Yea ! Sure Canucks Can lose it !! Yet... it's not anything in the blood.

[denverYooper]

Well ... yes. If I understnd your message !?

Un Canadien Andalou.

[woodbuck27]

Un Canadien Andalou.

Ohh oui monsieur, je ne vois votre sens qui est profond dans son intrigue.

Allez Patler ... comprendre cela?

[Zool]

[woodbuck27]

Hey Zool ... How's it going.

I think I missed your birthday?

So... I hired this band to send you 'a Special 'Belated' Birthday Wish'.

I truly enjoy 'animals ... pets'. Especially ...when they perform so well.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Xpeami317s

Here's another one from one of our cousins.

He just simply has 'to steal the show'.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CFxevtGW0k0&feature=fvwp&NR=1

Gotta run.I've some yard work to do. Have a nice evening Zool.

[Guiness]

Holy! Good job keeping the forum active Woody.

However - I am a Canadian - and I don't endorse this message.
I'm afraid of the tall poppy syndrome!

[woodbuck27]

Anyone else here the Cream song 'White Room' in their heads while reading Woodbuck?

"In the white room with black curtains near the station
Blackroof country, no gold pavements, tired starlings
Silver horses ran down moonbeams in your dark eyes
Dawnlight smiles on you leaving, my contentment
I'll wait in this place where the sun never shines"

The complete Lyrics of the song 'White Room':

http://www.lyricsfreak.com/c/cream/white+room_20034207.html

'White Room' Written by bassist, Jack Bruce and poet Pete Brown of the Great British Rock Group of the 1960's ... Cream (Also of Eric Clapton Fame).

Below I've offered an excellent version of... Eric Clapton & Friends covering 'White Room'. I hope that you enjoy that. This song sounds nice. I love the guitar work and Clapton sings it very well here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rvnWuOjJDh4

Pretend... that your a Literture Teacher. You have decided to give the lyrics of that song to your class, as an exercise in interpretation.

Have you given you class a difficult task?

[woodbuck27]

Holy! Good job keeping the forum active Woody.

However - I am a Canadian - and I don't endorse this message.
I'm afraid of the tall poppy syndrome!

Ahhh Guiness my advice ... never acknowledge such except to be aware of who they are. As doing so sucks the very heart of your life/yourself.

I've always been aware of the greed mongers that see it all their way. Any thought (s) that doesn't appeal to their agenda's somehow in their weakness is an imaginary threat to them. I hold little regard for such petty pathetic paranoid fools. You don't have to use alot of exertion turning over rocks to know where that are. Simply walk around the rocks and rest by a shady tree or pool.

'Tall poppy syndrome'... is to me ...'short poopy syndrome'.

I've often laughed and wondered; if such people wipe one another's ass's as they seek false comfort together? These people are very lonely in their own minds Guiness.

Could you ever imagine me as someone who would really give a damn for anyone bent on employing such mundane and boring tactics; characterized by applications attending to the term 'tall poppy syndrome'?

These people are living in fear. I cannot sympathsize with anyone that predominantly allows such low life emotions, as envy or jealousy, to dominate and direct their small paranoid 'control freak' minds.

I'm a true and true Maritimer. In that I find a certain strength and natural talent for good will. With strong Irish roots, and a certain natural bent for entertainment and frivolity. I'm all about 'JOY and Peace and Harmony'. I share my cake. I'm a regular Bud, with a down to earth appreciation for the simple and most basic joys in life. The Lad you want to hang with because I know how to enjoy life through appreciating the equality and humanness of my fellow man.

'Tall Poppy Syndrome' and the fools that embrace that are weak. I would never seriously aknowledge such jealous/fear based malarchy/bullshit. In so doing you merely reduce yourself to one of them.

Now after that wee bit of personal advice and humble wisdom. What in the heck are you talking about Guiness?

Surely it has nothing to do with anything Packerrats... in the true sense and meaning of the term 'power'.

Am I missing something in my service to 'truth and joy', Guiness?

You don't like hockey?

You respect Toronto Maple Leaf fans or Ottawa Senators Fan and you fear for me letting the cat out of the bag that I'm a HAB fan?

Help me out here Guiness? OK just allow me time to think about it...OK!?


