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Friday, April 04, 2014
Our Time to Shine
Many years ago
On this prairie land we know
A settlement began
They heard the call of the land
Their dedication gives us celebration
Their dreams set in motion all we have today
Our time to shine
In our hearts and in our mind
Let the past one hundred years make us see
Our city will stand tall
Saskatoon welcomes all
Let the spirit of the land set you free
'Cause this is our time to shine
People came from all around
The city grew by leaps and bounds
Stretched along the river far as the eye could see
We saw their vision a city of bridges
Cultures joined together from the present to the past
Our time to shine
In our hearts and in our mind
Let the past one hundred years make us see
Our city will stand tall
Saskatoon welcomes all
Let the spirit of the land set you free
'Cause this is our time to shine
Corey Hildebrand - vocals, bass and guitar
Gordon Hildebrand - guitar
Geoff Hildebrand - drums
Recorded and mixed at Cosmic Pad Studios
36 Canadian Things...
1. People in Churchill leave their car doors unlocked in case their neighbours need to make a quick escape from polar bears.
2. There's also a prison for polar bears who break into peoples' homes for food.
3. No cows in Canada are given artificial hormones for milk production.
Which means no dairy products, like milk, cheese, or yogurt, produced in Canada contain hormones either!
4. For one day in 1943, Ottawa designated a hospital room to be “extraterritorial” (international) ground so a Dutch princess could be born a full Dutch citizen.
(A Dutch requirement for her to keep her princess title.)
5. And every year the Netherlands send Canada thousands of tulips to show their gratitude.
6. Which inspired Ottawa’s annual Tulip Festival.
Held in May, it showcases millions of beautiful tulips in bloom.
7. Canada has banned the Westboro Baptist Church members from entering the country and picketing funerals.
Hate speech is a penalized offense by the federal and provincial government.
8. Kraft Dinner (“KD”) is the top-selling grocery item in the country. Canadians consume 55% more of it than Americans do. (Gotta be KD!)
9. The quality of their tap water is often better than bottled water.
10. They have a $300 collectors' gold coin that has a narwhal on it.
11. And a special quarter with a GLOW-IN-THE DARK DINOSAUR on it.
12. The Canadian Mint also created a $1,000,000 coin that is actually usable.
13. Canada is the most educated country in the world.
14. It has an “Apology Act.”
It allows an apology in court to be a sign of compassion and empathy, not guilt.
15. In the 1930 World Cup, Canada’s hockey team was so badass they didn’t even have to play knockout rounds and were placed directly in the final game.
They then went on to win gold.
16. Canada’s Post Office receives millions of letters addressed to “Santa Claus, North Pole” each year.They respond to each one as Mrs. Claus.
It’s an employee-led volunteering initiative :)
17. They've claimed the address "Santa Claus, North Pole, H0H 0H0."
18. A part of the country actually has less gravity than the rest of Earth.
19. During the holiday seasons, it has a volunteer service that gives free rides to those too drunk or too tired to drive.
The program is called “Operation Red Nose” (“Opération Nez Rouge”) and the drivers are called sleigh deer. operationnezrouge.com
20. The nation’s official phone number is 1-800-O-Canada.
I kid you not.
21. George Street in Newfoundland has more bars and pubs per square feet than on any street in North America.
22. Canada does not allow pre-employment or randomized employee drug tests.
23. An Ontario man invented Hawaiian pizza.
24. There is a strategic maple syrup reserve.
25. Alberta, Canada, is the only region in the entire world free of Norwegian rats.
26. In 1947, a group of kids protested after the price of chocolate bars were raised from 5 cents to 8 cents.
27. The Citizenship and Immigration Minister declared that Santa Claus is Canadian.
28. It has an island called “Dildo.”
29. The term “trick or treat” was first used in Alberta.
30. Canadian McDonald's exclusively sell the McLobster.
31. You can thank Kiefer Sutherland’s grandpa for bringing the country universal healthcare.
32. The University of Victoria offers a course called the “Science of Batman.”
33. In Saskatchewan, a hoodie is called a “bunnyhug.”
34. Half of Canada’s provinces (which accounts for more than 85% of the population) are governed by women.
35. A town in British Columbia has the postal code “V4G 1N4.”
36. Studies find Canadians to be the second happiest people in the world. And they’re only getting happier.
2. There's also a prison for polar bears who break into peoples' homes for food.
3. No cows in Canada are given artificial hormones for milk production.
Which means no dairy products, like milk, cheese, or yogurt, produced in Canada contain hormones either!
4. For one day in 1943, Ottawa designated a hospital room to be “extraterritorial” (international) ground so a Dutch princess could be born a full Dutch citizen.
(A Dutch requirement for her to keep her princess title.)
5. And every year the Netherlands send Canada thousands of tulips to show their gratitude.
6. Which inspired Ottawa’s annual Tulip Festival.
Held in May, it showcases millions of beautiful tulips in bloom.
7. Canada has banned the Westboro Baptist Church members from entering the country and picketing funerals.
Hate speech is a penalized offense by the federal and provincial government.
