"Wolfe and Montcalm"
What that... some ol Newfanese fairy tale?
"It is Switzerland with wheat."
ROTFLMAO!!
Well you can't really tell the tale of our early settlement without at least mentioning how the Brits captured New France.
Given the state of British education, though, I'm surprised Mr. Clarkson knew about Wolfe and Montcalm.
That's a hell of an introduction to Canada - flying in on Air Canada and then renting a Grand Caravan from Thrifty. I'm surprised Clarkson was thrilled by a mere 70 hp. runabout. Either he's mellowing in his old age or the 70 hp. was mounted to a canoe.
Posted at 2007-09-05 09:46:07 [PermaLink]The vast majority of Canadians live in cities and DON'T have bears running around in their back yards.
The Black bears in mine apparently haven't read Mr. Clarkson's article.
-Black bears will kill you and eat you if you play dead. (Apparently unimpressed with the freshness of their food)
-Grizzlies will leave you alone if you play dead.
-Both can and will chase you down if you run.
-Black bears can climb trees a hell of a lot faster than you can.
Why haven't more people been killed by bears? Most people in bear country have way more common sense than Mr. Clarkson (sort of along the same line as why more people haven't been killed base jumping.)
Clarkson is the best part of Top Gear, he's freakin' hilarious.
Posted at 2007-09-05 14:42:18 [PermaLink]Actually, Wolfe and his exploits are rather more important to English history than they are to ours. It's not surprising that an Englishman would know about him and a Canadian wouldn't, nor would there necessarily be anything wrong with the Canadian.
Posted at 2007-09-05 15:19:52 [PermaLink]"In Germany I tell them about Dresden, in France it’s Agincourt, in Spain I wax lyrical about Drake, in Italy I’m spoilt for choice, and in Argentina, where I’m going next year, I shall be mentioning Goose Green."
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Bruce: Technically, New Orleans doesn't count. The war was over. OTH - maybe the French will remind Clarkson of Hastings. Perhaps the Italians will quote this from the BBC:
"The Roman invasion of Britain was arguably the most significant event ever to happen to the British Isles. It affected our language, our culture, our geography, our architecture and even the way we think. Our island has a Roman name, its capital is a Roman city and for centuries (even after the Norman Conquest) the language of our religion and administration was a Roman one."
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Keith: I kind of like Captain Slow.
Switzerland with wheat?
I'll take it.
Montcalm... easy. That was a Ford product. And Wolfe was head of the Stazi. So he drove a Montcalm? Gawd, no WONDER the commies folded.
Posted at 2007-09-05 19:00:53 [PermaLink]Cottaging in the Gatineaus... how boring. The lakes are far too small, hence why he was limited to a pokey 70HP outboard. If he had gone to a proper lake (Muskoka, Joe, Rosseau, Memphremagog...) he could have enjoyed proper boats and nicer cottages. Thankfully he didn't go to the Rideau Lakes or their surroundings. Drowned farmland produces exceptionally weedy lakes, far too much algae, shallow water, while the linear setup produces a distinct lack of concentrated services.
As you can probably tell, I'm a lifelong cottager in Muskoka while have also owned and visited several cottages in the Rideaus and have visited many Gatineau cottages.
Hey:
70 HP is nothing for Clarkson - he's the one who wanted to attach two 225 HP outboards on to his Toyota pickup (AKA Toybota). He had to settle for just 225 HP.
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I have it on very good authority that persons in Canada have orgasms.
Posted at 2007-09-07 11:37:10 [PermaLink]That would make it "Switzerland with wheat and orgasms."
Posted at 2007-09-07 16:14:17 [PermaLink]"I have it on very good authority that persons in Canada have orgasms."
That'd be 'Nooky Night in Canada'.