Wow...

[rdrake]

Tonight we had a surprising visitor. Now, we generally like to be gentle to our guests in the channel, however, this was an exception. I'm sure as Canadians you get bothered when an American starts stereotyping you, here's the result.

Just a word of note, this conversation was us being sarcastic and joking around. In no way was anything we said true, nor does it reflect how we feel.

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Oct 11 22:38:34 * sd88g93 (sdcrispin@206-15-138-197.dialup.ziplink.net) has joined #compsci.ca
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Oct 11 22:55:50 <rdrake> md is working a secret project
Oct 11 22:56:04 <sd88g93> is md a doctor ?
Oct 11 22:56:12 <rdrake> no
Oct 11 22:56:35 <sd88g93> what states are we all in ? i'm in CT
Oct 11 22:57:29 <rdrake> compsci.CA
Oct 11 22:57:39 <rdrake> almost all Canadian
Oct 11 22:57:46 <sd88g93> oh that's right
Oct 11 22:57:54 <sd88g93> am i the only american ?
Oct 11 22:57:56 <md> american!
Oct 11 22:57:58 <md> kill him!
Oct 11 22:58:01 <rdrake> I do believe so
Oct 11 22:58:03 * md gets out the BFG
Oct 11 22:58:04 <rdrake> down md, down
Oct 11 22:58:08 <md> grrr....
Oct 11 22:58:10 <sd88g93> its ok, i like canadians
Oct 11 22:58:17 <sd88g93> well, most
Oct 11 22:58:18 * rdrake muzzles md
Oct 11 22:58:23 <md> that's not ok; your still an american
Oct 11 22:58:36 <sd88g93> i only like the ones with 10 fingers and 10 toes though
Oct 11 22:58:47 <md> but I won't hold it against you quite yet...
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Oct 11 22:58:53 <md> what do you mean by that?
Oct 11 22:59:05 <md> we don't all live in igloos you know
Oct 11 22:59:12 <md> some of us have wood huts
Oct 11 22:59:15 <sd88g93> but some do , right ?
Oct 11 22:59:24 * rdrake shrugs
Oct 11 22:59:25 <md> ...
Oct 11 22:59:29 <rdrake> it was 23 degrees this weekend...
Oct 11 22:59:32 <sd88g93> i wish i lived in an iggloo, those huts are kinda cool lookin
Oct 11 22:59:34 <rdrake> celcius
Oct 11 22:59:58 <sd88g93> do you all like the red greeen show ? i bet its your fav right ?
Oct 11 23:00:05 <rdrake> fuck that
Oct 11 23:00:20 <rdrake> never watch that shit
Oct 11 23:00:21 <md> oh yeah, it's as funny as CNN
Oct 11 23:00:21 <sd88g93> hah! a canadian that doesnt like Red Green ?
Oct 11 23:00:29 <rdrake> most don't like him...
Oct 11 23:00:46 <sd88g93> its on pbs on saturdays here
Oct 11 23:00:51 <rdrake> interesting
Oct 11 23:01:13 <sd88g93> i bet you all like Tim Horton's coffee ? right ?
Oct 11 23:01:17 <rdrake> I hate coffee
Oct 11 23:01:23 <rdrake> you'd be hard pressed to find somebody in here who does like that show
Oct 11 23:01:40 <sd88g93> well i dont really like it either , so there
Oct 11 23:01:40 <rdrake> their hot chocolate is decent
Oct 11 23:01:48 <rdrake> donuts aren't bad either
Oct 11 23:02:01 <rdrake> 3x less unhealthy than krispy kreme's
Oct 11 23:02:07 <rdrake> go Canada
Oct 11 23:02:07 <sd88g93> actually, i think tim horton coffee is better than starbucks
Oct 11 23:02:12 <rdrake> starbucks sucks
Oct 11 23:02:15 * md wonders if sd88g93 can name the president of Canada
Oct 11 23:02:18 <rdrake> they wanted $5 for a hot chocolate
Oct 11 23:02:23 <rdrake> I told them where to go
Oct 11 23:02:29 <sd88g93> starbucks coffee just tastes burnt
Oct 11 23:02:33 <rdrake> yes, our president
Oct 11 23:02:39 <rdrake> good fellow
Oct 11 23:02:53 <sd88g93> president ? i thought you had a prime minister , not a president
Oct 11 23:02:54 <md> not really, but I'll let that slide
Oct 11 23:02:58 <rdrake> white, christian, male... what more could one want?
Oct 11 23:03:02 <md> ooo, he's not a complete write off!
Oct 11 23:03:07 <rdrake> most excellent
