Comments on: Polls are Closed http://www.niteblade.com/news/polls-are-closed/ Just another WordPress weblog Wed, 19 Nov 2008 21:55:52 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Jeff Beazley http://www.niteblade.com/news/polls-are-closed/#comment-34 Jeff Beazley Wed, 02 Jul 2008 18:13:02 +0000 http://www.niteblade.com/news/?p=51#comment-34 Nearly a mountain girl, eh? One Canadian ‘connection’ I forgot to mention. I appeared on a UK TV quiz show once. One of the questions I got right was ‘What is the capital of the Canadian province of Alberta?’ So there! Nearly a mountain girl, eh? One Canadian ‘connection’ I forgot to mention. I appeared on a UK TV quiz show once. One of the questions I got right was ‘What is the capital of the Canadian province of Alberta?’ So there!

]]> By: Rhonda http://www.niteblade.com/news/polls-are-closed/#comment-33 Rhonda Tue, 01 Jul 2008 23:35:01 +0000 http://www.niteblade.com/news/?p=51#comment-33 I live in d) None of the above LOL We live in Edmonton, which is on the other end of the country from all the places you mentioned. I love it here :) I live in d) None of the above LOL

We live in Edmonton, which is on the other end of the country from all the places you mentioned. I love it here :)

]]> By: Jeff Beazley http://www.niteblade.com/news/polls-are-closed/#comment-32 Jeff Beazley Tue, 01 Jul 2008 22:19:23 +0000 http://www.niteblade.com/news/?p=51#comment-32 Since I have at least an hour and two more double scotches to go before retiring, I thought I’d keep myself occupied and amused by commenting on one small aspect of this post. Happy Canada Day. I went to Canada twice. My experiences may be summarised thus: Toronto Didn’t like it. Too cold and impersonal. Too many gold diggers. Niagra Falls The grandeur of the falls paled beside the tackyness of the resort mentality St John’s Loved it. Real people, warm and friendly. Fell in love with Jeannie Brown. St Pierre Harmless enough. Got the drunkest – and luckiest - I’ve ever been. Long story! Port Alfred The town band belonged in a Monsieur Hulot film. Prairie grass sailed mindlessly along the High Street. Quebec Had an argument with a shop assistant who wanted me to speak French. Had to speak French to get into a nightclub, which turned out to be very boring. Halifax Got duped into a blind date with a girl who only wanted me to pay for dinner before she went home again. Another girl called Ruth fell in love with me. (I was a sailor, you understand.) Got my first tattoo. Quite a mixture. Fond memories, overall. Which bit do you live in? Since I have at least an hour and two more double scotches to go before retiring, I thought I’d keep myself occupied and amused by commenting on one small aspect of this post. Happy Canada Day.

I went to Canada twice. My experiences may be summarised thus:

Toronto Didn’t like it. Too cold and impersonal. Too many gold diggers.

Niagra Falls The grandeur of the falls paled beside the tackyness of the resort mentality

St John’s Loved it. Real people, warm and friendly. Fell in love with Jeannie Brown.

St Pierre Harmless enough. Got the drunkest – and luckiest - I’ve ever been. Long story!

Port Alfred The town band belonged in a Monsieur Hulot film. Prairie grass sailed mindlessly along the High Street.

Quebec Had an argument with a shop assistant who wanted me to speak French. Had to speak French to get into a nightclub, which turned out to be very boring.

Halifax Got duped into a blind date with a girl who only wanted me to pay for dinner before she went home again. Another girl called Ruth fell in love with me. (I was a sailor, you understand.) Got my first tattoo.

Quite a mixture. Fond memories, overall. Which bit do you live in?

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