BS: Being Canuck on St. Joseph's Day

Subject: RE: BS: Being Canuck on St. Joseph's Day
From: Peace
Date: 20 Mar 06 - 06:59 PM

Man, oh man. I am recovering from a day of prayer. A hair of the dog ain't gonna work on this one . . . .

Subject: RE: BS: Being Canuck on St. Joseph's Day
From: gnu
Date: 20 Mar 06 - 04:01 PM

You may already be.

Subject: RE: BS: Being Canuck on St. Joseph's Day
From: Rapparee
Date: 20 Mar 06 - 03:30 PM

That was then, but this is now.

If nominated I will not run, if elected I will not serve. Unless...could I be the Patron Saint of Excess?

Subject: RE: BS: Being Canuck on St. Joseph's Day
From: bobad
Date: 20 Mar 06 - 12:46 PM

My God, we have a candidate for canonization in our midst, St.Rap de la Crap.

Subject: RE: BS: Being Canuck on St. Joseph's Day
From: Rapparee
Date: 20 Mar 06 - 12:25 PM

Of course, we were perfect angels (the kid who got slapped was from my brother's class). We never, ever shot off firecrackers, left scuff marks on the gym floor, fought, shoved each other on the asphalt playground, slid down the sliding boards head first, brought snakes to school, brought toy guns to school, whittled on the desks, threw up, threw food in the cafeteria, played poker the toilets, smoked on the playground, de-pants other boys, stole beer, or anything like those things. Nope, not us. No, most of my grade school years were, like my classmates, spent either as an altar boy, a member of the safety patrol, or diligently and quietly studying (when we weren't doing Corporal Works Of Mercy).

Subject: RE: BS: Being Canuck on St. Joseph's Day
From: gnu
Date: 20 Mar 06 - 10:56 AM

Rap - your nuns never used any corporal punishment? Youse musta been a well mannered bunch of kids. I saw a lot of knuckles and napes smacked with a pointer in one-half school year when I was nine years old. We were staying with relatives after moving to Moncton and I attended St. Bernard's Catholic School. I was glad when we moved into our own house and I got out of that place. I got the pointer the very first morning... nobody told me that Catechism started at 08:30h and school at 09:00h.

Hmmm... never saw any of the girls get smacked, though. Of course, they are smarter than boys.

Subject: RE: BS: Being Canuck on St. Joseph's Day
From: Rapparee
Date: 20 Mar 06 - 09:22 AM

Here's something odd: I went to a catholic grammar school, taught by nuns, and have no memory of physical punishment ever being used except once, when a dude in 4th grade called the nun a "silly old bitch" and she slapped him once and he landed across the room; then she called his father and when dad found out what the kid had done HE slapped him across the room the other direction. No, it wasn't me.

Now, moving on to high school, well, the Christian Brothers were not so tenderhearted. I'll just leave it go at that. Even then, the best of them never had to resort to physical punishment (although I'm sure they were tempted at times).

Subject: RE: BS: Being Canuck on St. Joseph's Day
From: bobad
Date: 19 Mar 06 - 04:43 PM

I can relate to that, went to catholic school with religious teachers also, at a time when physical punishment was the status quo.

Subject: RE: BS: Being Canuck on St. Joseph's Day
From: Rapparee
Date: 19 Mar 06 - 04:37 PM

About half the time. The other half of my youth was spent in pain and/or fear and/or detention and/or trembling and/or other things like those.

Which caused me to develop my life philosophy: either they're gonna carch or they're not and there's not use praying over it -- spent the time planning your getaway instead.

Subject: RE: BS: Being Canuck on St. Joseph's Day
From: Peace
Date: 19 Mar 06 - 04:14 PM

Crazy buggers . . . .

Subject: RE: BS: Being Canuck on St. Joseph's Day
From: bobad
Date: 19 Mar 06 - 04:13 PM

And, did it work Rap?

Subject: RE: BS: Being Canuck on St. Joseph's Day
From: Rapparee
Date: 19 Mar 06 - 04:07 PM

I used to do that. Most of my growing-up years, in fact, were spent on my knees in fervent prayer. "Oh Lord, don't let 'em find out. And if they do find out, Oh Lord, don't let 'em catch me. Thanks."

Subject: RE: BS: Being Canuck on St. Joseph's Day
From: Peace
Date: 19 Mar 06 - 02:28 PM

We are spending the day in reverent prayer.