OK I'm back and PLEASE Guiness forgive me. Sometimes I just miss it. I don't see (get) the obvious. I stumbled upon ** this and Wham! The light came on, and I thought of you man.

It's OK Guiness. You have a platform of support here at Packerrats.

** Not every Canadian loves hockey. So what ...if your in that group... don't sweat it. It's OK to come out of that closet. There are a few thousand Canadians, just like you. Maybe you prefer European football ... that's your bag over hockey. Your tired of the fanaticism of the usual Canadian; and 'everything' is always about hockey'. May and June...Hockey ... hockey... more darn hockey. It has to be truly awful. Here's some support for you Ehh!

** http://www.howtospotacanadian.ca/201...ng-really.html

That came as a shock to me man. I was so ignorant of this phenomena of the Canadian against hockey. Take pride in your uniqueness G. All the same... I know... I know.

Walk up to any Canadian on a street corner and simply ask him/her about something simple like: Where's the closest Shoppers Drug Mart or Corner Hot Dog stand ...and your accosted with all the latest on last nights 'huge hockey game'. Maybe some fella's all excited... that the Leafs had a rare win and you - could - care - less.

You 'only' want a freakin' simple dog or tylanol.

It's bad man.

I have to admit that Guiness, and my sympathy is genuinely with you Packer fan. I mean Packers and ... hockey. That really is...over the top...just a bit...too much..not sensable. It's rough when you have to stay indoors all throughout the Stanley Cup Playoffs; or risk utter boredom and NHL hockey talk...everywhere you go.

It's two awful months of isolation.Tough man...really...very rough.

Yea! yea!! yea!!! "Where's your leafs hat or jacket?" How do you tell these people you don't like hockey? You .....simply.... don't care.

Ohh well Guiness. Hang in there ... man. Just two months man. Avoidance does work best. Shop ..... after dark.

It's OK. Your secret is safe with me and at Packerrats.

May God bless you Guiness. I know that I understand now.

Screw hockey. Ehh !

[Freak Out]

[woodbuck27]

Edit: spelling error for the word.... 'Literature' .... a few posts back.

Pretend... that your 'a Literature' Teacher. You have decided to give the lyrics of that song to your class, as an exercise in interpretation.

Have you given you class a difficult task?

[woodbuck27]

Ahh Freak Out...the lovely flag of the largest Maritime Province of Nova Scotia...New Scotland. The coastal playground.

My Home Maritime Province is New Brunswick, Canada. The Picture Province. It's Flag:



The third Maritime Province is Prince Edward Island. The Potatoe Province. It's Flag:



Each of the Maritime Provinces are unique, and in each a special beauty. Wonderful friendly people live in the Maritimes. If you ever want an outstanding time before your leaving this place. Do yourself a wonderful favour and visit Canada's most Eastern Province...Newfoundland and Labrador but best to confine your visit to the Island of NFLD. It's people are by any account I've ever heard 'very possibly', the finest you'll discover on this planet. These Newfies will do anything to assist your vacation and welcome you right into their homes.They'll also insist that if you ever return you must visit them. Their funny,musical and as down to earth as one could ever imagine Freak Out. It's Flag:



Now look at that flag of Newfoundland and Labrador. It's like a completed puzzle. Seven parts to it. I have no idea what those folk do when the wind is blowing!? On a National Holiday and bad weather... there must be flag pieces polluting the landscape everywhere.

Ohh football. There isn't a single CFL team in the Maritimes or NFLD and Labrador. Down East they mostly make love and party hearty. Ohh everyone seems to be able to play a musical instrument even if it's 'the spoons', a wash board or a harmonica. Once upon a time I saw a guitar down there. That drew quite a crowd.

[Freak Out]

Great stuff Woody.

[wootah]

This thread should easily make it to 100+ pages. Congratz Woody.

[woodbuck27]

Great stuff Woody.

Hey! Freak Out Thank You.

Without a positive response Fr. the membership and some laughs it goes over like a black cloud. It's the Off Season and now really very slow. So why not talk a little hockey or anything sports with Major Pro Sports playoffs in swing. I'm a big Montreal Canadians and Boston Celtics fa. Been so for so long. I go back to Bob Cousy and Bill Russell and 'my beloved Celtics'.

