Next time you think your marriage is bad...

[Sunday21]

Just now, zil said:

Not even in Canada.  Jars of maple syrup almost made it in, but didn't pass muster.  There are rumors of maple-tree switches being used in place of sabers.

The mafia in Quebec found where the Marketing Board stored their maple syrup (General idea:The marketing board forces all the producers to sell to them. Only the marketing board is allowed to sell the syrup. So the marketing board can set the price). So the mafia would sneak into the syrup store house and replace the syrup with water and sell off the syrup. Dirty water by the way so people got sick!

 

[Sunday21]

The Most Ferocious Duel" in Canadian history took place on April 11, 1819...wow! Most ferocious any thing in Canadian history is probably not very exciting!

[Sunday21]

Hmmm well if I cannot not use maple syrup, maybe I can sick my moose on Ask?

[zil]

Just now, Sunday21 said:

Hmmm well if I cannot not use maple syrup, maybe I can sick my moose on Ask?

A sick moose is probably less of a threat than siccing a moose on someone (assuming the moose is trained).  That said, I can find no reference to "moose" as an approved dueling weapon.  I suppose this could be a way to avoid the duel.  I hope your moose is a good swimmer, since Ask is unlikely to come to Canada just to get a moose sicced on him.

[Sunday21]

Just now, zil said:

A sick moose is probably less of a threat than siccing a moose on someone (assuming the moose is trained).  That said, I can find no reference to "moose" as an approved dueling weapon.  I suppose this could be a way to avoid the duel.  I hope your moose is a good swimmer, since Ask is unlikely to come to Canada just to get a moose sicced on him.

What Ask is not prepared to travel for this match! How uncivil! 

[zil]

Just now, Sunday21 said:

What Ask is not prepared to travel for this match! How uncivil! 

Well, he could say the same for you and your moose.

[Sunday21]

Just now, zil said:

Well, he could say the same for you and your moose.

But we are talking about a Canadian moose..no actually, they are very stupid really! Keep sitting down in the middle of the highway!

Moose-Vehicle Awareness

People have been killed in moose vehicle collisions. More often they are injured, resulting in hospitalization, time off work, and loss of pay. Cost estimates for vehicle damage alone are more than $1 million annually.

• Why Moose use Roadways
• Prevention
• Accident Occurrences
• How to Avoid an Accident
• Moose Advisory - Department of Transportation and Works

[zil]

3 minutes ago, zil said:

Well, he could say the same for you and your moose.

For that matter, since you issued the challenge, I'm pretty sure he gets to pick the weapons, so your moose is out.

2 minutes ago, Sunday21 said:

more than $1 million annually

Yeah, but that's Canadian dollars.  What is that, like $7,500 US?

[Sunday21]

Hmmm. Well Canadian dollars..think how cheap it would be for you to visit my glorious country! And you could stay awhile because we need a new RS president!

Pick weapons eh? I may have to learn how to shoot!

[Sunday21]

@zil Love that wiki list! Look at this one from the Canadian Section. Is this a Canadian duel or what!

• 1836: Two duelling politicians from Lower Canada were lucky to have sensible seconds. Clément-Charles Sabrevois de Bleury, a member of the Lower Canadian Legislative Assembly, insulted fellow politician Charles-Ovide Perreault. Perreault then struck de Bleury, and a duel was set. Both men were determined to settle the matter with pistols, but their seconds came up with a unique solution. The two foes would clasp hands and de Bleury would say, "I am sorry to have insulted you" while at the same time Perreault would say, "I am sorry to have struck you." They would then reply in unison, "I accept your apology." The tactic worked, and the situation was resolved without injury.

Edited May 30, 2017 by Sunday21

[Vort]

On 5/28/2017 at 11:35 AM, eddified said:

This nugget was a fun way to close the article:

"For the husband, he may now face charges under the state’s tough prostitution laws, which make it illegal to engage in any type of sexual activity in exchange for money or some other form of compensation – even if it is with one’s own spouse."

I don't believe such a statute could possibly hold up in court.

[askandanswer]

2 hours ago, Sunday21 said:

...I could bore him to death. Preparing a lecture here!

No need - the posts are having the same effect.

[Guest]

2 hours ago, Sunday21 said:

The Most Ferocious Duel" in Canadian history took place on April 11, 1819...wow! Most ferocious any thing in Canadian history is probably not very exciting!

What do you call Hockey Season?

[Sunday21]

3 hours ago, askandanswer said:

No need - the posts are having the same effect.

Wait till you hear my penguin jokes!

[askandanswer]

On 2017-5-31 at 5:11 AM, Sunday21 said:

Hmmm well if I cannot not use maple syrup, maybe I can sick my moose on Ask?

Hmm, first you propose a duel and then you avoid it by proposing that a moose takes your place. How very Canadian. Well if you can have a moose to take your place, I can have a boxing kangaroo take my place and we can duel by proxy. And for Zil's sake, its commentated by someone who sounds like a Russian

 

[askandanswer]

On 2017-5-31 at 5:13 AM, zil said:

A sick moose is probably less of a threat than siccing a moose on someone (assuming the moose is trained).  That said, I can find no reference to "moose" as an approved dueling weapon.  I suppose this could be a way to avoid the duel.  I hope your moose is a good swimmer, since Ask is unlikely to come to Canada just to get a moose sicced on him.

Moose is what is likely to happen if we did duel with approved weapons, as in Sunday, once she had found the trigger, would then pull, push, squeeze, or whatever it is that one does with triggers, and having fired the gun in my general direction, its likely that, rather than hitting me, she would "moose" and I would emerge unscathed.  

[askandanswer]

On 2017-5-31 at 5:14 AM, Sunday21 said:

What Ask is not prepared to travel for this match! How uncivil! 

I would certainly be prepared to travel for a worthy opponent. 

[Bini]

I'm really enjoying the banter in this thread.

[NightSG]

Mynd you, m00se bites Kan be pretti nasti.

[unixknight]

11 hours ago, NightSG said:

Mynd you, m00se bites Kan be pretti nasti.

That's why you go with the Ecuadorian llamas.

[Backroads]

Not as exciting as the OP incident, but I was bemused by this little local story...

It involves a failed sandwich shop robbery with one robber getting shot... and her husband ditching her to escape.

How does one save that marriage?

 

[eddified]

Snopes says the story is fake:

http://www.snopes.com/texas-man-prostitute-wife/

[Backroads]

3 hours ago, eddified said:

Snopes says the story is fake:

http://www.snopes.com/texas-man-prostitute-wife/

Darn.

 

[mordorbund]

On 8/4/2017 at 11:53 AM, eddified said:

Snopes says the story is fake:

http://www.snopes.com/texas-man-prostitute-wife/

What if I told you the wife wrote the Snopes article....