Subject: RE: BS: Being Canuck on St. Joseph's Day
From: Rapparee
Date: 19 Mar 06 - 02:26 PM

This is it. Der Tag. J-Day. What are you doing to celebrate?

Subject: RE: BS: Being Canuck on St. Joseph's Day
From: Azizi
Date: 19 Mar 06 - 01:55 AM

You guys are too much!!!!

Thanks for making me laugh at loud. for real.. big time..you the bomb..All of you've earned mad props tonight.

Later..much love

and all that jazz.

Subject: RE: BS: Being Canuck on St. Joseph's Day
From: Peace
Date: 19 Mar 06 - 01:52 AM

Art can sure take a beating here.

Subject: RE: BS: Being Canuck on St. Joseph's Day
From: GUEST,thurg
Date: 19 Mar 06 - 01:50 AM

"Not to mention that using "one" two times in a sentence is one time too many."

Dontcha mean two times too many? (Or two-times-two many?)

But you see, he probably wrote 50% of it in French and put it through Babblefish for our benefit ...

Subject: RE: BS: Being Canuck on St. Joseph's Day
From: gnu
Date: 19 Mar 06 - 01:48 AM

Bag? Take out?

gnightgnu.... yeah, I'm goin... don't push....

Subject: RE: BS: Being Canuck on St. Joseph's Day
From: Peace
Date: 19 Mar 06 - 01:47 AM

Chicken and the egg had sex. When they'd done, the chicken lit a cigarette and said, "WELL, I guess we've answered THAT question."

Subject: RE: BS: Being Canuck on St. Joseph's Day
From: Azizi
Date: 19 Mar 06 - 01:45 AM

"orgasm reference'?? What orgasm reference?? The "which came first" one??

No never mind. Don't tell me. Really.

It might mess up "my beautiful mind" [to quote fearless leader's mommy].

Subject: RE: BS: Being Canuck on St. Joseph's Day
From: Peace
Date: 19 Mar 06 - 01:41 AM

There is now a barbeque sauce
That comes from the land of the frost
It pungently stickens
A taste to the chickens
That tasty old barbeque sauce

OK, if rap ain't it, then poetry must be my bag.

Subject: RE: BS: Being Canuck on St. Joseph's Day
From: gnu
Date: 19 Mar 06 - 01:36 AM

St. Hubert or Swiss Chalet?

Subject: RE: BS: Being Canuck on St. Joseph's Day
From: gnu
Date: 19 Mar 06 - 01:35 AM

"That makes ya roll yer eyes."

As for the orgasm reference, Azizi, I don't see a problem. I think it's funny. After all, who came first?

Subject: RE: BS: Being Canuck on St. Joseph's Day
From: Azizi
Date: 19 Mar 06 - 01:31 AM

number 6, I was gonna look up Swiss Chalet next. Thanks for clarifying that.

And thurg, I've never heard of Swiss Chalets restaurants [fast food stores?] in the good ole US of A..but my knowledge is limited to a just Pennsylvania and New Jersey.

The caretakers of the funny farm don't let me out much.

Subject: RE: BS: Being Canuck on St. Joseph's Day
From: Azizi
Date: 19 Mar 06 - 01:23 AM

Peace, just for the record, I got the reference about the barbecue sauce before I read your last post...Meaning I didn't know you had posted that explanation until I submitted my last post.

So I don't want you to take away the props I've given myself for finally understanding what St. Huberts meant....

And with regard to your "rap song", I'd say that the first 3 lines "work" but "that makes one roll one's eyes"...

IMNSHO, ya gotta nix that line big time..

First off-how many rappers you know say "makes one" do anything?

Not to mention that using "one" two times in a sentence is one time too many.

Also not to mention that "rolling eyes" is kinda not pc correct if ya get my drift.

So..you asked. I answered.

You can look at it this way-3 out of 4 lines ain't bad...but maybe rap music just isn't your forte.

just sayin...

LOL!!!

Subject: RE: BS: Being Canuck on St. Joseph's Day
From: number 6
Date: 19 Mar 06 - 01:17 AM

Your correct thurg ... St. Hubert's is pretty well restricted to Quebec ... they did try making inroads to ontario but it didn't seem to work and the ones I knew closed down .. I live in New Brusnwick, that is 50% English, 50% French so we do have the presence of ST Hubert's here.