HOCKEY:

Here's ? a question ? coming up for y'all:

Before I became a HABS fan I was a Maple Leafs (1957) and Detroit Red Wings fan (1968) and finally and last in hockey, a Montreal Canadians fan (1971- ).

A question ...for any hockey fans? Maybe?... your 'Sports Trivia' Question... of the day

1 ) What's common to those above teams and dates, in terms of a former NHL and WHA player. That Superstar hockey player was/is my boyhood to young man hockey hero. *** See Below

What's that players name?

Patler's a hockey man and might nail that question. Any Canuck member of Packerrats or avid NHL fan might nail it as well.

Here's some interesting trivia. and 'a hint to the identity' of this hockey hero of mine.

At the end of his long career; and now in the newly formed WHA. My hero played for the Toronto Toros and the Birmingham Bulls, until his retirement in 1978 at the age of 40.

While with the Bulls, (??????) was placed on an unproductive line with enforcers Frank Beaton and Dave Hanson, one of the Hanson Brothers who had been in the hockey comedy movie 'Slap Shot' with Paul Newman.

According to John Brophy, when a reporter asked what was wrong in terms of his now lost 'star power' with the Bulls, (??????) replied:

“I don’t know, but I seem to play a lot better with Howe and Delvecchio."

Who ... is ... dat ... guy?

I still love this man just as I loved the Packers Bart Starr... Brett Favre and Donald Driver.

My heros are carefully selected *** They never die in me:

I loved Hammerin' Hank...Henry Aaron Fr. 1956 throughout his amazing career.

Really ... it was Hank Aaron and Warren Edward Spahn and Eddie Matthews et all and the Milwaukee Braves... that led me to become a Green Bay Packer fan, around 1958. I got in just at the time when Vince Lombardi another Packer HERO, came to the Green Bay Packers.

I've been solid Green Bay Packers throughout the 1960's....to date. I've never been so loyal to any other Pro team for so long. It's really a tie between the Packers and the Celtics. I've been closer by far to the Packers. I live and die Green Bay Packers. I breathe Packers. I do that because I'm a huge Sports Fan.

My Sports Hero's include:

** 'Vlady' Vladimir Guerrero (The Montreal Expos, Anaheim Angels, Texas Rangers and Baltimore Orioles)

** Larry Bird (Boston Celtics)

** Slammin' Sammy Snead (Golf). I've played too much golf.

** 'The Flower' and at one time, the greatest hockey player in the world between Bobby Orr and Wayne Gretzky...Guy LaFleur of the Montreal Canadians. What a hockey player in his prime. Excitement ..Unfire !!

Freak out....sometimes a little thing will inspire another thought and one thing leads to another... it snowballs into an idea for a piece, to present on Packerrats. I thought it might be fun to do something just a little different.

What begins this thread is a simple example of plain ole... down and dirty... Maritime / Canadian Satire. It's meant to tickle the funny bone not insult anyone. Well honestly there's some personal motive in there as well. It's not fiction based in fiction. It's meant to make a person (people)...think. It's a different perspective on something/anything.

If anyone is damaged or otherwise harmed or confused by it. That person needs to get a life. That person obviously has no clue as to what a part of being a functioning Maritime Canadian means in terms of lifestyle/cultural perspective.

Canadian satire can be almost mild. Satire in terms of writing style is like choosing salsa. In me it's not in any manner ...mild.

As a Maritimer...I have to be me... I let it all hang out. Maritimers certainly arn't shy or otherwise reserved and we're all a tad unique.

What you see ... is exactly what you get. How can anyone quip or have difficulty with a man's/woman's ... decency and honesty and be taken seriously. I always say to people:

Nothing is born of decent good, not of risk. Real living is all about taking risks. Having some simple courage. It's really OK to be different.

I'm Canadian and 'satire' is huge here. We mock almost anyone/anything in Canada. To be Canadian means to be 'thick skinned'; and at the same time deeply patriotic and feisty, whenever there's a need for a defense. Their running 'a kinda corny commercial' on that very thing now on TV.... Re: Canucks and patriotism..or love of all things Canada. One of those passions is certainly hockey.