8. Kraft Dinner (“KD”) is the top-selling grocery item in the country. Canadians consume 55% more of it than Americans do. (Gotta be KD!)
9. The quality of their tap water is often better than bottled water.
10. They have a $300 collectors' gold coin that has a narwhal on it.
11. And a special quarter with a GLOW-IN-THE DARK DINOSAUR on it.
12. The Canadian Mint also created a $1,000,000 coin that is actually usable.
13. Canada is the most educated country in the world.
14. It has an “Apology Act.”
It allows an apology in court to be a sign of compassion and empathy, not guilt.
15. In the 1930 World Cup, Canada’s hockey team was so badass they didn’t even have to play knockout rounds and were placed directly in the final game.
They then went on to win gold.
16. Canada’s Post Office receives millions of letters addressed to “Santa Claus, North Pole” each year.They respond to each one as Mrs. Claus.
It’s an employee-led volunteering initiative :)
17. They've claimed the address "Santa Claus, North Pole, H0H 0H0."
18. A part of the country actually has less gravity than the rest of Earth.
19. During the holiday seasons, it has a volunteer service that gives free rides to those too drunk or too tired to drive.
The program is called “Operation Red Nose” (“Opération Nez Rouge”) and the drivers are called sleigh deer. operationnezrouge.com
20. The nation’s official phone number is 1-800-O-Canada.
I kid you not.
21. George Street in Newfoundland has more bars and pubs per square feet than on any street in North America.
22. Canada does not allow pre-employment or randomized employee drug tests.
23. An Ontario man invented Hawaiian pizza.
24. There is a strategic maple syrup reserve.
25. Alberta, Canada, is the only region in the entire world free of Norwegian rats.
26. In 1947, a group of kids protested after the price of chocolate bars were raised from 5 cents to 8 cents.
27. The Citizenship and Immigration Minister declared that Santa Claus is Canadian.
28. It has an island called “Dildo.”
29. The term “trick or treat” was first used in Alberta.
30. Canadian McDonald's exclusively sell the McLobster.
31. You can thank Kiefer Sutherland’s grandpa for bringing the country universal healthcare.
32. The University of Victoria offers a course called the “Science of Batman.”
33. In Saskatchewan, a hoodie is called a “bunnyhug.”
34. Half of Canada’s provinces (which accounts for more than 85% of the population) are governed by women.
35. A town in British Columbia has the postal code “V4G 1N4.”
36. Studies find Canadians to be the second happiest people in the world. And they’re only getting happier.
Thursday, April 03, 2014
Mr. Jeffery Straker - acoustic performances
A couple of acoustic videos written and performed by my friend, Jeff Straker, "Somewhere Between" and "Birch Bark Canoe"
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Click here for more Jeffery Straker Videos. While you are there, subscribe! You will not be disappointed.
The super hero poem
when I grow up I'm going to be president
start wars with a twitch of my fingers
attend extravagant balls with thousand dollar gift baskets
be invited to premieres and opening nights
and sleep in a huge four-poster bed once shared by Clinton and... somebody.
I'd go to foreign countries with weird good
and shakes hands with gross old politicians
who slime, "Good evening madam president."
and I'd have to host that goddamn Easter Egg hunt on the lawn
and take photographs with squirming kids...
maybe I don't want to be president
when I grow up I'm going to be a superhero
I will be invisible and invincible
and I will FLY
my costume will be red converse high-tops
and a neon green leotard
my theme song would be:
Here I come to save the day!
or maybe without words at all:
daan da da DAAN, daan da daa...
but every single time someone lost their keys
or were being held hostage by an evil supervillain
they'd call me out of bed to come save them
probably at fricking three AM
when I grow up I'm going to be French.
one of those chic Parisian girls
with that certain je nai sais quois
and trendy European shoes
I'll sip coffee and eat those cute little pastries
at a cafe by the Seine
and I'll date an artist named Jacques
we'll hang out with our artsy friends
who don't shower
or shave their body hair
and get so drunk every night they start calling Jacques "Monique" and chasing him with paintbrushes...
I don't even know how to speak French!
when you grow up, you'll be mothers and fathers,
rodeo clowns and Chuck E. Cheese counterstaff
you'll starve and you'll be wealthy
but me...?
well, don't you worry about me
I'm not going to grow up at all.
--author unknown
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Wednesday, April 02, 2014
Incredible
Whaddya think these are?
Look closely and guess what they could be...
PENS WITH HIDDEN CAMS?
any wild guesses now? no clue?...
Ladies and gentlemen... congratulations! you've just now looked into the future...
Yep that's right! No booing now... you've seen something that would replace your PC in the future....
Yep that's right! No booing now... you've seen something that would replace your PC in the future....
In the revolution of miniature computers, the scientists are ahead with bluetooth technology... See the forthcoming computers within.
NOW SEE THIS...
NOW SEE THIS...
This pen instrument produces both the monitor as well as the keyboard on flat surfaces from where you can just carry out the normal operations you do on your desktop.
...and what's next?
Beam me up Scotty...hmmmmm????
...and what's next?
Beam me up Scotty...hmmmmm????
Let me Google that for you.