BTW ... New Brunswick is the only legal bi-lingual province in Canada (I'm proud to say).

sIx

Subject: RE: BS: Being Canuck on St. Joseph's Day
From: GUEST,thurg
Date: 19 Mar 06 - 01:13 AM

I don't think St. Hubert's is as universal as Kentucky Fried - I think it's pretty much a Quebec phenomenon, is it not? Central/Eastern Canada anyway - Or am I just out of the loop? (I don't get out much).

Somehow a bunch of Kentucky Frieds turned into Swiss Chalets about twenty-thirty years ago - did that happen in the STates too? Canadians demand to know.

Subject: RE: BS: Being Canuck on St. Joseph's Day
From: number 6
Date: 19 Mar 06 - 01:10 AM

BTW Azizi .... I mentioned Swiss Chalet ... it is the Canadian Anglophone chain of Chicken restaraunts similar to St.Hubert's .. but can't beat that French chain at all.

Jeeesh Peace ... that's really kewl ?!?! LOL

sIx

Subject: RE: BS: Being Canuck on St. Joseph's Day
From: Azizi
Date: 19 Mar 06 - 01:07 AM

I just read this thread again [yeah I know. I should have better things to do, but that's life] I now "get' Bruce's post:

"St Hubert is the patron saint of barbeque sauce, IMO. And if he ain't he should be"

and I can now appreciate the wit of gnu's line "I will definite bring up my beef with them on this. I can be quite saucy myself. I am no chicken".

It just goes to show you that "fool me once, fool me twice ah..um -whatever fearless leader said.."

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Q, so I gather from your post that you haven't always been a Canadian? So does this mean that born & bred Canadians keep cultural things hidden even from those people who have drank Canadian water and breathed Canadian air but weren't born there???

For shame! I thought they were better than that. We Unitedstaters can show them a thing or two. Yepper. We'll show them how to spread their culture all around the world...Think of the example of Mikey D's golden arches. Better yet, think about the example of KFC- after all "they do chicken right."




or at least that's what their ads say....

Subject: RE: BS: Being Canuck on St. Joseph's Day
From: Peace
Date: 19 Mar 06 - 01:03 AM

LOL

St Hubert's Barbeque serves decent chicken. However, their barbeque sauce is fantastic. That's what makes the chicken and fries, IMO. I mean,

Chicken is chicken;
Fries is fries;
But it's the barbeque sauce
That makes one roll one's eyes.

(Rap song I'm workin' on. How'm I doin'?)

Subject: RE: BS: Being Canuck on St. Joseph's Day
From: Azizi
Date: 19 Mar 06 - 12:46 AM

Aha!!

I thought St. Hubert's was another Catholic saint and maybe he is, but I took bobad's post literally when he wrote

"I thought it was St.Hubert, or is he the patron saint of chickens?"

-snip-

How was I to know this was an in joke.

But I began to see the light as a result of Bruce's post [that sounds better than Peace's post] about his childhood memory. I said to myself "Self, Bruce's last post sure sounds like ordering some Kentucky Fried Chicken [except where I come from at least, we can't "call to order" from Colonel Sanders, we have to order in person and eat it there or take it out].

So I said to myself, "Self, it's time to let the fingers do the walking". So I called up my friend Googles, and asked him {"her"? "it"?} "What is St. Huberts?" And I find out that St Huberts is the name of a restaurant chain that specializes in chicken...

So I just wanna let you know that I'm hip to that in joke. Better late than never. Ya got any more Canukian references that us Unitedstaters won't have a clue what they mean? Bring'em on!

But on second thought, our fearless leader said those fated words and the results weren't that good...so maybe I should say "Bring'em on, pretty please."

Subject: RE: BS: Being Canuck on St. Joseph's Day
From: Q (Frank Staplin)
Date: 19 Mar 06 - 12:44 AM

Thanks for explaining St. Joseph, Azizi. Lived here on and off for 50 years and thought only French Canada had saints.

Subject: RE: BS: Being Canuck on St. Joseph's Day
From: Peace
Date: 18 Mar 06 - 11:31 PM

Yes, indeed.

My mom and a friend of hers smoke a joint in the late 1960s. They had never before and when I asked if they'd got off, they both said no.

I asked my brother who was still living at home. He said he didn't know, but it seems the gals (both quite petite) had called St Hubert's and ordered two chickens, large fries, lotsa barbeque sauce, slaw, potato salad and buns. By the time my brother went upstairs to have some chicken all that was left was bones. Nothing else. Go figger.

Subject: RE: BS: Being Canuck on St. Joseph's Day
From: gnu
Date: 18 Mar 06 - 11:29 PM

Toasted goes without saying.

