kingbunky 3 #1 July 1, 2003 i'm off the the dz, so for everyone at work today... ppppppphhhhhhhhttttttttt!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! i know, all you 'mericans get the day off friday. at least you get a long weekend out of the deal, we get tuesday."Hang on a sec, the young'uns are throwin' beer cans at a golf cart." MB4252 TDS699 killing threads since 2001 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CrazyIvan 0 #2 July 1, 2003 What you guys drink on that day? Canada Dry? __________________________________________ Blue Skies and May the Force be with you. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Remster 30 #3 July 1, 2003 Nope, Canadian....Remster Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Remster 30 #4 July 1, 2003 Quoteyou get a long weekend I did... I had yesterday off... working todayRemster Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tb62871 0 #5 July 1, 2003 Canada day? Whats canada day? Did we finally let them in as the 51st state and nobody told me? --TB Welcome my friends to the show that never ends. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CrazyIvan 0 #6 July 1, 2003 QuoteCanada day? Whats canada day? Some weird holiday like 'Boxing day' __________________________________________ Blue Skies and May the Force be with you. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dterrick 0 #7 July 1, 2003 QuoteSome weird holiday like 'Boxing day' Easydoes it Ivan - you obviously know nothing about the holiday so I shall attempt an enlightenment... In Victorian England, Christmas was mainly a religious holiday since the Peerage had all the wealth and the domestic paeons did nothing but serve for a subsistence wage. However, in atonemnt for the way they treated their domestics at the holidays, the day after Christmas was declared "Boxing Day". On Boxing day, the commoners would gather on their masters' estates and hold a lottery for the chance to assault 'the boss' via a fistfight. It wasn't considered 'proper' to leave marks, though, nor to injure your fists thus preventing you from working at your chores on the 27th. So, special padded gloves were invented ... and the rest is sport history. The Marquis of Queensbury has a special place in this part of the story after the pesants started fighting dirty but we'll save that for another session. Being the good Monarchists we are we continued the tradition until our progressive land began to allow business owners to open their shops on this sacred British holiday. Now, the tradition is not to assault your boss but rather to go forth at 6:00 AM, enter a lineup to a retail establishment specially rigged with incredibly good deals and wait for the opening bell. You don't know WHO you'll hit except that it will be the person holding the item you so desperately wanted. The fun of the sport is you too may be assaulted until you arrive at the relative safety of the checkout lineup. No what's so weird about Boxing Day? Dave PS: [edited for British English and an extra silly] Life is very short and there's no time for fussing and fighting my friend (Lennon/McCartney) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TitaniumLegs 8 #8 July 1, 2003 That's all bullshit. Boxing Day is the day after Christmas when you take out all the boxes the presents came in - often with the already broken toys in them! Happy Canada Day! (I should see if I can escape from w*rk and sneak down to H-town...) (>o|-< If you don't believe me, ask me. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dterrick 0 #9 July 1, 2003 Quote That's all bullshit. Oh lighten up already ... can't a Canuck yank a Yank's chain once in a while?? Someone has to be silly ...I was actually hoping someone might question my history lesson, preposterous as it is... do I get extra cedit for 'thinking outside the box' at least? Dave Life is very short and there's no time for fussing and fighting my friend (Lennon/McCartney) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CrazyIvan 0 #10 July 1, 2003 QuoteIn Victorian England, Christmas was mainly a religious holiday since the Peerage had all the wealth and the domestic paeons did nothing but serve for a subsistance wage. However, in atonemnt for the way they treated their domestics at the holidays, the day after Christmas was delcared "Boxing Day". On Boxing day, the commoners would gather on their masters' estates and hold a lottery for the chance to assault 'the boss' via a fistfight. It wasn't considered 'proper' to leave marks, though, nor to injure your fists thus preventing you from working at your chores on the 27th. So, special padded gloves were invented ... and the rest is history. Being the good Monarchists we are we continued the tradition until our progressive land began to allow business owners to open their shops on this sacred British holiday. Now, the tradition is not to assault your boss but rather to go forth at 6:00 AM, enter a lineup to a retail establishment specially rigged with incredibly good deals and wait for the opening bell. You don't know WHO you'll hit except that it will be the person holding the item you so desparately wanted. The fun of ther sport is you too may be assaulted until you arrive at the relative safety of the checkout lineup. Like I said....Weird __________________________________________ Blue Skies and May the Force be with you. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TitaniumLegs 8 #11 July 1, 2003 QuoteQuote That's all bullshit. Oh lighten up already ... can't a Canuck yank a Yank's chain once in a while?? Someone has to be silly ...I was actually hoping someone might question my history lesson, preposterous as it is... do I get extra cedit for 'thinking outside the box' at least? Ooops. I only read the first line or two of your post, because that's how the true story starts off. Way back in England, the day after Christmas, the nobles would give boxes of gifts to their servants. That's what I thought I was saying "bullshit" to. My original story is actually bullshit as well. (>o|-< If you don't believe me, ask me. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Remster 30 #12 July 1, 2003 Actually, all your stories are BS.... As for the reason for Canada Day, well, its just the rest of Canada feeling jalous for not having a real good party for la St-Jean and now they try and match it... feeble attmpts I tell ya Remster Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TitaniumLegs 8 #13 July 1, 2003 Qu'est-ce qu' t'as dit??!!!! Voyons! Why don't you just hurry up and all vote "Oui" and leave Canada. The Newfies want Toronto closer to Newfoundland! None of it matters to us left-coasters. You're all TROC¹ anyway! ¹The Rest Of Canada (>o|-< If you don't believe me, ask me. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skydivexxl 0 #14 July 1, 2003 West Sieeeeeeeeeeeed (of Canada) coo-roo coo coo, coo-roo coo coo Take off to... Blog Clicky Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GrumpySmurf 0 #15 July 1, 2003 Tor-anta - the utter Capital o' N'wf'ndl'nd, bye Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dterrick 0 #16 July 1, 2003 Wi-nni-peg ... it is but a few dozen miles from the geographic centre of North America ... we ARE the centre of it all Life is very short and there's no time for fussing and fighting my friend (Lennon/McCartney) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
riddler 0 #17 July 1, 2003 The origins of boxing day are debatable, but the most common theory is that the day after Christmas, land owners gave boxes with rewards (sometimes the Christmas presents they didn't want) to the servants. As described in: http://www.web-holidays.com/boxing/Trapped on the surface of a sphere. XKCD Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dterrick 0 #18 July 1, 2003 I know, I know ... I was being extremely silly - sheesh... here in Canada we DO realize that the US does not celebrate Boxing Day and it is, perhaps partly because of its British origins andthe fact that you do not celebrate it, that we "enjoy" it. Of course, youze guys "take a week off" at Thanksgiving and watch Football ... where to us it's just one Holiday Monday in early October... ...I've never understood why Thanksgiving is different in time and magnatude considering we observe it for the same basic reason Dave Life is very short and there's no time for fussing and fighting my friend (Lennon/McCartney) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Iflyme 0 #19 July 1, 2003 QuoteSome weird holiday like 'Boxing day' The more holidays, the better! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Iflyme 0 #20 July 1, 2003 To all my Canadian brothers and sisters -- here's to the best place to live in the entire world! Happy Canada Dayto all of you! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CanuckInUSA 0 #21 July 1, 2003 Happy Birthday (from south of the border) right back at you dude. Try not to worry about the things you have no control over Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