Oct 11 23:03:09 <rdrake> now for the name
Oct 11 23:03:13 <sd88g93> what happened to paul oneil ?
Oct 11 23:03:17 <rdrake> who?
Oct 11 23:03:19 <md> wha?
Oct 11 23:03:30 <md> .up
Oct 11 23:03:30 * X3 gives channel operator status to md
Oct 11 23:03:32 <sd88g93> wasnt paul oneil the prime minister ?
Oct 11 23:03:34 * md gives channel half-operator status to md
Oct 11 23:03:36 <rdrake> uh...
Oct 11 23:03:37 * md removes channel operator status from md
Oct 11 23:03:42 <md> no...
Oct 11 23:03:49 <rdrake> not while I was alive
Oct 11 23:03:52 <sd88g93> i must have the name wrong
Oct 11 23:03:54 <md> never actually
Oct 11 23:03:58 <md> paul matin?
Oct 11 23:04:09 <md> **martin
Oct 11 23:04:09 <rdrake> could be him: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_O%27Neill_%28author%29
Oct 11 23:04:10 <sd88g93> oh ok, paul martin that's what i meant
Oct 11 23:04:14 <rdrake> used to be
Oct 11 23:04:15 <md> close
Oct 11 23:04:23 <rdrake> he was the last one, voted out a while ago
Oct 11 23:04:35 <sd88g93> what's the current one ?
Oct 11 23:04:43 <rdrake> Stephen Harper
Oct 11 23:04:44 <sd88g93> i knew it once, but forgot it
Oct 11 23:04:53 <rdrake> Bush Jr.
Oct 11 23:04:55 <sd88g93> Harper is a conservative , right ?
Oct 11 23:04:59 <rdrake> yes
Oct 11 23:05:02 <rdrake> same shit, different pile
Oct 11 23:05:14 <sd88g93> finally ! a conservative in your gov't !
Oct 11 23:05:20 <rdrake> yes, and he's white!
Oct 11 23:05:22 <rdrake> and a christian
Oct 11 23:05:26 <rdrake> and male, goddamn we're good
Oct 11 23:05:42 <rdrake> he's also banned gay marriage and such
Oct 11 23:05:43 <rdrake> good man
Oct 11 23:06:02 <sd88g93> he got the votes to do that ?
Oct 11 23:06:08 <rdrake> sadly
Oct 11 23:06:20 <md> conservatives are evil, you know that right?
Oct 11 23:06:33 <rdrake> liberals are jerks too
Oct 11 23:06:37 <rdrake> cut millions from my uni
Oct 11 23:06:40 <md> also, canadian politics are much more left then american politics
Oct 11 23:06:41 * rdrake slaps them both
Oct 11 23:06:46 <md> rdrake, voce ndp
Oct 11 23:06:48 <md> **vote
Oct 11 23:06:55 <rdrake> aye, gotta wait 2 years is it?
Oct 11 23:07:08 <rdrake> municipals a month and 2 days away
Oct 11 23:07:11 <md> unless the minority government falls
Oct 11 23:07:21 <rdrake> ...which it probably will
Oct 11 23:08:04 <rdrake> md, did you see the new log cabin I'm building?
Oct 11 23:08:06 <sd88g93> did they legalize cannabis there ? or did that fall through ?
Oct 11 23:08:22 <rdrake> it went through at one point
Oct 11 23:08:27 <rdrake> then bam, voted out
Oct 11 23:09:09 <md> new log cabin?
Oct 11 23:09:11 <md> not!
Oct 11 23:09:15 <md> err... hot!
Oct 11 23:09:18 <rdrake> check it out: * SNIPPED *
Oct 11 23:09:21 <rdrake> like that
Oct 11 23:09:30 <md> sweet
Oct 11 23:09:30 <rdrake> needs an outhouse though, my balls are going to freeze off in the winter
Oct 11 23:09:37 <rdrake> at least I have a place to keep my beer though, in the snow
Oct 11 23:09:43 <md> yeah
Oct 11 23:09:47 <md> cold beer is key
Oct 11 23:09:49 <rdrake> and the dogs can come in too, it'll be nice and warm for them
Oct 11 23:09:50 <sd88g93> won't it freeze ?
Oct 11 23:09:52 <rdrake> nah
Oct 11 23:09:59 <rdrake> Canadian beer contains antifreeze
Oct 11 23:10:03 <md> beer doesn't freeze at 0
Oct 11 23:10:09 <rdrake> or - 40
Oct 11 23:10:10 <sd88g93> what kind of beer ?
Oct 11 23:10:19 <md> canadian beer is actualy *strong*, not like american beer
Oct 11 23:10:24 <md> keiths!
Oct 11 23:10:27 <rdrake> no, it's not cold urine
Oct 11 23:10:31 <md> or Upper Canada Dark
Oct 11 23:10:37 <md> maybe even Stella
Oct 11 23:10:55 <sd88g93> my favorite beer is Newcastle, from england
Oct 11 23:11:05 <sd88g93> good brown ale
