Parry wrote:
>
> elag <elag@cloud9.net> wrote in message news:<3EF92758.23624668@cloud9.net>...
> [snip]
> > > > I love trees... I thought I could stop through the "major" towns...
> > > > Winnipeg, Whitehorse, Moosomin...
> > >
> > > Never heard of Moosomin. Is that one of those places where you pass a
> > > gas station and ten minutes later realise that was the town?
> >
> > I just added in to round out my slight gag, mainly because it sounds
> > slightly like "moose" (though of course it's an Indian thing). I'd walk
> > 1000 miles for a wry titter.
> >
> > It is small but it seems nice & it enjoys an ample water supply!
> >
> > http://www.world-spectator.com/towns.moos.html
>
> Oh, THAT Moosomin. What the people in Fleming and Elkhorn call "the
> big city." It would be a change from Manhattan, I imagine. And if you
> want to crack the movie biz, I see they have a drive-in theatre for
> sale.
Hey, I've always pined for my own theatre where I can show Stan Brakhage
films, Silent movies, and Black & White cartoons... pay as you exit.
Maybe people over there might be bored enough to take a chance on
distinctly opposite fare. I could charge 5 bucks to attract all the
cheapskates and deadbeats and maybe even break even. I could rent all
those really obscure films I've only read about and that you hardly ever
see even in NYC.
I wonder how much they're asking?
>
> > > > > Regular cross-country train travel was ruined by the infamous Mulroney, but I
> > > > > think there may now be some sort of luxury train for those willing to
> > > > > pay.
> > > >
> > > > Hmmph... I'll have to look into it... freakin' Mulroney (you won't hear
> > > > too many Merkins say something like that).
> > > >
> > > > Personally, I'd stick to Montreal, the used cd Mecca of Canada.
> > > >
> > > > Also an excellent source for Duku Langsat, Mangosteens and Durian ice cream.
> > >
> > > And delicate Dragon Beard candy. Now you've got me itching to return,
> > > if only to find out what Duku Langsat and Mangosteens are.
> >
> > I'm warning you... they are delicious!
>
> I'll keep you apprised. But now some bits of trivia to further whet
> your appetite for an adventure into exotic Canada:
>
> * Did you know Canada's flag didn't always look like a blood-stained
> rag. Towards replacing the Union Jack motif in the 1960's, about 2000
> flag designs were submitted, some of which can be seen here --
> http://www.archives.ca/04/04240303_e.html
I like the current design... very simple and graphic and redolent of syrup.
> -- my favourite being the thing that looks like a bug with a heart
> for a body and human hands for legs.
That is amazing. Equally amazing is the idea of a freaking hockey
flag.... "please make fun of our country... oh, please..."
>
> * Did you know that Canada's elite is rather contemptuous of
> individual rights? Whenever there's a legal case turning on
> individuals' rights, smart money says the court will go against the
> individual. Or check out the Charter of Rights and Freedoms, a
> misnomer as it explains Canadians only have these "rights" within
> "reasonable limits." And to add insult, the Charter blathers about
> recognizing the "supremacy of God." And this isn't some quaint
> Victorian relic, this is 1982. Legally, I think, this means I'm not
> Canadian.
I'd have the same problem w/ the current US regime... they've made
comments to the effect that those Godless atheists (& presumably
agnostics) have no place In God We Trust, Inc....
>
> * Did you know Canada was instrumental in developing a fantastic
> secret weapon proposed by the British in WWII? It was found that ice
> mixed with wood pulp formed a material that was very strong and
> wouldn't melt in warm water -- pykrete. So they tried making a
> battleship out of the stuff. The Ice Ship, theoretically, would be
> unsinkable. It would be rigged with machines to super-cool water, so
> if a hole was blown in the ship it could immediately heal itself, or
> else spray enemy ships with freezing water to paralyze them in ice.
> Coincidentally, a WWII Superman comic featured ice ships, causing the
> government to fear there was a leak.
I have read about that, probably in the trivia laden "Reader's Digest".
It would make a great formula for building Ice Hotels and sculpture gardens.
>
> * And Oak Island, my favourite buried treasure story:
> http://www.mysteriesofcanada.com/Nova_Scotia/oakisland.htm
It is an interesting story, but probably there never was any treasure.
You know that after all the excavations they can't even find the
original shaft.
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