I hate Westjet with a passion that I can't properly describe!
The Super Dooper Canadian Thread (now with 47% more Canadian Bacon)
I was sold on it when it turned out it was ORIGINALLY gender-neutral, but was changed near one of the wars way back when. But I agree on the grammar. C'mon!
I'd love to sing "thou dost in us command" or even "you do in us command".
Obviously the national anthem should be changed: to the Maple Leaf Forever.
If it wasn't for the copyright issues, I think it would have been changed to "The Good Ol' Hockey Game" YEARS ago.
Our anthem is terrible. It is one of the worst national anthems in the world. Possibly the worst. I can't think of one I like less. The Maple Leaf Forever is catchier, it has better lyrics (either the original lyrics or the 1980 rewrite), and it's easier to sing.
It's banal. It's nothing. It's so bland.
Come on:
This is non-threatening, patriotic, more singable, etc.
And the French version of O Canada - which is the original - is lyrically better, but the tune is unchanged:
Ô Canada!
Terre de nos aïeux,
Ton front est ceint de fleurons glorieux!
Car ton bras sait porter l'épée,
Il sait porter la croix!
Ton histoire est une épopée
Des plus brillants exploits.
Et ta valeur, de foi trempée,
Protégera nos foyers et nos droits.
Protégera nos foyers et nos droits.
Yes, it feels Canadian to me. Even more so since there are those of us like Chad who find it bland, or want it to be more like what the Americans have.
Even though I'm an American, the Canadian anthem holds a special place in my heart.
...but that's mainly because the Summer camp I went to used the melody and most of the lyrics for their camp anthem.
--Patrick
...but that's mainly because the Summer camp I went to used the melody and most of the lyrics for their camp anthem.
--Patrick
Hey sometimes I use salt when boiling my potatoes.
You're bluffing and we all know it.
America is, like, fine. Their national anthem is okay, but it's nothing special.
Great anthems include France:
Russia:
God damn. So GOOD!
I may be a bad patriot, but good lord, man. That's beyond the pale.
It's a poem set to the melody of a drinking song.
You left out probably the best known performance of our time.
--Patrick
I know something real bad happened but I have to ask.
They did a GREAT job of it in The Hunt for Red October:
The whole scene with the leadup and all. I particularly like how they get "better" (more reverb, etc) once the Captain starts singing.
*ahem* Attention Canada. This is a birthmark on my knee. As you can see, it is shaped like the province of Prince Edward Island.
Therefore, I have proclaimed myself The Islander Chosen One.
I may have gone a little mad after making this proclamation (click on the date to see the whole Twitter chain).
Therefore, I have proclaimed myself The Islander Chosen One.
I may have gone a little mad after making this proclamation (click on the date to see the whole Twitter chain).
At least he'd be the king of people. PEI has about 75 people living on it.
Only one person rules on PEI, and that's Anne Shirley.
Also,
Maybe he's really Abe Froman, the Sausage King of Chicago!
Also,
I know someone who thought Anne of Green Gables was a real person...
Did they think it was autobiographical, like the Laura Ingalls Wilder series? Because...it's a bit far-fetched.