I've resided alot on the South Shore of the St. Lawerence River (across) from Montreal, Canada. Since I met you fellas here on Packerrats. In Montreal the Montreal Canadians (Les Habitants - HABS) are as big as the Packers are to Green Bay residents. In Montreal and I do not exaggerate.The HABS are RELIGION.

The mood of that city is based on the Montreal Canadians good or bad fortunes. It's a much more somber place when the Canadians are on a losing streak. I mean this is one very exciting Big Time City. Lots to see and enjoy in Montreal....awesome entertainment (always) it seems and amazing food and hospitality. This is a world class city that anyone would visit and truly enjoy; if they were anyway capable of enjoyment. In hockey season and especially during the playoffs. NOW!!! Les habitants RULE. Les Habitants dictate the overriding mood of an emotional cosmopolitan city. It can get very very exciting.

It will >>> get very exciting as 7 PM ET approaches today... and it's the Montreal Canadians down 2-1 @ the Ottawa Senators.

Hold onto your hats hockey fans. This will be 'a seriously'... serious... hockey game.

Have a great end of this week Freak Out.

Hit it !!

GO PACK GO !

[woodbuck27]

This thread should easily make it to 100+ pages. Congratz Woody.

Ohh ... I don't think so ... but I believe a Thanks is in order.

Thanks wootah. Something different. Hopefully entertaining...informative.

GO PACKERS !

[woodbuck27]

Back to this... Mae and I had our Seniors luncheon yesterday (Wed. May 08. '13) followed by a trip to Midland,Ontario to get some more garden stuff for my garden. I've a 'green thump' to go with my Gold and Green'. I love gardening and landscaping. Back home in Hoyt, NB on the 125 acre farm it's work gardening and in the woods. I love a chainsaw, axe and machete in my hands. I've earned a Certificate in Silviculture Training along with other more Professional University/Tecnological/Educational stuff. When I'm working in the wood's; I'm the most happy camper.

Anyway ... I had to prepare a brief for people at that luncheon /meeting and wasn't able to get back here on the results of the game four ... HABS @ Senators. I want to back this up a wee bit and take you up to date on the HABS-SENATORS SERIES:

http://awinninghabit.com/2013/05/02/montreal-canadiens-vs-ottawa-senators-series-preview/?utm_source=FanSided&utm_medium=Network&utm_campaign=Next%2FPrevious

Game four of the Series Tuesday May 07, '13... and how the Ottawa Senators took a stranglehold 3-1 lead in the series in Ottawa; moving back to Montreal tonight Thurs. May 09, '13:

Game 4: The Montreal Canadiens Lose A Heartbreaker In OT

May 7th, 2013 at 11:55 pm by Lisa Fiorilli

Analysis

http://awinninghabit.com/2013/05/07/game-4-the-montreal-canadiens-lose-a-heartbreaker-in-ot/?utm_source=FanSided&utm_medium=Network&utm_campaign=Next%2FPrevious

"I have no words to describe what I’m feeling right now. This loss is a killer and I’m not sure there’s a worse way to lose a game of this importance. With the Montreal Canadiens ahead 2-0 on goals from P.K Subban and Alex Galchenyuk, there were two monumental refereeing mistakes that literally robbed the Canadiens of a win they desperately needed to make a series out of it."

I'm not crying sour grapes. I'm screaming 'FOUL'. The HABS were robbed Tuesday night. There is no way in hell that this series shouldn't be tied 2-2.

What a royally screwed up officiating game mishandling/takedown of the Montreal Canadians >>> game four was >>> Tuesday evening.

http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nhl-puck-daddy/senators-stun-montreal-game-4-ot-carey-price-024224589.html

Damn ... if you could 'only' travel through a TV set! Yet ... getting that done gets you arrested and winding up seriously canned in jail. Ahh shoot what the heck. For what I saw and felt in that game it would be worth it.

I'm so very positive that die hard HAB fans back in Montreal, felt the same as I did. Do some serious rough stuff to the fricken referee and linesman. The word 'choking' comes to mind.

NO ..... IT's NOT JUST A GAME; WHEN IT GETS TOO CONDITIONS FOR WAR ! THAT's JUST WHERE IT's AT FOLKS. PROGNOSIS >>> NOTHING GOOD !!

