FreeThinker Posted June 30, 2012 Report Share Posted June 30, 2012 I just read the French version of Oh, Canada, and I think something's wrong. A carton of bras, saltpeter, and lepers? A ton of history is one eye-popper, Plus Des's brilliant exploits? Sometimes I wonder about Wikipedia... And, how did Des get into the Canadian national anthem? I thought he was on the other side of the planet. Link to comment
Chris James Posted June 30, 2012 Report Share Posted June 30, 2012 Sounds like fun...but I have no idea what you are talking about. I am already predisposed to think that the French are a bit strange, but those are all relatives I don't want to make public. I'm sure you will have to expound on your commentary to bring us all up to speed. Link to comment
FreeThinker Posted June 30, 2012 Author Report Share Posted June 30, 2012 Sorry, I was being silly. In another section of AD, we were discussing the Supreme Court Health Care decision and how some nations, Canada in particular, are more civilized about health care than the US and I had mentioned how in 2004, someone had created a map of Canada that included the states that had voted for John Kerry. So, I started quoting "Oh, Canada" and found it humorous when I read the French lyrics on Wikipedia and how they sounded rather like an English Madlib. Ô Canada! Terre de nos aïeux, Ton front est ceint de fleurons glorieux! Car ton bras sait porter l'épée, Il sait porter la croix! Ton histoire est une épopée Des plus brillants exploits. Et ta valeur, de foi trempée, Protégera nos foyers et nos droits. Protégera nos foyers et nos droits. which I perverted into the nonsense in my first post. Sorry. It must have been a bit over the wall. If it has to be explained, I guess it isn't funny. I get weird sometimes. Link to comment
Cole Parker Posted June 30, 2012 Report Share Posted June 30, 2012 Weird is OK. We're writers. It's expected of us. C Link to comment
Lugnutz Posted June 30, 2012 Report Share Posted June 30, 2012 You're a writer, I'm a jackass mechanic with a good idea once in a blue moon. Link to comment
Gee Whillickers Posted July 1, 2012 Report Share Posted July 1, 2012 It is weird that the lyrics in French are different than the lyrics in English. We all just shrug and say, "Eh, that's the way it is." Link to comment
Paul_and_Paco Posted July 2, 2012 Report Share Posted July 2, 2012 I am not sure what religion and sabre rattling has to do with the passed healthcare laws, which is what the translation amounts to... other than they are glad they are free, about like most other freeworld countries... O Canada! Land of our forefathers, Thy brow is wreathed with glorious jewels! Because your arm knows how to wear the sword, He knows how to carry the cross! Your story is an epic With glowing hearts. And thy worth, faith tempered, God keep our land glorious and free. God keep our land glorious and free. With apologies to the peoples above 'our' borders, I am not sure their systems are any better than down here. Link to comment
FreeThinker Posted July 2, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 2, 2012 Actually, I was complimenting Canada on their national health care and their guarantee that all citizens get health care, as do the UK, France Germany, and practically every other developed and advanced country in the world. Its a disgrace that 40 million Americans don't have access to health care and that the wealthiest, the most powerful country on earth is ranked 21st in child mortality, that we flushed a trillion dollars down the toilet conquering Iraq for no intelligent reason other than to avenge W's Daddy when we have so many other far more pressing needs here at home. . I had started the discussion in another thread and just moved what I thought was funny to this section because I remember in 2004, many people who had voted for Senator Kerry were musing about moving to Canada rather than living under an illiterate President like George W. Bush. I think I'll be much more careful in the future in making sarcastic comments. Sometimes my sense of humor is hard to understand. This has turned out to be far different than I thought it would. Link to comment
Cole Parker Posted July 2, 2012 Report Share Posted July 2, 2012 That's the way threads usually go here. They start on one topic and run through five or six others before grinding to a halt. Par for the course. Maybe we all suffer from ADD. C Link to comment
Paul_and_Paco Posted July 2, 2012 Report Share Posted July 2, 2012 Sorry about that.... My brain and my mouth(fingers) have been disconnected lately. I forgot where I was in the forums. Talk about ADD. Link to comment
ChrisR Posted May 14, 2016 Report Share Posted May 14, 2016 Maybe we all suffer from ADD. C Awesome Dude Disorder? Long may it wave! Link to comment
Cole Parker Posted May 15, 2016 Report Share Posted May 15, 2016 AwsomeDude Dependency. There is no cure. C Link to comment
Bruin Fisher Posted May 15, 2016 Report Share Posted May 15, 2016 AwesomeDude Dependency? I'm not dependent, not at all. I could stop any time. Any time I like. Just going to check the latest posts in the forums one last time, though... Link to comment
ChrisR Posted June 23, 2016 Report Share Posted June 23, 2016 Nice to see Canada changed the words to its national anthem last week. (Really!) Rather than that gratingly sexist "True patriot love in all thy sons command..." it shall henceforth read "True patriot love in all of us command..." Apparently up until now the nation had not commanded any true patriot love from anybody but the boys. Now it's all Eveny Stephanie. Yay Canada! Link to comment
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