2012 Is that excluding Celine Dion then Jim? Yeh DT her music lacked a certain depth and feeling after she straightened her teeth . Quote Link to comment
deepthroat Posted July 3, 2012 Share Posted July 3, 2012 You wish! We kicked your ass in 1812 and we'll do it again if you don't start showing some respect you Montanian mouthy moron. And to think I assumed you were making this all up! There was a Canada Day special on PBS last night, and they talked about some battles in 1813 where the US forces invaded Canada. Although the Canadian militias were outmanned something like 5 to 1 the invaders were repulsed, primarily because the US forces were led by incompetent Generals. One was doped up on laudenum and never even went to his own front lines, the other was led by an asshat that was Court Martialed afterward. The Canadian forces weren't the target of our raids, it was the British of course, but the C'nucks sided with the Brits as they were the lesser of two evils. It was said to be the first time that the disparate populations of C'nuckland all pulled together for a common cause - Canadians, French Canadians, German Canadians, etc etc. They also said that these battles loom large in Canadian history, and created a "myth" that wasn't dispelled until WWI that the militias would be able to defend Canada's interests no matter what. And that the battles are remembered to this day in Canadian history and folklore, whereas in the USA they were forgotten as quickly as possible. Absolutely true, as I'd never even known of these losses to C'nuck farmers armed with muskets and pitchforks, and I'm a historian by nature. 1 Quote Link to comment
SiamSam Posted July 3, 2012 Author Share Posted July 3, 2012 The event was called the "War of 1812" and went on until 1814 I believe. There were many battles on the borders of Quebec, New Brunswick, Ontario and of course the Great Lakes. Not only did the British get help from Canadians of all stripes and languages but also from the natives who by this time absolutely hated the yanks. The reason the US Presidential Palace (as it was then called) is now painted white and called the "White House" is because during the War of 1812 the Canadians burnt it down. The black remaining structure was rebuilt and painted white to hide the charred remnants. The US history books tend to forget events like this. I guess some Canadian producer made the PBS program. 1 Quote Link to comment
deepthroat Posted July 3, 2012 Share Posted July 3, 2012 We've always heard that the Brits burned the Palace down during the War of 1812. Never even knew any hosers were involved. Quote Link to comment
katana57 Posted July 4, 2012 Share Posted July 4, 2012 Sorry,I just couldn't resist it Quote Link to comment
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