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Sunday, July 01, 2018
Happy Canada Day
Made it under the wire, barely. While I'm pretty ambivalent about the whole "Canadian" thing these days my family and most of my friends remain devoted Canuckleheads. And so, in the spirit of the day, I send you this:
Canada is but a collection of it's history. You dwell upon the battles with the USA ; what about the first nations influence not to mention the others from the Orient that came not to build a country but to better themselves?
I'm just happy I live in the best place in the world. Waving a flag will not improve it.
.. if you have not read this.. its an astonishing tale of exploring Canada.. becoming 'one with the innuit' https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fatal_Passage
Its also an astonishing reveal of the duplicity and vindictiveness of Franklin's widow and the English royal court English naval officers are never cannibals ! haha.. !
I believe there is a film as well.. a 30 minute doc.. but the book simply slays The Scot, John Rae was a giant of fortitude
.. we know how 'history' gets written or twisted, thanks to Omar Khadr. The testimony of the senior American officers who were present during the firefight.. which included Wartog & gunship strafing the vaunted 'Puff the magic dragon' 500 pound bombs dropped, infantry charges.. grenade launchers.. the kitchen sink tell a different tale and chronology from that ofStephen Harper, Peter McKay & Main Media All those noted military experts & hysterical Afghan 'historians' who lied their asses off to save a government from defeat Hell, there's an American GI Joe claims Khadr blinded him in one eye despite the fact he was airlfted out by chopper, an hour prior to the infamous grenade purportedly hurled by an unconcious Khadr buried under bombing debris
But today I offer you the old newfie/irish courier de bois legend whereupon a legion of Yankee cavalry was dispatched to seize Upper Canada
The story goes, a lone vagrant was spotted atop a hill The senior officer sent two men on horseback to bring the miscreant in for questioning
They went over the hill.. never seen again the miscreant however reappeared and howled obscenities Off went a small platoon to bring him in.. over they hill they went, never seen again
The miscreant reappeared and hurled crude rude noise off went a full brigade to round him up.. over the hill they went and terrible sounds of battle & carnage Finally one wounded cavalry officer crawled back into sight..
'stop ! go back ! Its a trap ! There's two of them !
Nothing,to me, sounds more Canadian than this.
ReplyDeletehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TVY8LoM47xI
Enjoy your day.
TB
ReplyDeleteI do love that song, TB. Unfortunately no Canadians were involved in the voyage of Franklin.
ReplyDeleteDitto for Fraser, MacKenzie and Thompson and all the Scots who were instrumental in opening the far north for the Hudson Bay Company.
Canuckleheads? Naw. Canuckistanians! Go Canada! 🇨🇦
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The Mound of Sound said...
ReplyDeleteI do love that song, TB.
Canada is but a collection of it's history.
You dwell upon the battles with the USA ; what about the first nations influence not to mention the others from the Orient that came not to build a country but to better themselves?
I'm just happy I live in the best place in the world.
Waving a flag will not improve it.
TB
.. if you have not read this..
ReplyDeleteits an astonishing tale of exploring Canada..
becoming 'one with the innuit'
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fatal_Passage
Its also an astonishing reveal of the duplicity
and vindictiveness of Franklin's widow
and the English royal court
English naval officers are never cannibals !
haha.. !
I believe there is a film as well..
a 30 minute doc.. but the book simply slays
The Scot, John Rae was a giant of fortitude
.. we know how 'history' gets written or twisted, thanks to Omar Khadr.
ReplyDeleteThe testimony of the senior American officers who were present
during the firefight.. which included Wartog & gunship strafing
the vaunted 'Puff the magic dragon'
500 pound bombs dropped, infantry charges..
grenade launchers.. the kitchen sink
tell a different tale and chronology
from that ofStephen Harper, Peter McKay & Main Media
All those noted military experts & hysterical Afghan 'historians'
who lied their asses off to save a government from defeat
Hell, there's an American GI Joe claims Khadr blinded him in one eye
despite the fact he was airlfted out by chopper, an hour prior
to the infamous grenade purportedly hurled by an unconcious Khadr
buried under bombing debris
But today I offer you the old newfie/irish courier de bois legend
whereupon a legion of Yankee cavalry was dispatched to seize Upper Canada
The story goes, a lone vagrant was spotted atop a hill
The senior officer sent two men on horseback
to bring the miscreant in for questioning
They went over the hill.. never seen again
the miscreant however reappeared and howled obscenities
Off went a small platoon to bring him in..
over they hill they went, never seen again
The miscreant reappeared and hurled crude rude noise
off went a full brigade to round him up..
over the hill they went and terrible sounds of battle & carnage
Finally one wounded cavalry officer crawled back into sight..
'stop ! go back ! Its a trap !
There's two of them !
Welcome to Canada.. eh !
Good one Sal! It seems that we may well be at war with the 'Yanks' again the way things are going 'down south'!
ReplyDeleteDespite our faults, there are real advantages to living north of the 49th parallel.
ReplyDeleteGreat story, Sal. Thanks.
ReplyDeleteOwen there truly are advantages to living north of the 49th, among them not having to live south of the 49th.
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ReplyDeleteAnd, Owen, stay in touch. Let us know how you're doing.