tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24611442.post7810067813383988392..comments2024-03-28T21:27:46.327-04:00Comments on Infomaniac: Winner of the Guess the Canadians CompetitionThe Mistresshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07109289531733623207noreply@blogger.comBlogger31125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24611442.post-21145036050226670142009-08-02T17:49:29.878-04:002009-08-02T17:49:29.878-04:00I feel so special! Love the Pierre T thing was in ...I feel so special! Love the Pierre T thing was in bits laughing!The Jelly Monsterhttp://www.thejellymonster.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24611442.post-27530152176498745042009-08-02T15:13:24.705-04:002009-08-02T15:13:24.705-04:00I really thought I would have won this one as I kn...I really thought I would have won this one as I know so much about Canadia. Horrified to find I had the most best wrong answers. I don’t care what you say I still think #3 is K.D. Lang.<br /><br />Congratulations Ginro.ayeM8yhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07258615853099164514noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24611442.post-64375865466148293742009-08-02T02:35:24.471-04:002009-08-02T02:35:24.471-04:00No I'm not that old, lol.
And at the mention o...No I'm not that old, lol.<br />And at the mention of Celine Dion I am running away.Ginrohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11554393547108722618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24611442.post-54148335970632917592009-08-01T23:24:22.564-04:002009-08-01T23:24:22.564-04:00EROS: We told you NOT to mention Celine Dion!!!EROS: We told you NOT to mention Celine Dion!!!The Mistresshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07109289531733623207noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24611442.post-13226950958338942252009-08-01T21:48:52.719-04:002009-08-01T21:48:52.719-04:00Congratulations, Ginro!
As part of your re educat...Congratulations, Ginro!<br /><br />As part of your re education for failure to recognize the Queen's Representative in Canada, you will spend a week attending to Celine Dion's needs and listening to her sing all her songs, plus her version of classic rock songs in which she does the air guitar.eroswingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06678990077292314028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24611442.post-77878604488993370092009-08-01T20:23:21.632-04:002009-08-01T20:23:21.632-04:00GINRO: I can't wear a toque. Hats aren't ...<b>GINRO</b>: <i> I can't wear a toque. Hats aren't my thing you see and I'd just look silly. Or is making me look silly the general idea anyway?</i><br /><br />We’re sure you are perfectly capable of looking silly without our assistance.<br /><br /><br /><i>But yes, as far as maple syrup is concerned then count me in, lol. I have a very sweet tooth and I love sucking thi...no, hold on there are some would get the wrong idea.</i><br /><br />The wrong idea on Infomaniac is generally the right idea.<br /><br /><i>For some reason the thought of you teaching me to snowshoe brought back memories from when I was nobbut a lad in Ceylon (before they had TV and Internet over there), and trying to explain to the Tamils (who had never even heard of snow before, let alone seen it) exactly what snow is and where it comes from.<br />Can you imagine how those conversations went? lol!</i><br /><br />Ceylon? Wasn’t it called Ceylon back in nineteen-forty-sommat? No wonder they didn’t have telly or Internet!<br /><br /><br /><b>BEAST</b>: <i>Bugger !<br />Missed the whole thing :-(</i><br /><br />We understand that you are too busy arranging floral bouquets for Café C’s “Cabaret Night” to be bothered with brushing up on Canadian trivia.<br /><br />Mr. Frobisher, by the way, has sent me yet another photo of himself in frumpy, matronly drag. He really needs to freshen up his image if he’s to remain active and desirable on the circuit. He’s not getting any younger, is he?The Mistresshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07109289531733623207noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24611442.post-11317252511330784292009-08-01T19:10:50.590-04:002009-08-01T19:10:50.590-04:00Bugger !
