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"TAR Canadian Misconceptions"
Canada Girl 3340 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Car Show Celebrity"
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12-14-05, 11:04 AM (EST)
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"TAR Canadian Misconceptions" |
Ok, very nice that they came to Canada again. But once again, why, TAR, why? Lumberjacks? REALLY???So, without futher bitching, a few misconceptions: 1. Log rolling - NOT a Canadian past time. Granted, I'm sure there are lumberjacks out there, but never in my 30 years as a Canadian have I heard of anyone doing it. 2. Curling - Another NOT - this one's a bit different though. People who curl, LOVE to curl. Curling is something that people do acutally do here. But not everyone does it. I did love the Lindz boyz huge curling enthusiasm though, that was great. 3. Air Canada - Air Canada would NEVER take someone into a nice cushy office to help them get a better flight if they didn't have a television camera with them. They are too busy going broke and paying Celine Dion millions of dollars to make music videos with Air Canada planes in the background. I know there are more. Anyone want to join me?
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Seana 5044 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Playboy Centerfold"
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12-14-05, 12:10 PM (EST)
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3. "RE: TAR Canadian Misconceptions" |
Oh ugh. That "el fasto" thing was old in Central America. Saying it to a (probably) bilingual driver in Montreal just embarrassed me.Folks in Montreal are pretty bilingual. The signs will be in French or in French and English, but that's the law (Loi 101). Hey, at least they didn't play lacrosse. The challenge in Toronto should have been to find parking for under $10/hour.
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bullzeye 5030 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Playboy Centerfold"
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12-14-05, 12:05 PM (EST)
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2. "RE: TAR Canadian Misconceptions" |
Thank you CG - I just about fell off my chair last night when they introduced "Log Rolling" as a task. While I have never personally curled before, I know plenty of people who have. I do not know a signle person who has ever gone log rolling.And the Air Canada comments - so true.
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quiller 268 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Network TV Show Guest Star"
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12-17-05, 00:56 AM (EST)
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48. "RE: TAR Canadian Misconceptions" |
LAST EDITED ON 12-17-05 AT 00:57 AM (EST)good point, this way we can all just think that we are so superior! LOL I think it seems strange to us because we see so much US TV and do know more, overall, about the US than you guys know about Canada. Just one other little note, did that log rolling thing make anyone else (of the Canadians on the board) think of "The Log Driver's Waltz" remember the NFB short that they used to show on CBC all the time? I had flashbacks to when I lived in a small town and only had CBC and CTV for TV channels. cause this is what I do when I am NOT watching SO or posting on this board.
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dms666 9 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "American Cancer Society Spokesperson"
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12-14-05, 12:20 PM (EST)
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4. "RE: TAR Canadian Misconceptions" |
Should've made them drink a litre of maple syrop! Or how about something really challenging for Americans...singing "O'Canada"!
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tamarama 1785 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Herbal Healing Drugs Endorser"
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12-14-05, 12:41 PM (EST)
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6. "I Love O Canada!!" |
A very pretty national anthem!I feel your pain Canadians -- I think it's a result of not being LA or New York. When you're not LA or NY, you only get 3-4 stereotypes adjectives to describe you. (lumber, ice, etc.) (We in Wisconsin and Milwaukee get beer, cheese, and Laverne & Shirley. Color me thrilled.)
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J Slice 13166 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Playboy Centerfold"
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12-14-05, 09:11 PM (EST)
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24. "RE: I Love O Canada!!" |
I don't know...anything north of the Bronx is "upstate". There are no cows in my county, dammit! Pfeh. Upstate indeed. Warm wishes from Skadi
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Meemo 3519 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Thong Contest Judge"
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12-14-05, 12:29 PM (EST)
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5. "I only caught hour #2...." |
... but since when does anyone in English-speaking Canada refer to "La Tour CN"?And, for anyone wishing to take a ride on the Niagara Jet-Boat tour, they actually depart from Niagara-on-the-Lake, not the village of Queenston. The racers apparently drove right by my house on their way from Toronto to Queenston. And? At pretty much any day of the week and time, that drive can be nightmarish for traffic. Half man, half amazing, all DAW
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Canada Girl 3340 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Car Show Celebrity"
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12-14-05, 01:39 PM (EST)
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8. "La Tour CN" |
I thought that part was pretty funny actually. I think they gave it to them in french on purpose to screw them up in Toronto.A few years ago I stayed in one of the condos in the background in the 'climb the rigging' scene on the Toronto harbour. Million dollors a unit. They were snazzy. Made me really happy to see at least a bit of my old home town. Wish they'd gone to Ontario Place and gone on the water slides.
