[blueandwhite]

This showed a lack of respect to our Canadian neighbours, said Ron Gonzales.
Now let's see if fans in Edmonton can be respectful back at wed night's game, and just stand for both anthems.

[Gotham Dark Knight]

Originally Posted by blueandwhite

This showed a lack of respect to our Canadian neighbours, said Ron Gonzales.
Now let's see if fans in Edmonton can be respectful back at wed night's game, and just stand for both anthems.

Well...Canada being in the North does represent "The High Road"...literally...sooo, yeah, they can be the example.

[blueandwhite]

Edmonton, and where it resides- Alberta - often behaves as a country unto itself.

[Gotham Dark Knight]

Originally Posted by blueandwhite

Edmonton, and it province Alberta, often behaves as a country unto itself.

Hmmm...I thought that was Quebec with all the French?...How many countries are you runnnig up there anyway?

[blueandwhite]

Alberta is like Texas - oil rich and right wing (plus no provincial taxes). It sets its own rules, has bravado, wears cowboy hats. Quebec on one side, Alberta on the other.

[Gotham Dark Knight]

Originally Posted by blueandwhite

Alberta is like Texas - oil rich and right wing (plus no provincial taxes). It sets its own rules, has bravado, wears cowboy hats. Quebec on one side, Alberta on the other.

Cool, my kind of Province...remind me to move to Alberta if I ever have to swap the States for Canada... ...(okay, minus the Cowboy hats...I don't do Cowboy hats)

[blueandwhite]

the premier of the province once showed up drunk at a homeless shelter and yelled expletives at them.
You seem like you have a heart, Gotham.

[Gotham Dark Knight]

Originally Posted by blueandwhite

the premier of the province once showed up drunk at a homeless shelter and yelled expletives at them.
You seem like you have a heart, Gotham.

Yeah, I would not be that type of premier I'm affraid...silly thing this heart...I actually got back from having lunch with an uncle who was a political prisioner in a communist country for 18 years...spell bending stories...he did a 9 month stretch without a stitch of clothing...some people out there have the premier of Alberta all beat to heck...cool guy my uncle...maybe I'll write a book on him some day...

[ThePundit]

There was no reason for the mayor to apologize. The owner of the team, maybe. But the mayor? Who does the booing? A bunch of drunk nit wits so I think everyone should just ignore them. By even making it an issue, you're giving them the attention that they don't get from their wives at home that they are desperately looking for.

[Gotham Dark Knight]

Originally Posted by ThePundit

There was no reason for the mayor to apologize. The owner of the team, maybe. But the mayor? Who does the booing? A bunch of drunk nit wits so I think everyone should just ignore them. By even making it an issue, you're giving them the attention that they don't get from their wives at home that they are desperately looking for.

It was nice of him...seeing as the Shark do represent the city of San Jose...kinda says so in the name...

but cool...guys not getting proper attention...lol...have to take it out on the poor Oilers.

[pete_b]

Thanks for all the interesting tidbits on the province of Alberta blueandwhite. We don't hear much of anything except in the States unless the president of Iran says it or George Bush says it. Is the premier kind of like the governor or something? And was this recently and is he still employed? Maybe that is how he got elected.

[blueandwhite]

I don't know exactly how long he's been running that province without some research, but he's been there forever and they love him. Premier's are elected to head the provinces - I guess they are like your governors.
He has been there a bit too long, though, because now that he's leaving, no one seems to be sad about it. But someone else will step in with equal parts ego and craziness, I am sure.
And I think the maytor should totally have apologized, because they are called the San Jose Sharks and the booing was done by (supposedly) San jose residents.