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We are one, but we are many
And from all the lands on earth we've come
We share a dream and sing with one voice
I am, you are, we are Canadian...


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And what a nice one you are too Jonman !

I am intrigued by your verse above though !

We have exactly the same thing in Australia, except the last word is changed (guess what to....  ::)) - it is used in television advertising for citizenship (I think).

Do you know where it came from ?  Is it specifically Canadian or is it generic ?

FB  :)

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And what a nice one you are too Jonman !

I am intrigued by your verse above though !

We have exactly the same thing in Australia, except the last word is changed (guess what to....  ::)) - it is used in television advertising for citizenship (I think).

Do you know where it came from ?  Is it specifically Canadian or is it generic ?

FB  :)
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Well, this question intrigued me because we sing this song at the end of every show at the dinner theatre where I work...I was under the assumption that my sister had written it for a show we did a long, long time ago and it had gone over so well we decided to use it in every show...anyway, I did a little research and found out it is actually an Australian song written by Bruce Woodley and Dobe Newton...my sister simply took their song and rewrote the lyrics about Canada to make it fit in our show...now I feel like a dork...

Thanks for the nice comments Fuss! You are true blue!

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Well, this question intrigued me because we sing this song at the end of every show at the dinner theatre where I work...I was under the assumption that my sister had written it for a show we did a long, long time ago and it had gone over so well we decided to use it in every show...anyway, I did a little research and found out it is actually an Australian song written by Bruce Woodley and Dobe Newton...my sister simply took their song and rewrote the lyrics about Canada to make it fit in our show...now I feel like a dork...

Thanks for the nice comments Fuss! You are true blue!
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Thanks Jonman  :)

That is interesting info - Bruce Woodley was one of The Seekers.  Dunno who Dobe Newton is though  ???  ;D

FB  :)

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Nope, it's definitely Telstra Fussman! You can actually buy the single now through their website.  ;D
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I shall pass !  I like the sentiment, but it's overly saccharine for my liking.  Much like many John Williamson songs, Hey True Blue, etc, I just cringe......

Anyway, sorry, this is a Canada thread...

Oh Canada, Oh Canada !  :)

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Who likes hockey?  :D
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To watch, fine !

To play - NEVER  ;)

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I'll give you some top fives too :)

1.  Hockey
2.  Maple Syrup
3.  Root Beer
4.  Lots of ice and snow
5.  Toronto :)

Hockey is great to play as well as watch, but make sure you got the padding ;)
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Little guys without sticks avoid great big guys with sticks and bad attitudes, Rice.

It's a defence mechanism !  ;D

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Hey, what about Great Britain? Well, apart from Scotland, because I live there and they hate me 'cause I'm English. And Wales, because they made Tom Jones.
However, Ireland (even though only part of it is in the UK) will always be a civilized nation, because they produced U2!
No, wait- they also made Westlife, B*Witched and Irish Popstars. Hmm.
OK- England and Canada are now the only civilized nations on the face of the Earth.

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Little guys without sticks avoid great big guys with sticks and bad attitudes, Rice.

It's a defence mechanism !  ;D
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I can name a few prominent little guys with sticks that can stand up to those big guys ;)  But it's a good idea to stay away from stuff that can break you :D

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Who likes hockey?  :D
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Only if I am actually at the game.  Can't stand to watch it on TV...gotta see the blood. ;D

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Who likes hockey?  :D
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I do!  I guess I sort of have to since my husband plays and I am Canadian!  ;D

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I do!  I guess I sort of have to since my husband plays and I am Canadian!  ;D
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I play hockey too, but ever since I came back to CA I've had trouble finding ice time :-/

I think I'll move to Ontario when I get a little older and wiser :)

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Be careful, though, Earl. You do realize that Canada has that bane of all dittoheads, Socialized Medicine, don't you?
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I'll just have to keep from catching colds then ;D

I'm just there for the free ice ;)  Of course, New England or Minnesota would be nice too.

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I'll just have to keep from catching colds then ;D

I'm just there for the free ice ;)  Of course, New England or Minnesota would be nice too.
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Nice ice, Rice?

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Virgin Mary seen on Canadian window
Fri Jan 10, 1:58 PM ET  

By Roberta Rampton

WINNIPEG, Manitoba (Reuters) - Sightings of images of the Virgin Mary on windows and walls in northern reaches of the Canadian province of Saskatchewan have produced a minor tourism miracle for the remote villages involved.

 

Since September, mysterious images of Mary, mother of Christ, have been reported in four villages -- three of which are accessible only by airplane -- spurring hundreds of people to visit.


The latest images appeared Monday on two homes in Beauval, Saskatchewan, which has fewer than 1,000 residents. The images appear to glow at night, and have been captured on video, said Bertha Durocher, who owns one of the homes.


Durocher said she didn't want to tell others about the image on her picture window at first. "I told my mom ... and she said, 'Oh you're probably seeing your own shadow,' so I thought people wouldn't believe me," Durocher told Reuters.


Since then more than 300 people have come from hundreds of miles around to view her window.


"It was just glowing so beautifully, I had tears in my eyes," Durocher said, adding she believes the sightings are some kind of divine message.


The Roman Catholic archbishop of the Keewatin diocese, home to the four communities, was away on retreat and unavailable to comment. A spokesman at his office said the diocese has not received any official reports of the sightings.


Sightings of images of Christ, Mary and saints are not uncommon around the world, and have been witnessed in media as diverse as glass, water, a burrito and a Camaro muscle car.


Possibly the most famous recent Canadian sighting was a Christ-like image on the brick wall of a Tim Horton's doughnut shop at Bras D'Or, on Canada's Atlantic Coast, in 1998.





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