Subject: RE: BS: Being Canuck on St. Joseph's Day
From: number 6
Date: 18 Mar 06 - 11:27 PM

St. Hubert chicken ... beats the hell out of Swiss Chalet.

sIx

Subject: RE: BS: Being Canuck on St. Joseph's Day
From: Azizi
Date: 18 Mar 06 - 11:23 PM

thurg, great comment!

"born and bred and buttered Canuckian"

It's a good thing you didn't add "toasted".

Subject: RE: BS: Being Canuck on St. Joseph's Day
From: Peace
Date: 18 Mar 06 - 11:17 PM

Does he cook eggs?

Subject: RE: BS: Being Canuck on St. Joseph's Day
From: gnu
Date: 18 Mar 06 - 11:14 PM

I was going to check with sIxteen, but he posts as GUEST here, so I can't PM him. I could e him, but you just know that getting a straight answer would be a Cardinal chore.

Besides, what guy picks a nickname like Benedict XVI? I mean, how can you be more celibate? Especially with a sixteen bene dict.

Subject: RE: BS: Being Canuck on St. Joseph's Day
From: GUEST,thurg
Date: 18 Mar 06 - 10:55 PM

Azizi - Don't feel bad; I'm a born and bred and buttered Canuckian, and this is the first I've ever heard of Canada having a patron saint, whether Saint Joe or Saint Jean or Saint Hubert or Saint Whoever. Actually, I'm pretty suspicious of the whole thing ... (but of course I'm willing to bow to the word of Rock 103!)

Subject: RE: BS: Being Canuck on St. Joseph's Day
From: Rapparee
Date: 18 Mar 06 - 10:54 PM

According to the Catholic Forum, the patron saintS of Canada are:

# Anne
# George
# Isaac Jogues
# John de Brébeuf
# Joseph
# Mary of the Hurons
# Our Lady of the Cape

And I was born and raised Catholic and even sometimes still go to church.

So, Canadians can celebrate on March 19th, St. Joe's day.

(Also, to sell a house that's not selling you bury a statue of St. Joseph in the yard, upside down, with his face to the house. It's supposed to work within a week or two, depending upon who you ask.)

Subject: RE: BS: Being Canuck on St. Joseph's Day
From: bobad
Date: 18 Mar 06 - 10:29 PM

If I were u gnu I'd go directly to the pope, I mean if he don't know who does?

Subject: RE: BS: Being Canuck on St. Joseph's Day
From: gnu
Date: 18 Mar 06 - 10:24 PM

Really? I know that St. Hubert is the patron saint of hunters, but St. Joe is not the patron saint of Canada? Well, I shall be calling Ernie and Lisa on Monday morning early. They do the Rock 103 breakfast radio show here in Moncton and that's where I heard about St. Joe being the patron saint of Canada. I guess one should always check one's sauces.

I will definite bring up my beef with them on this. I can be quite saucy myself. I am no chicken.

Subject: RE: BS: Being Canuck on St. Joseph's Day
From: Peace
Date: 18 Mar 06 - 07:10 PM

St Hubert is the patron saint of barbeque sauce, IMO. And if he ain't he should be.

Subject: RE: BS: Being Canuck on St. Joseph's Day
From: Azizi
Date: 18 Mar 06 - 07:05 PM

Okay, Peace. I know you know who St. Jean de Brebeuf is. But I had to google his name to find out. For the others who don't know, here's what was written on http://www.catholic.org/saints/saint.php?saint_id=682.

"St. Jean de Brebeuf, 1593 - 1649, was a french born Jesuit missionary and martyr of New France who arrived in America in 1625 to evangelise Native Americans. He lived among the Huron for over 15 years under difficult and challenging circumstances. In 1648 the Iroquois launched a war of extermination against the Huron, their traditional enemies. Refusing to flee when their Huron villlage was attacked, Brebeuf and his assistant, Gabriel Lalemant, were captured the following year and tortured to death by the Iroquois. Brebeuf was canonised in 1930 with seven other missionaries who are collectively called the North American martyrs. He is the patron saint of Canada. His feast day is October 19th."

-snip-

BTW, I think that the small "f" in the word "French" is a typo.
But what do I know?

Subject: RE: BS: Being Canuck on St. Joseph's Day
From: bobad
Date: 18 Mar 06 - 06:53 PM

I thought it was St.Hubert, or is he the patron saint of chickens?

Subject: RE: BS: Being Canuck on St. Joseph's Day
From: Peace
Date: 18 Mar 06 - 06:48 PM

. . . or St Molson.