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ginger 22512 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Playboy Centerfold"
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12-14-05, 01:12 PM (EST)
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7. "RE: TAR Canadian Misconceptions" |
LAST EDITED ON 12-14-05 AT 01:40 PM (EST)I hear you. If they raced to San Francisco, we'd probably see a lot of surfing-themed challenges, regardless of the fact that only the really suicidally macho even stick their baby toes in the ocean here. Curling looks like it would be fun to do drunk.
Suspect this may be the appeal for the Lintz boys.
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Coconut 10856 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Playboy Centerfold"
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12-14-05, 01:43 PM (EST)
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9. "RE: TAR Canadian Misconceptions" |
I was laughing my butt off when they made them wear helmets on the ice. That was too terrible.Air Canada would have laughed in their faces if there hadn't been cameras. Plus, did you catch Mama Weaver saying 'Canada? And I'm wearing cutoffs?' I just thought you might want to know that, being a science geek and all. Stick with the grammar, Arts Nerd and leave the science to moi. You just can't admit you're wrong, can you? Bob and Coco,too much bickering for a single sig
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cracer 35 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Beauty Pageant Celebrity Judge"
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12-14-05, 03:51 PM (EST)
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18. "RE: TAR Canadian Misconceptions" |
LAST EDITED ON 12-14-05 AT 03:51 PM (EST)>I was laughing my butt off >when they made them wear >helmets on the ice. That >was too terrible. As a Canadian, I laughed big time at the helmets while curling, too. No self-respecting curler would ever be caught dead wearing a helmet. We went curling in high school and even though we were minors, they certainly didn't make us wear helmets! Most (non-competitive) curling is done while drunk and people still don't need helmets!
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Coconut 10856 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Playboy Centerfold"
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12-14-05, 07:41 PM (EST)
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22. "RE: TAR Canadian Misconceptions" |
Exaaaactly. Those helmets would have gotten them laughed out of any self-respecting curling rink in Canada. Even the dinky little Goodlow curling rink (upon which I curled, once a year, badly, from the age of nine) would have tossed their behinds out the door. (Side remark: The Goodlow curling rink had the Best.Hamburgers.Ever. To this day, frying onions in burger grease makes me think of that place.) I thought it was a rule that all curling done by adults had to involve beer. I just thought you might want to know that, being a science geek and all. Stick with the grammar, Arts Nerd and leave the science to moi. You just can't admit you're wrong, can you? Bob and Coco,too much bickering for a single sig
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Cygnus X1 7505 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Playboy Centerfold"
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12-15-05, 03:35 PM (EST)
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37. "RE: TAR Canadian Misconceptions" |
LAST EDITED ON 12-15-05 AT 03:40 PM (EST)You know I keed. Need a flannel shirt?
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mrc 10113 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Playboy Centerfold"
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12-14-05, 02:57 PM (EST)
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14. "RE: TAR Canadian Misconceptions" |
Right on, CG! Any jaunt through Canada without poutine being consumed is completely inaccurate.*knock on door* Oh. Hi, Seana. How are you? Why do you, Coco, and Bob have clubs and flaming torches? A Slice of Us for the Rest of Us! "Because that's what Jesus would freakin' do!"--Izzie
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Seana 5044 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Playboy Centerfold"
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12-14-05, 09:22 PM (EST)
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25. "RE: You laugh" |
Coco already had my citizenship revoked for my blasphemous views on "our" food. Fries with gravy and cheese curd. Ew ew ew.I also don't like beer. Though peameal bacon is yummy. Mmm...I'm going to get some for Christmas morning. Hi mrc! Whatcha wearing?
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Cygnus X1 7505 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Playboy Centerfold"
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12-14-05, 03:44 PM (EST)
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16. "Perfect place for the Food Roadblock, eh?" |
Why didn't they have the Disgusting Food Roadblock in Canada?They could have made the Racers wear five golden toques, eat four pounds of back bacon and three French toasts, put on two turtlenecks, and get a beer out of a tree! Okay, maybe not Rolly for that last part.
