And then they head back north.

[reddragdiva]

• The feminine hygiene rant you'll have seen already.

• Recruiting for the B-Ark.

• Todd McFarlane is a sad and lonely nerd indeed.

• Porn ads in Engrish.

arkady and I met up with disastrid, blankinfinity and Kevin at the Maple Leaf in Maiden Lane. I drank a whole half pint of Molson, which should do me for life. I have pictures of the drunk Canadian. Who used to work at said theme pub. Where they serve fake poutine.

(On that note: You know you're Canadian when ...)

The laptops have passed memtest and the Drive Fitness Test and one has been set up for redcountess, who is using it as I speak. All five have dead batteries; we're checking the options (best prices we've found are a new battery for £55-60 or a second-hand one for £25-30, before postage) and will let prospective buyers know. One actually wasn't wiped before we got it; I'm sure we'll have fun ransacking the corporate data in question.

Liz is quite unwell today, but arkady came around and helped with the housework and was fed RED RAW MEAT and chips in return.

Comments

[sclerotic-rings.livejournal.com]

Careful with that Canadian meme: assuming that everyone in Canada sounds like Albertans is like assuming that all Americans have a Texas accent or that everyone in the UK sounds Welsh. Sorry: my grandparents were Canadian, and my grandfather would go postal on anyone yammering on about the "about/aboot" thing.

[reddragdiva]

I got it from ewtikins, who is not only from Saskatchewan (You Know You're From Saskatchewan when Moose Jaw is the big smoke) but actually says aboot (sort of).

[megabitch.livejournal.com]

Heh. I spent 3 years living in Alberta from age 10 to 13. AFAIC all Canadians are like Albertans, cos that's what I know.

[inulro.livejournal.com]

Odd. I spent 17 years living in Saskatchewan (my dad was born in Moose Jaw, and actually nobody thinks it's anything special) and I've *never* heard anyone say "aboot". I always thought that was a Maritime thing.

[reddragdiva]

Don't bother me with these trivial fact things. What I said was artistically true.

[megabitch.livejournal.com]

It;s not "aboot" it's "aboat"... "a boat"... that's how I always heard it :)

[wednesday]

Correct.

[reddragdiva]

Thinking about it, ewtikins does in fact pronounce it closer to "aboat." I suppose "aboot" is what that sounds like to the 'Merkin ear.

[hellsop.livejournal.com]

Merkin being "ab-out", more or less. And the "aboat" creeps closer toward "aboot" as one gets into eastern Ontario, just like "y'all" vanishes from the 'Merkin lexicon north of about the 42nd parallel save in jest or from those that lived elsewhere before.

[sclerotic-rings.livejournal.com]

Me, I just try to put oil on the waters, except when it's justified. I'm the bastard that convinces Ugly Americans that the Canadian national anthem starts with the lyrics "Shut your fucking face, uncle fucker...", and encourages them to sing it the moment they enter the country.

[damned-colonial.livejournal.com]

Hrm, I get about 2/3 of these... but I've found that most Canadians seem to *apologise* for Celine Dion rather than bragging.

[sclerotic-rings.livejournal.com]

Yup. Canadians brag on Rick Mercer: they apologize for Stick Girl. (It's the same way down here in Texas: half of the state apologizes for letting the other half shave a baboon's arse and submit it as a President back in 2000.)

[baralier.livejournal.com]

No they have a special one just for Texans (http://www.blogthings.com/texas.html)


Of course the Australian (http://www.blogthings.com/Australia.html) had a few funny bits in it.

[hawkeviper.livejournal.com]

"and was fed RED RAW MEAT and chips in return."

She's a vamp I tell you, VAMP!

[arkady.livejournal.com]

I only bite when invited. ;-)

[hawkeviper.livejournal.com]

Miow.

[damned-colonial.livejournal.com]

Btw, what does fake poutine consist of? Do they use mozzarella?

[siani-hedgehog.livejournal.com]

the cheese is grated, instead of being squeaky cheese curds.

[damned-colonial.livejournal.com]

*nodnod*, yup.

[reddragdiva]

Correct. Or fauxtine, as blankinfinity called it.

[siani-hedgehog.livejournal.com]

i think the woman on the rag is misled about the quiet pads. i bought super-quiet pads. not for the pouch, of course, but for quiet pad itself. it's always nice to walk across the office without sounding like a ferret in a plastic grocery bag.

[wednesday]

Wait. The what *where*? Will this make me homesick or nauseous? Do they serve Lazy Beaver?

[reddragdiva]

Canadian theme pub; follow the link. Yes and yes. No idea. It's a pub that serves Courage Best (what I drank), the usual variety of piss lagers, Molson Dry and Moose Head in bottles.

[inulro.livejournal.com]

You drank a Molson product? Ewww.

Moosehead on draft is usually drinkable though.

[reddragdiva]

Molson appears to be Canadian for Fosters.

[inulro.livejournal.com]

I'd never thought of it that way, but that sounds entirely rational.

[ickle-yuki.livejournal.com]

It's more than likely not worth the expense for a new battery for such old laptops. I can't justify the expense for the old Compaq Armada 7710 I've got, or the Presario 1200 (tho that has a battery that lasts for 30-45mins).

I love you!

[jauncourt.livejournal.com]

Because you consistently tickle my brain :) Intelligent, sarcastic funny is the best kind.

I had to call my mother and share the linked to tidbits. She may be something of a computer-luddite, but she's got a roaring sense of ironic humor.

There was a great deal of laughing to hear on both ends of the phone, and I honestly don't know how much she was able to make out as I read them off to her.

[random-haze.livejournal.com]

fed RED RAW MEAT and chips in return.

Gah! *mouth waters* I think I have an idea for dinner tonight :P

[kest]

Thanks for the feminine rant. Hadn't seen it.