Subject: RE: BS: Being Canuck on St. Joseph's Day
From: Peace
Date: 18 Mar 06 - 06:44 PM

The patron saint of Canada is Saint Jean de Brébeuf.

NOT St Joseph.

FYI.

IMO, the patron saint of Canada should be Saint Labatt. But, that's only IMO.

Subject: RE: BS: Being Canuck on St. Joseph's Day
From: Azizi
Date: 18 Mar 06 - 06:40 PM

I'm never sure what threads are snark or serious.

Is St. Joseph really the patron saint of Canada? I heard of Canada {mostly from "Canada Dry Gingerale". But I didn't know that Canada had a patron saint.

And-probably since I'm not Catholic, I had never heard of St. Joseph Day. But thanks to the wonder of Google, here's what I found:

"St. Joseph's Day is a Roman Catholic feast day commemorating the life of St. Joseph, the foster father of Jesus and husband of the Blessed Virgin Mary.

CELEBRATION
Those with strong religious associations, often those of southern Italian descent, typically celebrate St. Joseph's Day.

Those who visit a St. Joseph's table, often receive gifts of fava beans and breads. Fava beans play an integral part of the celebration because this was the food that saved the Sicilians from starvation. The bean is said to bring good luck, and it is believed that if the St. Joseph's bread is kept in the home, the family will never starve.

HISTORY
During a famine in Sicily, when food was scarce and many people were starving, the poor people had only their faith to rely on. St. Joseph was known as the protector of the Holy Family; thus, Italians with strong family relationships prayed for St. Joseph to intercede for them, in an effort to ensure successful crops. Their prayers were answered, and the famine came to an end. In gratitude, people promised to make annual offerings of their most precious possession –food – in St. Joseph's honor.

TRENDS
• Catholics prepare "St. Joseph Tables," set to honor St. Joseph. They are filled with beautiful and often elaborate foods, including meatless dishes such as stuffed artichokes, pasta and fish, as well as breads, cookies, pastries, cakes and other delicacies.

• St. Joseph Tables are placed in both churches and homes. Each table is blessed by a priest and presided over by a statue of St. Joseph. A stalk of lily blossoms, votive candles and a lace tablecloth are typically used to decorate the feast table.

• Notices are posted in newspapers and in other media inviting the public to view and partake of the traditional meal of pasta Milanese. Participants often leave donations at the table.

• Special groups such as orphans, the elderly or the homeless are invited to share in the feast. At the end of St. Joseph's Day, leftover food is sold or given away, and any money earned is donated to the poor."

Source:
http://pressroom.hallmark.com/st_josephs_day.html

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This same website said that in some countries St. Joseph Day-March 19th-is a national holiday. Is it a national holiday in Canada?
And why is St. Joseph the patron saint of Canada? Are there alot of Italians in Canada?

I mean no disrepect. These are serious questions and not snark.

Subject: RE: BS: Being Canuck on St. Joseph's Day
From: Rapparee
Date: 18 Mar 06 - 06:18 PM

We captured Montreal, didn't we? And don't forget what happened on the Plains of Abraham, either! And...and...General Brock....and...and....

Subject: RE: BS: Being Canuck on St. Joseph's Day
From: bobad
Date: 18 Mar 06 - 06:03 PM

Yeah, they're sensitive about losing wars to third world countries like Canada and Viet Nam.

Subject: RE: BS: Being Canuck on St. Joseph's Day
From: gnu
Date: 18 Mar 06 - 05:36 PM

Most of them were not informed. It's been hashed out on a few threads in ths past. No need to reopen old wounds.

Subject: RE: BS: Being Canuck on St. Joseph's Day
From: GUEST,thurg
Date: 18 Mar 06 - 04:59 PM

Hey - have you forgotten already what happened last time you invaded Canada?

Subject: RE: BS: Being Canuck on St. Joseph's Day
From: Rapparee
Date: 18 Mar 06 - 10:20 AM

I'm in the US and I'll eat tortiere whenever I damn well please! And I'll let you have oyster stew on days other than Christmas Eve (not that folks in the US have that as a custom, but it was such in my family). And if you don't like it we'll invade Canada again!

So there.

I think I'll go sing "Oh Canada!" as well. It snowed, so it's appropriate. I'll wear my toque when I do, too. And my Sorels.