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HobbsofMI 16065 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Playboy Centerfold"
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12-14-05, 04:31 PM (EST)
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19. "Flights question?" |
LAST EDITED ON 12-14-05 AT 04:37 PM (EST)LAST EDITED ON 12-14-05 AT 04:34 PM (EST) Ok...how does a Northwest direct flight, which seemed to take off at the same time as the Air Canada flight (might just ans. my question here - editing), not beat two flights with a layover? Any one know what NW flight # the Bransens flew? Edit: found it (not after second look)...3404 but that MESABA AVIATION JET so that's not it....Edit2: that would be a on a British Aerospace RJ7 Jet so much slower then any Airbus or Boeing Jet. sig by PM and bouncy by IceCat
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foonermints 14531 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Playboy Centerfold"
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12-14-05, 04:51 PM (EST)
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20. "RE: The KukulGod Reappears!" |
Is the horror really over? Good! Now for the real TAR, but I digress..I thought all Canadians were curling, log rolling lumberjacks. They even have an airline? Air Canada? ::boggle:: I don't go North very much, but I get Eskimo Pies sometimes.
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strid333 2928 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Howard Stern Show Guest"
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12-14-05, 05:25 PM (EST)
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21. "RE: TAR Canadian Misconceptions" |
I thought that when they said 2 popular (or semi-popular) Canadian sports it would be hockey, curling, LaCross, three down football or basketball - not log rolling.If they came to Saskatchewan, curling is a guarantee. I was disappointed that Jan Betker couldn't get to the Olympics again. My hometown has curling and hockey and both are equally popular. Three is the perfect number.
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byoffer 15947 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Playboy Centerfold"
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12-14-05, 09:55 PM (EST)
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27. "RE: TAR Canadian Misconceptions" |
Well, for my part I thought they depicted Canada quite fairly. Then again... I'm a lumberjack, and I'm okay. I sleep all night and I work all day.MOUNTIES: He's a lumberjack, and he's okay. He sleeps all night and he works all day. BARBER: I cut down trees. I eat my lunch. I go to the lavatory. On Wednesdays I go shoppin' And have buttered scones for tea. MOUNTIES: He cuts down trees. He eats his lunch. He goes to the lavatory. On Wednesdays he goes shopping And has buttered scones for tea. He's a lumberjack, and he's okay. He sleeps all night and he works all day. BARBER: I cut down trees. I skip and jump. I like to press wild flowers. I put on women's clothing And hang around in bars. MOUNTIES: He cuts down trees. He skips and jumps. He likes to press wild flowers. He puts on women's clothing And hangs around in bars?! He's a lumberjack, and he's okay. He sleeps all night and he works all day. BARBER: I cut down trees. I wear high heels, Suspendies, and a bra. I wish I'd been a girlie, Just like my dear Papa. MOUNTIES: He cuts down trees. He wears high heels, Suspendies, and a bra?! {talking} What's this? Wants to be a girlie?! Oh, My! And I thought you were so rugged! Poofter!... {singing} He's a lumberjack, and he's okay. He sleeps all night and he works all day. He's a lumberjack, and he's okaaaaay. He sleeps all night and he works all day. Sig by me. Wish the rider was me!
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bullzeye 5030 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Playboy Centerfold"
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12-15-05, 09:22 AM (EST)
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30. "RE: TAR Canadian Misconceptions" |
Curious - is the girl in the photo Connie Booth? Booth collaberated and starred in Fawlty Towers with Cleese. I think they may have been married as well.
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Bebo 21083 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Playboy Centerfold"
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12-15-05, 09:55 AM (EST)
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33. "RE: TAR Canadian Misconceptions" |
Yes, that's Connie Booth, and yes, she was married to John Cleese.And I'm glad Cygnus already made reference to one of my favorite Christmas carols earlier. I thought it would have been quite appropriate for Bob and Doug McKensie to be at the finish mat. Or maybe it would be more appropriate for them to be at the start of one of the tasks, telling them to "take off, eh". Let's see, what other ridiculous stereotypes can I perpetuate now?