It might turn very ugly at the Bell Center and in the streets of uptown Montreal tonight; if the HABS get mishandled by Officiating, in Game five of this series. I mean, seriously smart thinking dictates that, the officials owe the HABS this game. I believe they would be very wise. To somehow manage it >>> to assist the Montreal Canadians to a win in Game 5.

Make the series set at 3-2, in Ottawa's favor.

A Montreal Canadians 'Fans Gone Wild' event is nothing pretty. It's got nothing to do with bra's vanishing and tiny panties lowered seductively on slither smooth gyrating like a Mexican bean... sexy... ohh dear Lord save me ..... hips.

We're talking some serious rioting here Packer fans. Some very CRAZY shit. The Montreal Police will be out in full force for this game tonight. I mean all hands on deck. The calvary will be called in and I mean literally. Certainly that in anticipation of a HAB FAN WAR. I'm NOT exaggerating folks. Hab fans make Philadelphia Eagle fans look like whimpering kittens.

Game Officials...This would be a strongly advised Montreal Canadians 'Surprize' last gasp effort win in Montreal.

Then it's back to Ottawa on Saturday May 11,'13 and 'the Coup de Gras'...EXIT ... NHL 2013 Playoffs >>> stage left >>>HABS ARE OUT !! What a slap in the face, sicko political rhubarb that GAME FOUR of the series was.

OK... now I get it. The heated rivalry between the Packers and the Bears and Vikings. Can we sensably exclude the Lions from all of that stuff?

From now and forever I might hate Ottawa Senator Head coach John 'the stupid google eyed Walrus faced' MacLean. What that man is>>> redefines the word dumb >>> in terms of any pro Teams Head Coach. I would seriously want to pop his eyes. Reason... his 'in your face' quote after this ... gift from the game four officials.... the stinkin' to high heaven refereeing.

What was it that dumbass said? I'll find the exact quote and he said this with a serious face:

“I really thought it was a heck of a playoff game,” said Senators coach Paul MacLean, who could barely hide his smile. “They were better than us for a while, we were better than them for a while and at the end of the night we get a goal to tie it up late and a goal in overtime ... that's the Stanley Cup playoffs.”

I'm guessing that this 'freak of intelligence' didn't realize that the fix was in.

By the way most 'NHL Hocket 'Experts' had the HABS defeating the Senators in 5-6 games. Game 5 goes tonight >>> back at 'the Bell Center' in Montreal; and PLEASE Game Officials. I'm torn as to the correct advise I'd give them if I was the Head of NHL Officiating.

a) Just continue with your obvious bias for all things Canada's Capitol City of Ottawa and put the Montreal Canadians out of their collective misery.

b) For the sake of all thing fair to your life and safety/health; and for your personal proof of sanity and sense of self preservation. Do all you can to allow the HABS to win. HAB fans are seriousy pissed off!!!!!

How many of you imagined that the Capitol City of Canada is the home of the Maple Leafs or TOUR ON TOE?

Ahh ... the lowly Leafs. That series is about over too with the Big Bad Boston Bruins taking the Toronto Maple Leafs 4-3 in OT @ the Air Canada Center in TO. Such long faces on those poor Leaf fans last night. I mean it's been all the way back to 1966-67 since the Toronto Maple Leafs won their last Stanley Cup, emblematic of NHL supremecy.

The Maple Leafs have won thirteen Stanley Cup championships, second only to the twenty-four championships of their primary rival, the Montreal Canadiens. The 45-year drought between championships is currently the NHL's longest 'really negative' streak.

Now to the >>> real trivia message in this post. In terms of one very young HAB and a talented first Round Draft Pack Alex Galchenyuk. Are you aware of where Alex Galchenyuk was born? It wasn't in 'the Soviet Union'.

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

The Montreal Canadians Rookie Right Winger, Alex Galchenyuk was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

His mother and father are Belarussian. Alex Galchenyuk's father... Alexander Galchenyuk is a former Belarussian hockey player. Alex's parents moved to Europe when Galchenyuk was four, following his father's hockey career in Germany, Italy, and Russia. Alex Galchenyuk began his hockey career in Russia before the family moved back to North America when Alex Galchenyuk was 15. First to Chicago and then to Sarnia, Ontario where Alex Galchenyuk Senior coaches Junior hockey.

It's almost over for the HABS but where there's time...there's life.