Subject: RE: BS: Being Canuck on St. Joseph's Day
From: LadyJean
Date: 18 Mar 06 - 12:39 AM

I was told that Canadians didn't like being called Canucks. When I was at camp the American kids found that out, and, of course harassed the Canadians at every opportunity. They responded with, "Stop calling me a Canuck, you yankee!" which got no reaction from kids from Ohio or Pennsylvania. But kids from North Carolina and Georgia had a lot to say about being called a yankee.

Subject: RE: BS: Being Canuck on St. Joseph's Day
From: bobad
Date: 17 Mar 06 - 09:23 PM

Jean Poutine - wasn't he the prime minister or something?

Subject: RE: BS: Being Canuck on St. Joseph's Day
From: Peace
Date: 17 Mar 06 - 04:13 PM

Poutine--Lord sufferin' Jesus . . . .

Subject: RE: BS: Being Canuck on St. Joseph's Day
From: sian, west wales
Date: 17 Mar 06 - 03:48 PM

Sheesh. Didn't know we had a Saint. When did that happen?

OK - maybe I'll give the old Poutrine de Poulet au sirop d'erable an outing. Canada's answer to Sweet & Sour! Tortiere is for Christmas. Everyone knows that.

siân

Subject: RE: BS: Being Canuck on St. Joseph's Day
From: gnu
Date: 17 Mar 06 - 02:58 PM

Tortiere? PQ? Non. Les PQ ne connais pas real tortiere, la. They eat Pooteeeeen fer Chrissake. Now, me Mére LeBlanc, oooh, cette une bonne kitchen bitch, her. She could fait une tortiere to have the bouche drip a spit and a half, la. And, her apple, blueberry and raisin pies a vendre le store... c'est manifique. It was all in the crust... lard and milk and sugar. Melt in yer mout, mes amis. I miss her.

Subject: RE: BS: Being Canuck on St. Joseph's Day
From: Rapparee
Date: 17 Mar 06 - 02:11 PM

Then I shall concoct a true Canadian drink by fermenting canned fruit cocktail and distilling the result, which I will face North and drink whilst singing either "Blame Canada" or "The Maple Leaf Forever", whichever comes first. When the last drop has trickled down my throat and the last note has been been sung I will give a speech praising Franklin, Mackenzie, and Rogers, leap into the air and click my heels together, repeat three times "There's No Place Like Yellowknife!" and will be instantly (if not sooner) transported to the local hospital by those nice young men in the white coats.

Subject: RE: BS: Being Canuck on St. Joseph's Day
From: Rapparee
Date: 17 Mar 06 - 02:03 PM

I shall cook something from my Quebecois cookbook. Tortiere, perhaps, or boulets.

Subject: RE: BS: Being Canuck on St. Joseph's Day
From: gnu
Date: 17 Mar 06 - 01:30 PM

The dreaded, extremely poisonous Multi-coloured Mulroney was thought to be extinct, driven out of Canada by Saint Jean the Bastard, bahhn Goddamn, la. However, ici maintenant, nous avons le Stevie, un assp which changes colour with each poll thrust at it. Even this Sunday, Canucks, while celebrating with red beer and maple slurpup (hey, it tastes good, but hangovers are never sweet), are uneasy about getting bitten by this snake in the Assiniboine. (Hey... close enough. I tried.)

Subject: RE: BS: Being Canuck on St. Joseph's Day
From: Peace
Date: 17 Mar 06 - 10:24 AM

It's because we get to drink lots of beer on that day that we see snakes in Canada for about a week afterwards.

Subject: RE: BS: Being Canuck on St. Joseph's Day
From: David C. Carter
Date: 17 Mar 06 - 06:03 AM

We'll be doing our bit on Sunday with our Canadian friends.But as it's St.Patrick's Day today,they are joining us tonight,to go get rat arsed at a "clone Irish pub"here in Paris.Fortunately, there is a large Irish community here.This should take us through Saturday etc!It's going to be a long weekend!
David

Subject: BS: Being Canuck on St. Joseph's Day
From: gnu
Date: 17 Mar 06 - 04:57 AM

So. Will you be wearing little Maple Leaves and drinking Canadian Club whiskey on Sunday? I checked the papers and couldn't find the time for the start of the parade. Odd, eh?

Unfortunately, St. Joe didn't drive the snakes out of Canada. He just arranged to have them frozen for half the year. No wonder he is the patron Saint of Canada. A true Canuck... "Hey, that's good enough for the girls I goes wit'. Let's take a break n' have a wee drop."

SO? Whatta youse got on for da big day, eh?