Very interesting train going South

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Saw a Very long train this afternoon Far north east Maine. Its going south from Canada. Train is long enough for me to run inside and grab a camera, and catch some good pics. Markings on the very open cargo Black Maple Leaf. No People I could see but a lot of hardware. Watch your local rail line on N.E. Coast.

-- Kelly"s Hero (Train W@tcher.com), April 28, 1999

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What's up with a BLACK maple leaf?

-- SCOTTY (BLehman202@aol.com), April 28, 1999.

My sources in Ottawa (Ennui-by-the-Rideau) tell me that it is part of a secret Canadian plan to annex the US. While the elephant is distracted by events large and small (Kosovo; the Oral Office; etc.) the mouse is quietly shipping south special items injurious to the American way of wife. Such items include: irony, satire, reticence, socialized medicine, shame etc.

Double agents are currently at work quietly undermining all things American. Look over your shoulder - you never know when a Canadian will be there. Look - there's Peter Jennings. And JK Galbraith. Oh, there's William Shatner (OK - we're not proud of that one).

Be afraid, be very afraid.

-Keep your head up-

-- Johnny Canuck (nospam@eh.com), April 28, 1999.


"American way of *wife*"??

Hmmm, I hope our double agents can spell better than I can.

s/b "way of life"

l & w are a long way apart on the keyboard.....paging Dr Freud.....

-- Johnny Canuck (nospam@eh.com), April 28, 1999.


Johnny: Brilliant!

-- Old Git (anon@spamproblems.com), April 28, 1999.

...and you forgot Alex Trabeck and Michael J. Fox, as well as the McKenzie Brothers.

When the RCMP starts lobbing mortar-fired Molson's across the border, I'll start worrying in earnest. Eh?

Keep your stick on the ice.

-- Night (y2k_nightmare@my-dejanews.com), April 28, 1999.



I rejoiced after divorcing my American way of wife.

-- PNG (png@gol.com), April 28, 1999.

Truly new conspiracy has been birthed in these esoteric environs. eh?

-- David (C.D@I.N), April 28, 1999.

Oh, so that explains Shania Twain's cross-over success?!?!?!?

-- madeline (runner@bcpl.net), April 28, 1999.

Hey - you might as well make the double agents good looking. [g]

-- Johnny Canuck (nospam@eh.com), April 28, 1999.

I warned Robert what would happen if he kept rubbing it in about the temp differences between AB and GA, but would he listen? Oh, no!

-- Tricia the Canuck (jayles@telusplanet.net), April 28, 1999.


The Canadian influx of musician double-agents started years ago, first with Anne Murray and then hairy crooner Gino Vanelli. Later, in a devious attempt to destroy rock-and-roll music forever, the evil Canadians sent forth the band Loverboy, a bunch of thirty-plus perverts singing about hot teenage love. Loverboy has now taken their operations to a grass-roots level, playing at County Fairs and Rib Cook-Offs all around the nation.

Please take Shatner back. Haven't we suffered enough?

My neighbors are Canadian. You can be damn sure I'll be keeping a close eye on them.

-- CJS (CJS@CJS.com), April 28, 1999.


Canada exporting shame? Hope they have enough to go round. We have substantial regional deficits.

-- Tom Carey (tomcarey@mindspring.com), April 28, 1999.

No, Madeline. I don't think anything could explain Shania Twain's crossover success other than she's one hot babe.

K.D. Lang's "crossover success", on the other hand...no...not even on my best skirt day...

-- Night (y2k_nightmare@my-dejanews.com), April 28, 1999.


NIGHT: You do NOT want to go down THAT road!!!!LOL!!!!!

Removing the forum's colective tongue from its colective cheek, the blakc maple leaves just MIGHT be in subdued colors??? Hmmmmm??

Chuck the kill-joy thread killer (I've killed a couple the last few days)

-- chuck, a Night Driver (rienzoo@en.com), April 29, 1999.


Me to wife: Wow, do I ever like Shania Twain.

Wife to me: What song of hers is your favourite.

Me to wife: Oh, is she a singer?

Anyway...........You oldtimers hear remember that I warned you about Canada's plan to annex the USA about a year ago........many of you laughed.....HAhahahahaheeeheeeheeeheee.......