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Oct 11 23:12:08 <rdrake> my beaver got out this morning
Oct 11 23:12:10 <rdrake> I was pissed
Oct 11 23:12:15 <sd88g93> Molsen beer is pretty light, very weak
Oct 11 23:12:16 <rdrake> and it must've been -10 outside too
Oct 11 23:12:37 <rdrake> md, don't you hate when that happens?
Oct 11 23:12:55 <sd88g93> i hate it when my beavers break loose
Oct 11 23:12:59 <rdrake> same
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Oct 11 23:13:01 <rdrake> bastards
Oct 11 23:13:06 <md> totoally
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Oct 11 23:13:14 <md> they are so hard to find too
Oct 11 23:13:15 <rdrake> I chase it with a sharp stick
Oct 11 23:13:21 <rdrake> but it just chews it up
Oct 11 23:13:25 <md> a sharp stick eh?
Oct 11 23:13:27 <rdrake> indeed
Oct 11 23:13:38 <md> I just throw snowbals at mine until he gets bored and comes back in
Oct 11 23:13:46 <rdrake> good idea
Oct 11 23:13:55 <rdrake> they usually try and go for the river though, hide in the den
Oct 11 23:14:00 <rdrake> I smoke 'em out
Oct 11 23:14:12 <sd88g93> are they mean ?
Oct 11 23:14:19 <md> nah
Oct 11 23:14:22 <rdrake> they try to bite, gotta be careful
Oct 11 23:14:22 <md> not if you tame them
Oct 11 23:14:26 <rdrake> but only if you're mean back
Oct 11 23:14:28 <md> yu're bites?
Oct 11 23:14:32 <rdrake> sometimes
Oct 11 23:14:36 <md> I taught mine only to bite my brother
Oct 11 23:14:38 <rdrake> it's a jerk
Oct 11 23:14:46 <rdrake> should bring it over to you, you can train it
Oct 11 23:14:52 <rdrake> after all, you're only a few cabins over
Oct 11 23:15:10 <sd88g93> what part of canada you fellows in ?
Oct 11 23:15:23 <rdrake> Canada's pretty small
Oct 11 23:15:33 <rdrake> we're around the Arctic
Oct 11 23:15:38 <rdrake> that's why it's so damn cold
Oct 11 23:15:50 <md> we get daylight 24 hours a day half hte year
Oct 11 23:15:52 <md> lots of fun
Oct 11 23:15:55 <rdrake> indeed, it's hard to sleep
Oct 11 23:15:56 <sd88g93> yes, i have such high hopes on this global warming idea
Oct 11 23:16:00 <rdrake> takes a while to get used to
Oct 11 23:16:02 <rdrake> oh us too
Oct 11 23:16:07 <md> I dunno
Oct 11 23:16:07 <rdrake> those polar bears terrorize our villages
Oct 11 23:16:15 <rdrake> eating all the seal blubber
Oct 11 23:16:18 <md> but if it's warmer they'll come closer
Oct 11 23:16:21 <rdrake> true
Oct 11 23:16:27 <md> better get more ammo
Oct 11 23:16:31 <rdrake> agreed
Oct 11 23:16:35 <rdrake> I just use a bow and arrow
Oct 11 23:16:45 <rdrake> easier that way
Oct 11 23:16:48 <sd88g93> ever see a polar bear ?
Oct 11 23:16:50 <rdrake> yup
Oct 11 23:16:54 <md> all the time
Oct 11 23:16:55 <rdrake> they come around every so often
Oct 11 23:16:59 <rdrake> more to md's
Oct 11 23:17:02 <rdrake> he leaves garbage on his lawn
Oct 11 23:17:03 <rdrake> jerk
Oct 11 23:17:07 <sd88g93> there are black bears around here
Oct 11 23:17:13 <rdrake> too cold for them
Oct 11 23:17:32 <md> bears: nature's garbage disposals
Oct 11 23:17:41 <rdrake> just as God intended
Oct 11 23:17:45 <md> yup
Oct 11 23:17:47 <rdrake> another tool for humans to abuse
Oct 11 23:17:52 <TheFerret> back
Oct 11 23:17:58 <rdrake> welcome back
Oct 11 23:18:15 <rdrake> so TheFerret, get back from tretching through the snow?
Oct 11 23:18:30 <sd88g93> well, good night, all, nice talking with you
Oct 11 23:18:32 <rdrake> night
Oct 11 23:18:35 <sd88g93> gotta run now
Oct 11 23:18:35 <md> 'night
Oct 11 23:18:40 <rdrake> hopefully I can get to the satellite tomorrow to come back
Oct 11 23:18:42 <TheFerret> yes, it was brutal
Oct 11 23:18:48 <rdrake> and no polar bears eat the receiver
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[md]

