Originally Posted by acushna:
“Does Mikey really have a degree?
”
“Does Mikey really have a degree?
”
A certain degree of plankishness, yes
Where is Canada
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...how can anyone have reached the (ahem) ripe old age of 27 and never encountered blue cheese before?!
Originally Posted by shandygirl1211:
“ummmm..... Arkansas :P
The true sad part is if you compare American knowledge of Canada (their Neighbour) vs Canadian knowledge of Americans. Proven fact is that most Americans don't know that Canada has a Prime Minister, let alone his name (Paul Martin BTW) when asked a majority of Americans think that Canada's political leader is George Dubbya Bush”
“ummmm..... Arkansas :P
The true sad part is if you compare American knowledge of Canada (their Neighbour) vs Canadian knowledge of Americans. Proven fact is that most Americans don't know that Canada has a Prime Minister, let alone his name (Paul Martin BTW) when asked a majority of Americans think that Canada's political leader is George Dubbya Bush”
The current Canadian Prime Minister is actually Steven Harper whose Conservatives beat the Liberal Party of Paul Martin in a General Election this February
Originally Posted by VERENCE:
“This is Americans we're talking about, as a nation, not the sharpest tools in the box
”
“This is Americans we're talking about, as a nation, not the sharpest tools in the box
”
They're not even in the box, they are the screwdriver that someone left out in the rain..........and it went rusty!
Originally Posted by VERENCE:
“Firstly he's not real and secondly if he was real he wouldn't have been King of England cos England means Land of the Angles. The Angles and Saxons were the people who Arthur would have been fighting against if he was real”
“Firstly he's not real and secondly if he was real he wouldn't have been King of England cos England means Land of the Angles. The Angles and Saxons were the people who Arthur would have been fighting against if he was real”
He was king of Cornwall wasn't he?
Originally Posted by acushna:
“I saw his grave in Glastonbury Abbey”
“I saw his grave in Glastonbury Abbey”
A fake planted by the monks to increase visitors or a fake planted by Kings of England to try and destroy the Welsh myth that he was merely sleeping and will return to save Wales
Originally Posted by The Tigster:
“...how can anyone have reached the (ahem) ripe old age of 27 and never encountered blue cheese before?!”
“...how can anyone have reached the (ahem) ripe old age of 27 and never encountered blue cheese before?!”
oi!! watch it! i tasted pesto for the first time only 3 years ago. im older than aisleyne!
on the other hand i have eaten chikoo fruit....have you?
Originally Posted by Lenore:
“He was king of Cornwall wasn't he?”
“He was king of Cornwall wasn't he?”
In most Arthurian stories the King of Cornwall is King Mark.
Originally Posted by The Tigster:
“...how can anyone have reached the (ahem) ripe old age of 27 and never encountered blue cheese before?!”
“...how can anyone have reached the (ahem) ripe old age of 27 and never encountered blue cheese before?!”
yes..and be afraid of garlic,and,kebabs.
maybe imogin is a vampire
Originally Posted by VERENCE:
“The current Canadian Prime Minister is actually Steven Harper whose Conservatives beat the Liberal Party of Paul Martin in a General Election this February”
“The current Canadian Prime Minister is actually Steven Harper whose Conservatives beat the Liberal Party of Paul Martin in a General Election this February
”
lol oops, guess that proves a point though lmao I (as a Canadian) know more about America that my own country heehee (been here 6 years and only really keep up on the Hockey :P)
ty for correcting me though
Originally Posted by The Tigster:
“...how can anyone have reached the (ahem) ripe old age of 27 and never encountered blue cheese before?!”
“...how can anyone have reached the (ahem) ripe old age of 27 and never encountered blue cheese before?!”
I didn't have an Indian meal until I was 25!!
Originally Posted by shandygirl1211:
“isn't he buried in Glastonbury? or is that an Urban myth?”
“isn't he buried in Glastonbury? or is that an Urban myth?”
I am not even sure it is an urban legend.
It is part of the mythology surronding him and the whole Camelot story.
Currently there is no clear evidence to his existance nor that of Camelot.
Just like a recent theory about Robin Hood, the whole thing might have been a series of stories created to help promote the linen industry.
Originally Posted by VERENCE:
“A fake planted by the monks to increase visitors or a fake planted by Kings of England to try and destroy the Welsh myth that he was merely sleeping and will return to save Wales”
“A fake planted by the monks to increase visitors or a fake planted by Kings of England to try and destroy the Welsh myth that he was merely sleeping and will return to save Wales”
do you have proof of this?
Anyhow, Nennius mentions him in the 9th century, which is hardly any later after Arthur than the canonical gospels were written after Christ.
Originally Posted by shandygirl1211:
“lol oops, guess that proves a point though lmao I (as a Canadian) know more about America that my own country heehee (been here 6 years and only really keep up on the Hockey :P)
ty for correcting me though”
“lol oops, guess that proves a point though lmao I (as a Canadian) know more about America that my own country heehee (been here 6 years and only really keep up on the Hockey :P)
ty for correcting me though
”
If it's any consolation I'm a bit of elections junkie. For example there was an election in the Slovakia at the weekend. I dare say most people outside Slovakia didn't know that
Originally Posted by NTT_hunter:
“where is Canada ?
it's where it was yesterday !!”
“where is Canada ?
it's where it was yesterday !!”
lol I hope so or I wont be able to find my Mommy next month
by the way my post was taken from the American Educational Research Association (AERA).
i have had the post as a word doc for some years, i worked with loads of American at the time and all they said about it was "thats about right"
here is the link to the website but i dont know is the study is still there
http://www.aera.net/
i have had the post as a word doc for some years, i worked with loads of American at the time and all they said about it was "thats about right"
here is the link to the website but i dont know is the study is still there
http://www.aera.net/
Originally Posted by MATTeL:
“Just like a recent theory about Robin Hood, the whole thing might have been a series of stories created to help promote the linen industry.”
“Just like a recent theory about Robin Hood, the whole thing might have been a series of stories created to help promote the linen industry.”
Stephen Fry mentioned that on an edition of QI
I'm not saying everyone's eaten it, but it's not really so exotic - just thought she might have seen it or heard about it. No offence.
*waves* Greetings my fellow Canadian 
I have been here since Feb 2003, and I am sad that Edmonton lost to Carolina in the stanly cup final
I have been here since Feb 2003, and I am sad that Edmonton lost to Carolina in the stanly cup final
Originally Posted by shandygirl1211:
“lol oops, guess that proves a point though lmao I (as a Canadian) know more about America that my own country heehee (been here 6 years and only really keep up on the Hockey :P)
ty for correcting me though”
“lol oops, guess that proves a point though lmao I (as a Canadian) know more about America that my own country heehee (been here 6 years and only really keep up on the Hockey :P)
ty for correcting me though
”
Originally Posted by VERENCE:
“If it's any consolation I'm a bit of elections junkie. For example there was an election in the Slovakia at the weekend. I dare say most people outside Slovakia didn't know that”
“If it's any consolation I'm a bit of elections junkie. For example there was an election in the Slovakia at the weekend. I dare say most people outside Slovakia didn't know that”
but the Liberals still run Ontario right? *holds breath for a disappointment*
I did hear about the split of Serbia and Montenegro(sp?) or was that a dream too?
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