1. The first vending machines in the United States dispensed a product that’s currently banned in Singapore. What is it?
One way to find the answer:
Go to Google and search [first vending machines U.S.] to find that they sold chewing gum in the 1880s. Search [chewing gum ban Singapore] to confirm that it’s illegal to buy and sell ____ there.
2. Had an 1845 coin toss between two settlers gone differently, a certain West Coast city would now be called Boston. Which settler won the toss and gave the city its modern name?
One way to find the answer:
Go to Google and search [1845 coin toss] to discover the city in question is now Portland, Oregon. Search [Portland coin toss 1845] and read to find that settler ________ ___________ won the bet.
3. An injury to the posterior inferior frontal gyrus of the brain can cause a very specific neurological deficit, which is named after an anatomist born in the French region called Gironde. What is the surname of the anatomist for which the deficit is named?
One way to find the answer:
Go to Google and search [anatomist Gironde]. The most famous is Paul Pierre _____. Read his biography and find the deficit is called _______'s aphasia, which is an inability to speak, write, or express oneself.
Tuesday, April 01, 2014
April Fool...
The origin of April Fools' Day is obscure. One likely theory is that the modern holiday was first celebrated soon after the adoption of the Gregorian Calendar; the term referred to someone still adhering to the Julian Calendar which it replaced.
In many pre-Christian cultures May Day (May 1) was celebrated as the first day of summer, and signalled the start of the spring planting season. An April Fool was someone who did this prematurely.
Another origin is that April 1 was counted the first day of the year in France. When King Charles IX changed that to January 1, some people stayed with April 1. Those who did were called "April Fools" and were taunted by their neighbors.
In the eighteenth century the festival was often posited as going back to the times of Noah. An English newspaper article published on April 13th, 1789 said that the day had its origins when he sent the raven off too early, before the waters had receded. He did this on the first day of the Hebrew month that corresponds with April. A possible reference to April Fools' Day can be seen in the Canterbury Tales (ca 1400) in the Nun's Priest's tale, a tale of two fools: Chanticleer and the fox, which took place on March 32nd.
In many pre-Christian cultures May Day (May 1) was celebrated as the first day of summer, and signalled the start of the spring planting season. An April Fool was someone who did this prematurely.
Another origin is that April 1 was counted the first day of the year in France. When King Charles IX changed that to January 1, some people stayed with April 1. Those who did were called "April Fools" and were taunted by their neighbors.
In the eighteenth century the festival was often posited as going back to the times of Noah. An English newspaper article published on April 13th, 1789 said that the day had its origins when he sent the raven off too early, before the waters had receded. He did this on the first day of the Hebrew month that corresponds with April. A possible reference to April Fools' Day can be seen in the Canterbury Tales (ca 1400) in the Nun's Priest's tale, a tale of two fools: Chanticleer and the fox, which took place on March 32nd.
*Wikipedia
Top 100 April Fool's Day Hoaxes of All Time
(From the website: "museumofhoaxes.com) As judged by notoriety, creativity, and number of people duped.
Note from the Curator: I created the first version of this list in the late 1990s. Back then, there was hardly any information collected about April Fool's Day pranks, so I had to do a lot of research in newspaper archives to put this together. Luckily I was in grad school, so I had a lot of spare time on my hands ;-). Over the years I've tweaked the list, rearranging it slightly and adding new entries based on reader feedback and ongoing research, but my top choices have remained pretty much the same. This list is easily the most popular article I've ever posted on the Museum of Hoaxes. Extracts from it (some attributed, some not) can be found on hundreds of other websites. Plus, it's inspired some spinoffs. A couple of years ago, someone created an iPhone app version of it (which I've never seen because I don't have an iPhone), and the folks at the Drama Pod created a dramatized audio version of it in 2011. I hope you enjoy it — and if you know of any old hoaxes that I haven't mentioned on the site, send me an email and let me know. ~Alex
--museumofhoaxes.com--
Note: The previous post is APRIL FOOL!!! I ain't going anywhere!
Note from the Curator: I created the first version of this list in the late 1990s. Back then, there was hardly any information collected about April Fool's Day pranks, so I had to do a lot of research in newspaper archives to put this together. Luckily I was in grad school, so I had a lot of spare time on my hands ;-). Over the years I've tweaked the list, rearranging it slightly and adding new entries based on reader feedback and ongoing research, but my top choices have remained pretty much the same. This list is easily the most popular article I've ever posted on the Museum of Hoaxes. Extracts from it (some attributed, some not) can be found on hundreds of other websites. Plus, it's inspired some spinoffs. A couple of years ago, someone created an iPhone app version of it (which I've never seen because I don't have an iPhone), and the folks at the Drama Pod created a dramatized audio version of it in 2011. I hope you enjoy it — and if you know of any old hoaxes that I haven't mentioned on the site, send me an email and let me know. ~Alex
--museumofhoaxes.com--
Note: The previous post is APRIL FOOL!!! I ain't going anywhere!
From The Emerald City - The Wizard is leaving!
Thanks so much for reading and sending jokes and such to me. Its been a great 10 1/2 years! As we say in Hawaii, Aloha!
Monday, March 31, 2014
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