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Lisa0116 688 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Reality Show Commentator"
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12-19-05, 04:21 PM (EST)
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50. "RE: TAR Canadian Misconceptions" |
LAST EDITED ON 12-19-05 AT 04:25 PM (EST)I love the MacKenzie brothers (and Python), but their Canadian task should have been something duct tape related-in honor of Red Green!!!
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bostonrobfan 490 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Daytime Soap Guest Star"
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12-15-05, 11:36 PM (EST)
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39. "RE: TAR Canadian Misconceptions" |
I am proud to say that The Lumberjack Song is my cellphone ringtone.
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mikey 1150 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Politically Incorrect Guest"
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12-16-05, 10:36 AM (EST)
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42. "RE: TAR Canadian Misconceptions" |
I was confused on the final puzzle challenge. Why was Canada broken up into several pieces? Isn't it just the 51st state?And shouldn't they have had a Dudley Do-Right challenge? Tying a female member of the team to a railroad track and trying to save her before the train comes?
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Tahj 4136 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Jerry Springer Show Guest"
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12-16-05, 11:11 AM (EST)
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43. "RE: TAR Canadian Misconceptions" |
LMAO! Wait, Canada is it's own country? When did it secede?And shouldn't they have had a Dudley Do-Right challenge? Let's hear it for the Mounties!!! (Guess your right, Cygnus, I really don't care about anything else! Moves courtesy of Syren
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Tahj 4136 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Jerry Springer Show Guest"
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12-16-05, 01:01 PM (EST)
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47. "RE: TAR Canadian Misconceptions" |
LAST EDITED ON 12-16-05 AT 01:01 PM (EST)Point taken. Moves courtesy of Syren Code? Could be. (How you doin'?)
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memacmur 359 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Cooking Show Host"
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12-16-05, 11:24 AM (EST)
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44. "RE: TAR Canadian Misconceptions" |
Ahh yes. My dear, sweet wife saw the log-rolling listed as a popular Canadian past-time, and just about threw something at the TV. Now granted, the sports networks up here like to air lumberjack challenges, but I don't know of any local log-rolling places to go hang out at! Hockey? Beer? Skiing (alright, weather was wrong for that)? Making fun of Weavers certain Americans? Lacrosse? Watching American produced TV? All much more Canadian to me then rolling logs. Mind you, the other day on the way to work, 3 moose and 2 polar bears did drag all those trees onto the road whilst fighting each other over some Tim Hortons timbits that someone had dropped. I had to put on my touque and get out my log-rollers so that I could get my dogsled through. Luckily some hockey players and Inuit were hunting baby seals nearby, so they were able to help me! Aha! They should have had them go club baby seals! That would make an awesome PETA-be-darned challenge.
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1derfool 185 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Blistex Spokesperson"
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12-16-05, 12:42 PM (EST)
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45. "RE: TAR Canadian Misconceptions" |
Don't forget our national emblem - the Maple. It's a well known fact that every Canadian has at least one maple tree in the yard to make our own maple syrup. That would have been a great detour to do in Quebec -- make 1 gallon of maple syrup, then chop the tree and roll the logs for added fun. Maybe they can time an episode for that someday.I was rather disappointed they didn't have to walk on the glass floor while they were at the CN Tower. Since they had to change elevators to get from the observation pod to ground level, they were only steps away from the glass. Requiring them to walk over it before getting on the next elevator would have been fun to watch. The Evil Weavils would have had no problem - just unfold their angelic wings to keep from falling 110 floors to the street below.
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peacenlove2u 27 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Beauty Pageant Celebrity Judge"
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12-18-05, 04:02 PM (EST)
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49. "RE: TAR Canadian Misconceptions" |
OK - did they not take a little flight from Montreal to a "surprise destination"?? Hmmmm .... let's see - what's a short flight from Montreal and has the CN Tower in the skyline? Did every team not say "I wonder where we are?" AFTER the plane landed? ... and was the father not the only one that said "I think Toronto" (or "Toranto"). Come on my American friends - if you were in England and took a short flight to a surprise destination with the Eiffel Tower would you be saying "I wonder where we are."? (I might be off - I was too busy thanking God it was warn weather and they didn't bring them to Toronto in the snow and have them build and igloo or something).
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