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Martha said:
Martha: The single most inspirational upset I have ever seen in my lifetime. As an old "sports junkie" that covers a lot of territory
If it had been cast as a movie, or a fictional book, nobody would have believed it!
The Russian team was considered the best hockey team in the world, and were regularly beating our NHL teams. Our Olympians were college kids, (no pros allowed in Olympic games during that time frame).
Set against the back-drop of the "Cold-War", it is easily the most emotional and unlikely ending I have ever been lucky enough to watch.
An aside. My wife was jumping around so much during that game that she sprained her ankle.
Thanks for the "memories"
Jarhead
Yeah, I know, miracle on ice, 1980, cold war, Russia. I was just trying to make fun of Canadians and there favorite passtime (after eating maple syrup and hunting caribou).
Zipper, I'm purty good at spellin. I thought it was obvious that I was using the southern US redneck vernacular spelling of "watching" when I wrote "watchin". I should have figured that little subtlety wouldn't be pick up on by a Canadien.
And maybe I am 15. Not that being 15 is an insult necessarily. But my profile says I'm 25 and I'm sticking to that story for now.
Zipper, I'm purty good at spellin. I thought it was obvious that I was using the southern US redneck vernacular spelling of "watching" when I wrote "watchin". I should have figured that little subtlety wouldn't be pick up on by a Canadien.
And maybe I am 15. Not that being 15 is an insult necessarily. But my profile says I'm 25 and I'm sticking to that story for now.
Zipper, thanks for the offer.
I was up in that area for a couple days a few years back. We went to Niagara Falls and crossed into the Canadian side for the day. We managed to win a total of $0.25 (Canadian) at your casino. Nice city though, from what we saw on foot. Pretty waterfall too. I bought some maple syrup in a maple leaf shaped bottle. I have now officially seen and consumed all that is Canada.
I was up in that area for a couple days a few years back. We went to Niagara Falls and crossed into the Canadian side for the day. We managed to win a total of $0.25 (Canadian) at your casino. Nice city though, from what we saw on foot. Pretty waterfall too. I bought some maple syrup in a maple leaf shaped bottle. I have now officially seen and consumed all that is Canada.
Ed_The_Gypsy
Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso) Give me a forum ...
An apology...
...to all Canadians and bosco in particular.
(Sorry I'm late. I have been incommunicado for many weeks.)
My statement was rude. My comment referred to the government of Canada, not the people.
It appears to me that the Crown doesn't believe that there is evil in the world. Policy seems to be: ignore it and we won't have to deal with it. It has been suggested (by others) that Canada is a haven for evil people. (I fit right in.
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I have not found this head-in-the-sand attitude to be widespread among adults I have met here in Canada. It is not unusual to find a disconnect between a government and its people, is it?
I feel entitled to make these comments because I am living and working in Canada and pay taxes here and they reflect my observations and experiences here. It has always struck me as poor manners for people who have never even set foot in my country feel free to say anything they want about it. I was brought up differently.
I don't remember making comments on the other subjects except the Canadian budget deficit. Canada DOESN'T HAVE a deficit, which I think is bloody marvellous! I put a large chunk of my overseas part of my retirement money into Fidelity's Canada Fund upon this discovery, partly as a commodity play on an economy that is fundamentally extraction-industry-based and on a roll, and partly because I feel that the US$ will continue to weaken due to our fiscally irresponsible central government.
I remember a tag line from an old BBS I used to frequent: "Canada doesn't work in theory, just in practice."
Cheers,
Ed The Gypsy,
Being panhandled by street people, but very politely, in the frozen north.
...to all Canadians and bosco in particular.
(Sorry I'm late. I have been incommunicado for many weeks.)
My statement was rude. My comment referred to the government of Canada, not the people.
It appears to me that the Crown doesn't believe that there is evil in the world. Policy seems to be: ignore it and we won't have to deal with it. It has been suggested (by others) that Canada is a haven for evil people. (I fit right in.
)I have not found this head-in-the-sand attitude to be widespread among adults I have met here in Canada. It is not unusual to find a disconnect between a government and its people, is it?
I feel entitled to make these comments because I am living and working in Canada and pay taxes here and they reflect my observations and experiences here. It has always struck me as poor manners for people who have never even set foot in my country feel free to say anything they want about it. I was brought up differently.
I don't remember making comments on the other subjects except the Canadian budget deficit. Canada DOESN'T HAVE a deficit, which I think is bloody marvellous! I put a large chunk of my overseas part of my retirement money into Fidelity's Canada Fund upon this discovery, partly as a commodity play on an economy that is fundamentally extraction-industry-based and on a roll, and partly because I feel that the US$ will continue to weaken due to our fiscally irresponsible central government.
I remember a tag line from an old BBS I used to frequent: "Canada doesn't work in theory, just in practice."
Cheers,
Ed The Gypsy,
Being panhandled by street people, but very politely, in the frozen north.
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