Missed the whole thing :-(Bugger !<br />Missed the whole thing :-(BEASThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15428640137434521072noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24611442.post-64169370897916193992009-08-01T15:05:59.680-04:002009-08-01T15:05:59.680-04:00I can't wear a toque. Hats aren't my thin...I can't wear a toque. Hats aren't my thing you see and I'd just look silly. Or is making me look silly the general idea anyway?<br /><br />But yes, as far as maple syrup is concerned then count me in, lol. I have a very sweet tooth and I love sucking thi...no, hold on there are some would get the wrong idea. <br /><br />For some reason the thought of you teaching me to snowshoe brought back memories from when I was nobbut a lad in Ceylon (before they had TV and Internet over there), and trying to explain to the Tamils (who had never even heard of snow before, let alone seen it) exactly what snow is and where it comes from.<br />Can you imagine how those conversations went? lol!Ginrohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11554393547108722618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24611442.post-65915071908157206222009-08-01T13:55:20.095-04:002009-08-01T13:55:20.095-04:00GINRO: Well I had time on my hands and Google at m...<b>GINRO</b>: <i>Well I had time on my hands and Google at my fingertips, lol. It's amazing what can be dug up when you put your mind to it. I am deeply embarrassed though that I didn't recognise the Queen's representative over there and hang my head in shame. <br /><br />Poutine? "Slang for 'mushy mess' and described as a heart attack in a bowl." Maybe another time thanks, lol. </i><br /><br />How about some maple syrup, then?<br /><br />And as an honourary Canuck, you must wear a <a href="http://tinyurl.com/lfk3z8/" rel="nofollow">toque</a>.<br /><br /><br /><i>And for the Canadians, how about a competition just for them in which they have to guess the well known names from Mongolian TV. That should level the playing field a bit, lol.</i><br /><br />Aside from Mistress MJ, there are maybe 3 Canadians who visit this blog.<br /><br />There’s no guarantee they would even visit on the day of the compo so it would make for a snooze fest of a contest.<br /><br />We could teach you how to snowshoe, though. That might have some entertainment value.The Mistresshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07109289531733623207noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24611442.post-104549503383644502009-08-01T13:33:53.903-04:002009-08-01T13:33:53.903-04:00And for the Canadians, how about a competition jus...And for the Canadians, how about a competition just for them in which they have to guess the well known names from Mongolian TV. That should level the playing field a bit, lol.<br /><br />Here's a page to get them started:<br /><a href="http://www.tv5.mn/tv5/home.php" rel="nofollow">Visit Mongolian TV</a>Ginrohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11554393547108722618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24611442.post-4730495235072762132009-08-01T13:27:52.232-04:002009-08-01T13:27:52.232-04:00Well I had time on my hands and Google at my finge...Well I had time on my hands and Google at my fingertips, lol. It's amazing what can be dug up when you put your mind to it. I am deeply embarrassed though that I didn't recognise the Queen's representative over there and hang my head in shame. <br /><br />Poutine? "Slang for <i>'mushy mess'</i> and described as a heart attack in a bowl." Maybe another time thanks, lol.Ginrohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11554393547108722618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24611442.post-56069494167428485542009-08-01T12:19:13.425-04:002009-08-01T12:19:13.425-04:00LEAH: Good going, Ginro. I couldn't identify ...<b>LEAH</b>: <i> Good going, Ginro. I couldn't identify a single one except for Jack Kerouac and William Burroughs.<br />Thanks again MJ for some exceptional entertainment!<br />I missed my Friday Existential Horror (aka Filthy Friday) but was too polite to say anything.</i><br /><br />You’re one point ahead of some of the others.<br /><br />It was not surprising that so many of you scored goose eggs or 1/10 on this contest.<br /><br />Canadians are not high on the international radar.<br /><br />Polite? You’re picking up on our Canadian ways!<br /><br /><b>PONITA</b>: <i> By the way, what the hell are you doing up so freakin' early on a Saturday??? </i><br /><br />Despite being an <a href="http://tinyurl.com/6end2o/" rel="nofollow">insomniac</a>, Mistress MJ does not have time to address the rest of your questions.<br /><br /><b>GEOFF</b>: <i> Half a beard man, as we call him? I'm afraid he's not.<br />But my new follower has played several bit parts in Corrie and even one in Emmerdale!</i><br /><br />It might not surprise you that it is my secret desire to be an extra on Corrie.<br /><br />Oh don’t pretend you don’t want it too.The Mistresshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07109289531733623207noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24611442.post-20048666428851895222009-08-01T09:38:11.142-04:002009-08-01T09:38:11.142-04:00Half a beard man, as we call him? I'm afraid h...Half a beard man, as we call him? I'm afraid he's not.<br /><br />But my new follower has played several bit parts in Corrie and even one in Emmerdale!Geoffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00340519450159428760noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24611442.post-22645097827172997812009-08-01T09:26:03.210-04:002009-08-01T09:26:03.210-04:00Oh, and can you please send our weather back? I am...Oh, and can you please send our weather back? I am sick to death of the cool, rainy stuff we've been having, while I watch in envy as you swelter and melt in the heat.<br /><br />At least I have central air!Ponita in Real Lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06886875733169389887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24611442.post-86917330039357738542009-08-01T09:23:49.785-04:002009-08-01T09:23:49.785-04:00By the way, what the hell are you doing up so frea...By the way, what the hell are you doing up so freakin' early on a Saturday???Ponita in Real Lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06886875733169389887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24611442.post-3321568280929809812009-08-01T09:23:08.023-04:002009-08-01T09:23:08.023-04:00Okay, MJ... You covered everyone else. Now it'...Okay, MJ... You covered everyone else. Now it's <i>OUR</i> turn!<br /><br />Time to come up with a contest for us Canucks.<br /><br />I feel quite excluded because all I ever see is 'except Canadians'...<br /><br />*pouts*Ponita in Real Lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06886875733169389887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24611442.post-86017550483018985882009-08-01T09:20:04.052-04:002009-08-01T09:20:04.052-04:00I missed my Friday Existential Horror (aka Filthy ...I missed my Friday Existential Horror (aka Filthy Friday) but was too polite to say anything.Leahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14061893047279652658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24611442.post-43481049793636672962009-08-01T09:18:04.705-04:002009-08-01T09:18:04.705-04:00Good going, Ginro. I couldn't identify a sing...Good going, Ginro. I couldn't identify a single one except for Jack Kerouac and William Burroughs.<br /><br />Thanks again MJ for some exceptional entertainment!Leahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14061893047279652658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24611442.post-46541855095058154862009-08-01T09:16:20.861-04:002009-08-01T09:16:20.861-04:00KAPI: Yay worst!
