Gplimpton Member Username: Gplimpton
Post Number: 274 Registered: 05-2007
| Posted on Wednesday, December 17, 2008 - 3:39 pm: | |
http://www.freep.com/article/2 0081217/BUSINESS01/81217050 |
Sstashmoo Member Username: Sstashmoo
Post Number: 2963 Registered: 02-2007
| Posted on Wednesday, December 17, 2008 - 3:42 pm: | |
It's in their interest to prop up our economy. They'd be another Siberia without us and NAFTA. |
Johnlodge Member Username: Johnlodge
Post Number: 9046 Registered: 10-2003
| Posted on Wednesday, December 17, 2008 - 3:48 pm: | |
You rule, Canada. And thanks for The Kids in the Hall. |
Gplimpton Member Username: Gplimpton
Post Number: 275 Registered: 05-2007
| Posted on Wednesday, December 17, 2008 - 3:54 pm: | |
It'd be in a LOT of STATES interest to help us. And you don't see them lining up, do ya? |
Matt_the_deuce Member Username: Matt_the_deuce
Post Number: 422 Registered: 10-2003
| Posted on Wednesday, December 17, 2008 - 3:58 pm: | |
Thank You Canada for hockey, clean/safe cities, good transit systems, some good bands, and above all a friendly disposition. |
Bigb23 Member Username: Bigb23
Post Number: 2835 Registered: 11-2007
| Posted on Wednesday, December 17, 2008 - 6:13 pm: | |
A new use for the Mason/Dixon line. The northern states go with Canada Eh ? The southern states go with Mexico Si ? Sounds good to me. |
Sumas Member Username: Sumas
Post Number: 439 Registered: 01-2008
| Posted on Wednesday, December 17, 2008 - 7:23 pm: | |
I hear U of of M is conducting a study on the lasting effects of inbreeding. It's called Alabama! |
Goat Member Username: Goat
Post Number: 2929 Registered: 10-2003
| Posted on Wednesday, December 17, 2008 - 7:26 pm: | |
Yes Sstashmoo I will bite. Without the USA Canada would be nothing. Just like your country single-handedly won WWI, WWII, went to the moon (with a large part of NASA people coming from Canada after the Avro Arrow cancellation), won Korea, built everything, engineered everything and my gosh even invented everything. So I have to ask why isn't Mexico helping out? They sure as shit got enough of our jobs. (Free trade was good but NAFTA has been horrible to both Canada and the USA). A 1st world nation cannot trade with a 2nd or 3rd world nation and expect it be fair trade. How can a 1st world nation compete? |
401don Member Username: 401don
Post Number: 894 Registered: 11-2007
| Posted on Wednesday, December 17, 2008 - 7:47 pm: | |
1st world nations can't trade with each other either if one subsidizes its exports and doesn't allow the other's imports - right Japan? By the way you forgot to thank us Canadians for Pamela Anderson and she in turn would like to thank Michigan for her on again off again relationship with - Dow Chemical. |
Bigb23 Member Username: Bigb23
Post Number: 2843 Registered: 11-2007
| Posted on Wednesday, December 17, 2008 - 8:02 pm: | |
Thanks Pam -
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Cinderpath Member Username: Cinderpath
Post Number: 927 Registered: 05-2006
| Posted on Wednesday, December 17, 2008 - 8:56 pm: | |
Hey- I love Canada, any country that makes great beer, has hockey as a national sport and allows women to go topless is OK in my book! |
Sstashmoo Member Username: Sstashmoo
Post Number: 2972 Registered: 02-2007
| Posted on Wednesday, December 17, 2008 - 8:57 pm: | |
The great Red Green said it best: "Whatever we have, the US has ten of em'" Avro? the same folks that invested so much time in flying saucers? (Hovercrafts) |
Ct_alum Member Username: Ct_alum
Post Number: 50 Registered: 10-2008
| Posted on Wednesday, December 17, 2008 - 9:47 pm: | |
Hate to tell you folks, I am an American working in Canada and they HATE us and make no bones about it. |
Bigb23 Member Username: Bigb23
Post Number: 2853 Registered: 11-2007
| Posted on Wednesday, December 17, 2008 - 9:52 pm: | |
We're working to change that. |
Jerome81 Member Username: Jerome81
Post Number: 882 Registered: 11-2003
| Posted on Wednesday, December 17, 2008 - 10:14 pm: | |
Canadians don't hate anyone. |
Ct_alum Member Username: Ct_alum
Post Number: 52 Registered: 10-2008
| Posted on Wednesday, December 17, 2008 - 10:20 pm: | |
Jerome81: You're kidding, right? Just get them talking about the "Natives" (aka American Indians). Their attitude is "We stole their land fair and square, they should just sit down and shut up"! |
Saintme Member Username: Saintme
Post Number: 313 Registered: 08-2006
| Posted on Wednesday, December 17, 2008 - 11:08 pm: | |
I would like to enthusiastically thank Canada for Ryan Reynolds. Bless you, many times over. |
Retroit Member Username: Retroit
Post Number: 612 Registered: 04-2008
| Posted on Wednesday, December 17, 2008 - 11:30 pm: | |
I would like to thank the government of Canada for caring about us more than our own government does. |