Now you see our train and it's toooooooooooo late.

Those of you that wouldn't mail me a check for only $99.95 (US dollars of course) to ensure that your community would be safe are now probably shaking in your boots.

Prepare for the worst.........we're setting up large speakers on the 49th parallel and will be harassing you with Anne Murray songs at very loud volumes.........think Waco.

Also, although I may be revealing state secrets here, i can't help but have a certain smug look on my face when I think about how our submarine fleet will soon have Florida in her sights. Granted, we only have 3 subs, and they are currently used for taking tourists on five minute cruises in the pond in West Edmonton Mall, but by golly they're a pretty yellow color and can make dolphins flee in terror.

Well enough forewarning for now. Excuse me while I send my photo to your mint........soon my picture will be gracing all your twenty dollar bills.

-- Craig (craig@ccinet.ab.ca), April 29, 1999.



O Canada! Our home and native land! True patriot love in all thy sons command.

With glowing hearts we see thee rise, The True North strong and free!

From far and wide, O Canada, we stand on guard for thee.

God keep our land glorious and free! O Canada, we stand on guard for thee.

O Canada, we stand on guard for thee.

-- helping Craig (eh@eh.eh), April 29, 1999.


Sorry Kelly that no one took you seriously, but the resulting banter sure put a smile on my face. Maybe not what you envisioned when you posted, but we all need some laughter in the face of what may be. Thanks for all the laughs folks, especially the french ones considering I am of total French decent coming from the Canadian Capitol of Maine, Biddeford.

-- Diane (prepare@highlandtraders.com), April 29, 1999.

Any cuntry that can actually get it's citizens to sing "We stand on guard for thee" has done something RIGHT!!

JMNTBHO

C

-- chuck, a Night Driver (rienzoo@en.com), April 29, 1999.


D@@N@@ !! That is NOT what I meant to send. Any COUNTRY .... I hate it when that happens.

ED???? PHILL??? HELP???? chuck

-- chuck, a Night Driver (rienzoo@en.com), April 29, 1999.


Chuck

No sweat, man. I'm the last guy in the world who can whine about a typo. [g]

-Johnny, who can't get his wife straight with his life-

-- Johnny Canuck (nospam@eh.com), April 29, 1999.


So you have a straight wife, eh? Sorry to here about that.

I've found the curved ones are more fun......

-- Robert A. Cook, PE (Kennesaw, GA) (cook.r@csaatl.com), April 29, 1999.


...particular them curved cuntry ones; much prefered to them straight city ones....

-- Robert A. Cook, PE (Kennesaw, GA) (cook.r@csaatl.com), April 29, 1999.

Which cycles the conversation very nicely back to Shania Twain. 8-}]

She is, by the bye, married to a record producer named "Mutt" Lang. Mr. Lang is proof positive that women by and large do NOT value men for their looks.

-- Mac (sneak@lurk.hid), April 29, 1999.


Hmmm....Twain is married to a "Lang"...k.d. is a lang, and a pretty homely one at that...there's gotta be a connection some place.

AND THEY'RE ALL FRIGGIN' CANUCKS!

Yes, this thread has come full circle.

-- Night (y2k_nightmare@my-dejanews.com), April 29, 1999.


I'm frankly not too worried if the Great White North invades us. Christopher Plummer takes over as head of the Nat'l Endowment for the Arts. Bands like Barenaked Ladies get even more airtime: "Birchmount Stadium, home of the Robbie". Lotsa fun, eh?

-- Mac (sneak@lurk.hid), April 29, 1999.

Actually, Canada has been declared the best place to live in the world by the UN for 2 years running. We don't want to ruin our record by amalgamating with the US (which is something like 13th - mostly because of a lack of publicly funded healthcare, drops your life expectancy something awful). So, you'll likely have to handle having Shania as a visitor, unless she turncoats like Trebeck ;-) kd we'll keep. BTW, if you've ever heard her sing Crying with Orbison, you'll know why she made it big, great voice (and don't you just love those shoes?).

-- Tricia theCanuck (ayles@telusplanet.net), April 30, 1999.

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