Man, I hope he comes back so we can have more fun; I think my sister might have to get eaten by a bear

[octopi]

I dunno, it seems like you guys all jumped on to the poor guy.

He didn't say anything (besides a sarcastic joke about having 10 fingers), and you got on his case about being american.

I feel sorry for the guy, he doesn't deserved being made fun of, and teamed up on.

[rdrake]

octopi wrote:

I dunno, it seems like you guys all jumped on to the poor guy.

He didn't say anything (besides a sarcastic joke about having 10 fingers), and you got on his case about being american.

I feel sorry for the guy, he doesn't deserved being made fun of, and teamed up on.

Interesting point.

sd88g93 wrote:

Oct 11 22:59:32 <sd88g93> i wish i lived in an iggloo, those huts are kinda cool lookin

Hm... me too.

sd88g93 wrote:

Oct 11 22:59:58 <sd88g93> do you all like the red greeen show ? i bet its your fav right ?

That's all I watch.

sd88g93 wrote:

Oct 11 23:00:21 <sd88g93> hah! a canadian that doesnt like Red Green ?

Never saw that one coming.

sd88g93 wrote:

Oct 11 23:01:13 <sd88g93> i bet you all like Tim Horton's coffee ? right ?

Yes, they are gods to us.

Reread... we don't just do this for no reason. I don't know about you, but being stereotyped is quite annoying to me.

[md]

Actually he said a lot; but it was all snipped out. Most of it was just him asking questions though. I don't see how we jumped on him... we jsut played the parts of Canadians as per american stereotypes (or perceived stereotypes). All in all it was nothing but harmless fun.

[[Gandalf]]

Yeah, I was lurking towards the end of that heheh. Don't know though, I'm more on octopi's side. I mean sure, he said quite a few of those stereotypical things, but then you were being stereotypical in assuming that he wouldn't know we have a Prime Minister, were you not? Besides, I'm sure most Americans are far, far more clueless than that.

Sure it was harmless fun, and quite fun at that, but for the sake of argument...

[octopi]

rdrake wrote:

sd88g93 wrote:

Oct 11 22:59:32 <sd88g93> i wish i lived in an iggloo, those huts are kinda cool lookin

Hm... me too.

Interesting....except when you look at the few lines above it.

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Oct 11 22:59:05 <md> we don't all live in igloos you know Oct 11 22:59:12 <md> some of us have wood huts Oct 11 22:59:15 <sd88g93> but some do , right ? Oct 11 22:59:24 * rdrake shrugs Oct 11 22:59:25 <md> ... Oct 11 22:59:29 <rdrake> it was 23 degrees this weekend... Oct 11 22:59:32 <sd88g93> i wish i lived in an iggloo, those huts are kinda cool lookin

MD is the one who gets on the topic of americans stereotypes, hes not the one who instantly asks about igloos, MD is the one that mentions it.

sd88g93 wasn't wrong either in what he said. Some people DO, and I, like him, also wouldn't mind living in an igloo, they do look pretty cool.

You don't think the americans don't know that we think we are stereotyped as igloo living, red green watching, coffee drinking people.
He's just playing you guys. He knows what you'll think is funny, and hes saying all the right things. Its his way at getting back at you, for making the assumption he was going to stereotype us.

[Mazer]

Well, damn, you guys don't like the Red Green show?

[octopi]

I know your being sarcastic, but I love that show, lol.
the best episode is where he makes a satellite dish out of chip bags, he fills up like 3 huge gabage bins with chips.

[Mazer]

Anything with Ranger Gord is a good one. (So are the rest, really)

[1of42]

tbh, I'm with octopi... seems like it was actually you guys who started the whole stereotyping deal.

Additionally, it looks a lot to me like he's being just as sarcastic as you are.

[Amailer]

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Oct 11 23:12:55 <sd88g93> i hate it when my beavers break loose

What the hell? He owns beavers? o.O He has to be sarcastic ^^

[rdrake]

1of42 wrote:

tbh, I'm with octopi... seems like it was actually you guys who started the whole stereotyping deal.

Both of us? Look again .

1of42 wrote:

Additionally, it looks a lot to me like he's being just as sarcastic as you are.

I'm inclined to agree.

[md]

*sigh* some people don't seem to be able to laugh at things... yes we were being highly sarcastic and playing typical canadians as seen through american's eyes as seen by canadians (it's the canadian stereotype of americans that leads to this you know...).

But it was hilarious at the time, and hell yes I'd do it again. So to hell with all you losers who think it was mean, I'm going to go play with beaver

[1of42]

I think it's a stereotype of Americans to say that what you were saying is (even an exaggerated) stereotype they hold of Canadians.

Try figuring that sentence out.