Beavers can’t cut it as national emblem, but polar bears can, senator says

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Malthus

#30
October 28, 2011, 03:01:53 PM
Quote from: Viking on October 28, 2011, 02:53:22 PM
Why not use both?

Heh, guys who are into bears and guys who are into beaver just don't get along ...  :D
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garbon

#31
October 28, 2011, 03:10:40 PM
Quote from: Malthus on October 28, 2011, 03:01:53 PM
Quote from: Viking on October 28, 2011, 02:53:22 PM
Why not use both?

Heh, guys who are into bears and guys who are into beaver just don't get along ...  :D

Why not? It isn't like they are competing.
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DGuller

#32
October 28, 2011, 03:15:51 PM
What about polar bear with a beaver? :unsure:

garbon

#33
October 28, 2011, 03:37:14 PM
Quote from: DGuller on October 28, 2011, 03:15:51 PM
What about polar bear with a beaver? :unsure:

Nice of you to speak for old transexuals.
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Sheilbh

#34
October 28, 2011, 06:06:12 PM
Quote from: jimmy olsen on October 28, 2011, 02:05:09 PM
Quote from: Jacob on October 28, 2011, 01:50:47 PM
Quote from: Malthus on October 28, 2011, 01:45:12 PMYou are missing the joke ...

You think so? Tim? That's so out of character for him....
People say that a lot but about me but it's just not true. I get the joke, but if I disagree with one of the premises I'm going to object. I don't care if it's a joke. It doesn't matter if it was hilarious, and the party being made fun deserves it.

The intent of Malthus's post was obvious. Canadian senators could be the laziest motherfuckers in the history of humanity and deserve not one dime of their salary. Neither of those things matter to me. If I object to the labeling of Polar bears 'scavengers' in a pejorative way, then I'm going to make my objective known. And if people want to whine at me for "not getting the joke" or for "nit picking" I don't give a damn, they can go fuck themselves.
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jimmy olsen

#35
October 28, 2011, 08:14:27 PM
...Thank You?
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Capetan Mihali

#36
October 28, 2011, 08:31:28 PM
Quote from: jimmy olsen on October 28, 2011, 02:05:09 PM
Quote from: Jacob on October 28, 2011, 01:50:47 PM
Quote from: Malthus on October 28, 2011, 01:45:12 PMYou are missing the joke ...

You think so? Tim? That's so out of character for him....
People say that a lot but about me but it's just not true. I get the joke, but if I disagree with one of the premises I'm going to object. I don't care if it's a joke. It doesn't matter if it was hilarious, and the party being made fun deserves it.

The intent of Malthus's post was obvious. Canadian senators could be the laziest motherfuckers in the history of humanity and deserve not one dime of their salary. Neither of those things matter to me. If I object to the labeling of Polar bears 'scavengers' in a pejorative way, then I'm going to make my objective known. And if people want to whine at me for "not getting the joke" or for "nit picking" I don't give a damn, they can go fuck themselves.

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Zoupa

#37
October 28, 2011, 09:14:20 PM
I like Tim. Always have.  :hug:

jimmy olsen

#38
October 28, 2011, 10:12:00 PM
It is far better for the truth to tear my flesh to pieces, then for my soul to wander through darkness in eternal damnation.

Jet: So what kind of woman is she? What's Julia like?
Faye: Ordinary. The kind of beautiful, dangerous ordinary that you just can't leave alone.
Jet: I see.
Faye: Like an angel from the underworld. Or a devil from Paradise.
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Tonitrus

#39
October 28, 2011, 10:20:43 PM
Polar bears are fine and all, but the beaver is the better choice.

Ed Anger

#40
October 29, 2011, 07:12:07 AM
Shake that Bear.
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garbon

#41
October 30, 2011, 04:21:49 PM
I never knew our Canadians were such fervent supporters of beavers.
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Ideologue

#42
October 30, 2011, 04:48:35 PM
Quote from: JacobI don't know, I think an industrious, adaptable survivor is a pretty good symbol, especially compared to one that face extinction as its habitat is reduced.

A polar bear is a good symbol for a country with pretentions of being a 'big power' but not for Canada. We have neither the population nor the military budget to be embody a 'polar bear' symbol.

If we want a symbol more muscular than a beaver, hockey players and lumberjacks will do just fine as a supplement to (not replacement of) beavers.

Maybe Canadians can use an F-18 as their symbol.
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Capetan Mihali

#43
October 30, 2011, 04:57:00 PM
Quote from: Jacob on October 28, 2011, 11:33:15 AMhockey players and lumberjacks

So in other words, bears?
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Neil

#44
October 30, 2011, 05:13:19 PM
Quote from: Ideologue on October 30, 2011, 04:48:35 PM
Quote from: JacobI don't know, I think an industrious, adaptable survivor is a pretty good symbol, especially compared to one that face extinction as its habitat is reduced.

A polar bear is a good symbol for a country with pretentions of being a 'big power' but not for Canada. We have neither the population nor the military budget to be embody a 'polar bear' symbol.

If we want a symbol more muscular than a beaver, hockey players and lumberjacks will do just fine as a supplement to (not replacement of) beavers.
Maybe Canadians can use an F-18 as their symbol.
Why would we do that?  The F-18 is unimpressive.

Besides, our human mascot is a Mountie.
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