Could Canada survive.....

EagleSmack

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Knock the Leafs as you wish ... even though they haven't won a Cup since '67, they still have a loyal fan base. How many Floridans can say that?

Florida fans are fair weather fans except for maybe Dolphin fans. But I agree Panthers, Marlins, Lightning...fair weather fans.
 

Avro

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Avro...if you notice I and many others on this forum do not respond to you because you are not very well liked. Your opinion and thoughts are pretty much ignored as many of us have agreed to do so.

Sure you have, if you want to ignore me then just put me on ignore in the settings.

Interesting you are the only one that keeps saying this ya empty headed yank.:lol:

You should see all the positive response I get on my profile....here I'll show you.

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STOP WAR - look after... -Avro this is so true - I'm glad you've seen the good in places where most people don't want to look... Zan on October 18th, 2008

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Obama better toughen up... -lol on September 13th, 2008

The Canadian... -You think too much like me sometimes! Wolf on September 12th, 2008

Liberals launch new... -u r just an idiot. on September 10th, 2008

The rights of the... -That's pretty much my position. Prax on August 28th, 2008

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I love China -Well said Avro on August 12th, 2008

China tells Bush to... -For the hippie slap lol - sf on August 7th, 2008

A primitive religion -Good shot. My sentiments exactly. -Dex on July 30th, 2008

Bush legacy gets better -EXCELLENT! Thanx from gopher. on July 28th, 2008

Bush legacy gets better -Why are you here? Nobody likes you. Please leave and don't come back. on July 28th, 2008

China's protection of... -Still the asshole you always were on May 8th, 2008




Some negative but mostly positive....sorry about your luck little man.:lol:
 

EagleSmack

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Oh my...he's posting his rep points.

Avro...I am sorry but it is true. You aren't well liked and we have talked about that and wish you would go away.
 

dumpthemonarchy

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Canadian business could not live without the US as almost 90% of Cdn exports go there. We are an economic colony this way. Cdn business is not very global in this regard.

However, life without the US is a physical impossibility.

Along with the US, they are part North America, they are North Americans like us because they speak English. There are no Spanish speaking North Americans.
 

L Gilbert

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Canadian business could not live without the US as almost 90% of Cdn exports go there. We are an economic colony this way. Cdn business is not very global in this regard.

However, life without the US is a physical impossibility.

Along with the US, they are part North America, they are North Americans like us because they speak English. There are no Spanish speaking North Americans.
I know of lots of North Americans that don't speak English (some even in Canada):

http://geography.about.com/library/maps/blrnorthamerica.htm

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_North_American_countries

http://www.worldatlas.com/webimage/countrys/na.htm

Could CA survive without the US?
Certainly. It'd be a tough go for a while but we'd survive.
 

Praxius

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I have been hearing the "turn the tap off" and "the yanks are going to invade" and "we'll trade with China" for years now... words, words, words.

As they say in the South...

"Ya'll ain't din it yit! Y'aint gona do it!"

Well excuse us for actually planning and talking situations out prior to taking action without thinking.
 

Praxius

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Try making a comment that shows you have an idea what you are talking about.

I know you guys in the US don't like hockey, it's to fast for you, which is why fox had to highlight the puck during games so you fat headed slow pokes knew where the puck was. Stick to golf and baseball or even football if you want geezer pace.:roll:

Ah yes, and it shot red when it went fast..... and they had little cartoon robots that fought each other....... kinda made the whole thing a joke if you ask me.
 

Praxius

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Prove it.

Indeed Smack.... prove it.... I hear you shoot off a lot of things that you claim to be true, and yet never provide any evidence for what you claim.

I get into a few arguments with Avro on a couple of subjects, but I don't remember ever attending any secret skull and bones meetings over ignoring Avro, so either you're full of sh*t or you have your own little organization in agreement with you in your head.

Or what you say is true..... in that case.... Prove it.
 

Praxius

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Canadian business could not live without the US as almost 90% of Cdn exports go there. We are an economic colony this way. Cdn business is not very global in this regard.

Just because that's been the norm for a while, doesn't mean it is written in stone and can not be changed.

However, life without the US is a physical impossibility.

Life? Physical Impossibility? I disagree..... life itself can continue perfectly fine if the US just vanished..... my life anyways. If you mean life in a capitalist manner, you maybe right..... but I certainly don't care for the capitalist life anyways, and is one of the bigger factors in the globe as to why everything is so screwed up in the first place..... besides religion.

Along with the US, they are part North America, they are North Americans like us because they speak English. There are no Spanish speaking North Americans.

What the absolute hell are you smoking? There are no spanish speaking north americans? Tell that to people from Spain and Mexico who immigrate here.

Then again, I suppose there's no Gays in Iran either. :roll:
 

Tonington

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Of the 30 NHL teams there are only 6 teams in Canadian cities...SIX. You think Canada could support an additional 24 teams and be profitable? Not likely...not at all.

Maybe the NHL shouldn't have 30 teams??? I'd go for that. Make the talent pool that much more competitive. Nashville? Seriously, minor league teams draw bigger crowds here than they do. Halifax or Moncton could easilly put more asses in the seats than in Nashville or Atlanta. Winnipeg could as well. Hamilton could. Quebec city could. Like Durka said though, the NHL wants revenue, and they don't get that from ticket sales. They need and want television.
 

Avro

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Indeed Smack.... prove it.... I hear you shoot off a lot of things that you claim to be true, and yet never provide any evidence for what you claim.

I get into a few arguments with Avro on a couple of subjects, but I don't remember ever attending any secret skull and bones meetings over ignoring Avro, so either you're full of sh*t or you have your own little organization in agreement with you in your head.

Or what you say is true..... in that case.... Prove it.

I don't think Smack likes to get owned by me all the time so he makes up these bizzare stories about his secret CanCon life in place of having to defend his usual weak position.:lol::roll:
 

lone wolf

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Maybe the NHL shouldn't have 30 teams??? I'd go for that. Make the talent pool that much more competitive. Nashville? Seriously, minor league teams draw bigger crowds here than they do. Halifax or Moncton could easilly put more asses in the seats than in Nashville or Atlanta. Winnipeg could as well. Hamilton could. Quebec city could. Like Durka said though, the NHL wants revenue, and they don't get that from ticket sales. They need and want television.

If there were just SIX teams ... there would be an estimated 500 fewer millionaires to pay