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Hatman 🍁
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« on: July 08, 2010, 05:15:52 PM »
I remember 5 years ago, posting the announcement of Michaelle Jean, and remembering opebo saying she was hot. Our next governor general is a white male, David Lloyd Johnston. See the article here: http://www.cbc.ca/canada/story/2010/07/08/governor-general-johnston.html

I am happy they are sticking with my order (french female, english male, french male, english female) order that has been in place since Jeanne Sauve.  It's a phenomena I've discovered as a solution to the need to switch between females and males while keeping the tradition of switching between english and french.

 
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« Reply #1 on: July 08, 2010, 05:34:30 PM »
Cool. Good to have my school have a higher profile, and hopefully we'll have a more effective admin than we have now.
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« Reply #2 on: July 08, 2010, 06:31:37 PM »
Well, it was quasi-certain it'd be a white guy. For what it's worth anyways, GGs are useless waste of money and ought to be abolished along with the all shazam. Long live republicanism, yaddi yadda.
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« Reply #3 on: July 09, 2010, 05:23:26 AM »
Ah, Commonwealth's silly traditions... Roll Eyes
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« Reply #4 on: July 09, 2010, 07:03:57 AM »
Quote from: Hatman on July 08, 2010, 05:15:52 PM
I remember 5 years ago, posting the announcement of Michaelle Jean, and remembering opebo saying she was hot. Our next governor general is a white male, David Lloyd Johnston. See the article here: http://www.cbc.ca/canada/story/2010/07/08/governor-general-johnston.html

I am happy they are sticking with my order (french female, english male, french male, english female) order that has been in place since Jeanne Sauve.  It's a phenomena I've discovered as a solution to the need to switch between females and males while keeping the tradition of switching between english and french.

 

lol, political correctness.

Anyway, I'm with Hashemite - Canada should become a republic and so should Britain.
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« Reply #5 on: July 09, 2010, 06:30:20 PM »
Do Canadians like being ruled by the queen?
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« Reply #6 on: July 09, 2010, 07:57:15 PM »
Quote from: sbane on July 09, 2010, 06:30:20 PM
Do Canadians like being ruled by the queen?

I've always had that impression...I suppose it gives them something further to distinguish themselves from Americans on.
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« Reply #7 on: July 09, 2010, 08:42:04 PM »
Quote from: Senator Franzl on July 09, 2010, 07:57:15 PM
Quote from: sbane on July 09, 2010, 06:30:20 PM
Do Canadians like being ruled by the queen?

I've always had that impression...I suppose it gives them something further to distinguish themselves from Americans on.
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« Reply #8 on: July 09, 2010, 09:18:18 PM »
Quote from: Senator Franzl on July 09, 2010, 07:57:15 PM
Quote from: sbane on July 09, 2010, 06:30:20 PM
Do Canadians like being ruled by the queen?

I've always had that impression...I suppose it gives them something further to distinguish themselves from Americans on.

Roll Eyes
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« Reply #9 on: July 10, 2010, 12:04:29 AM »
it's not about distinguishing themselves from the yanks, it's about pissing off the Quebecois.
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« Reply #10 on: July 10, 2010, 06:25:44 AM »
What about the need to rotate between White, Black, Asian and Native GGs? WHy does that remain unattended to?
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« Reply #11 on: July 10, 2010, 08:11:05 AM »
Quote from: Senator Franzl on July 09, 2010, 07:57:15 PM
Quote from: sbane on July 09, 2010, 06:30:20 PM
Do Canadians like being ruled by the queen?

I've always had that impression...I suppose it gives them something further to distinguish themselves from Americans on.

Roll Eyes Come on, you're smarter than that.
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« Reply #12 on: July 10, 2010, 08:16:58 AM »
Quote from: Gora Euskadi askatuta on July 10, 2010, 08:11:05 AM
Quote from: Senator Franzl on July 09, 2010, 07:57:15 PM
Quote from: sbane on July 09, 2010, 06:30:20 PM
Do Canadians like being ruled by the queen?

I've always had that impression...I suppose it gives them something further to distinguish themselves from Americans on.

Roll Eyes Come on, you're smarter than that.

It's not like that was an entirely serious comment...
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« Reply #13 on: July 10, 2010, 08:42:22 AM »
Quote from: Senator Franzl on July 10, 2010, 08:16:58 AM
Quote from: Gora Euskadi askatuta on July 10, 2010, 08:11:05 AM
Quote from: Senator Franzl on July 09, 2010, 07:57:15 PM
Quote from: sbane on July 09, 2010, 06:30:20 PM
Do Canadians like being ruled by the queen?

I've always had that impression...I suppose it gives them something further to distinguish themselves from Americans on.

Roll Eyes Come on, you're smarter than that.

It's not like that was an entirely serious comment...

I didn't get that impression, but I certainly hope you're right.
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« Reply #14 on: July 10, 2010, 11:01:26 AM »
Quote from: sbane on July 09, 2010, 06:30:20 PM
Do Canadians like being ruled by the queen?

They aren't ruled by the Queen. But I'd guess that most are pretty apathetic about the monarchy-g.g. system. At least with the present incumbent.
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« Reply #15 on: July 11, 2010, 05:41:48 AM »
Was still hoping for William Shatner myself. Tongue
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« Reply #16 on: July 12, 2010, 03:36:24 AM »
Hopefully this guy won't be as much of a pushover as Jean.

Did Jean have to prorogue Parliament in 2008, or could she have refused Harper's request? I wanted her to say no, because I supported the broad coalition taking over. But on the other hand I consider Whitlam's dismissal in Australia to be an outrage, something that shouldn't happen in a democracy. I suppose thats being either hypocritical or just partisan.

I used to think the U.S. should be in the Commonwealth, but not anymore.
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« Reply #17 on: July 12, 2010, 03:53:47 AM »
You can be a Republic and still be in the Commonwealth. Only  thing you have to accept is the Queen being head of the Commonwealth.
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