Most best wrong answers, go me!
I...<b>KAPI</b>: <i>Yay worst!<br />Most best wrong answers, go me!<br />I'm going to have to start downloading weird porn just to send to MJ. Excuse works for me.<br />Wonder what the next competition's gonna be. Guess the gay icon, for hetties only?</i><br /><br />There aren’t enough hetties here to make it worthwhile, are there?<br /><br />We’ll have to do an official head count.<br /><br /><b>KEVIN</b>: <i>by a canadian country kilometre, this was the best yet.<br />some of those wrong answers were so wrong that they're right.<br />ayem8y had me at "I thought you only had the two."<br />As for Canada having black people, of course we do! It's just that none of them are on tv EXCEPT for Ms. Jean.</i><br /><br />I don’t believe my friend and travelling companion, <a href="http://tinyurl.com/3upsed/" rel="nofollow">’C’</a>, has ever been on TV either but if you’d like to be her agent?<br /><br /><b>XL</b>: <i> Nice beaver shot.</i><br /><br />I wondered who’d be first to comment on the beaver.<br /><br />I should have known.<br /><br /><b>VICUS</b>: <i> I'm sure they were all Pierre Trudeau. At least he was famous. I have never heard of any of those fuckers. It would be like me sending you a picture of the woman two streets away and asking you to identify her. Fucked if I'm going to enter any more quizzes here, and you are barred from my "Guess what I had for dinner" competition next Tuesday. </i><br /><br />Go on, then.<br /><br />Send me her picture.<br /><br />I’ll bet you’re peeking through her keyhole all the time anyway and snapping photos.<br /><br />And I know you had spotted dick for dinner as it’s all over your face.<br /><br /><b>CYBERPOOF</b>: <i> Congrats!<br />Obviously I could have done better though.<br />Where were Pammy and Leslie Nielsen on the list? Wear Sayhey adore those two. </i><br /><br />Have you not been paying attention?<br /><br />We’re trying to post pics of people who are well-known in their OWN countries but not necessarily worldwide stars.<br /><br />Pammy and Leslie are internationally recognized celebrities and not welcome in this compo!<br /><br /><b>MAGO</b>: <i> Congratulations Ginro!<br />Last time I saw Don Cherry he had a beard.</i><br /><br />You’re right, he does. But it has to compete with those loud jackets.<br /><br /><b>HEFF</b>: <i> Sorry I didn't have time to enter this comp.<br />For the record, the ONLY one I knew was # 9.<br />I still love you, UNLIKE Wil Harrison, LMAO !!!!</i><br /><br />Quite a few people scored zero so don’t feel so bad.<br /><br />As for Wil, I have no idea what you’re talking about. <br /><br />Look! He’s here!<br /><br /><b>SCARLET</b>: <i> Congrats Ginro!!<br />Is there going to be a competition for Pete and the Canadians now? </i><br /><br />He should hold a “Guess the Danes” compo.<br /><br />All I know is the Little Mermaid.<br /><br /><b>ROSES</b>: <i> I'd like to compliment you on your nice beaver. It's very neat. <br />Oh come on, don't tell me you weren't prepared for a whole host of beaver jokes.<br />Only one person looked vaguely familiar so I didn't bother to send the 'have no fucking idea' e-mail.<br />My only complaint is that the competition interfered with Filthy Friday.</i><br /><br />So far, you and XL are the only two who’ve sunk so low as to resort to beaver jokes.<br /><br />But I wondered who’d be first to complain about no Filthy Friday.<br /><br /><b>GEOFF</b>: <i> Ditto Vicus. I can't believe that anyone from the British Isles would know any of these people. I'm being followed on Twitter by more famous people including the actor who played a photographer from the Weatherfield Gazette.</i><br /><br />What about the “extra” with the white hair and beard who’s always in the background in The Rovers?<br /><br />Who IS he? And is HE following you on Twitter?<br /><br /><b>WIL</b>: <i> Here I is MJ! Don Cherry rules!</i><br /><br />I used Cherry to lure you back here.The Mistresshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07109289531733623207noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24611442.post-21173608930519816132009-08-01T07:48:40.060-04:002009-08-01T07:48:40.060-04:00Here I is MJ! Don Cherry rules!
Wil Harrison.c...Here I is MJ! Don Cherry rules! <br /><br /><a href="http://www.wilharrison.com/" rel="nofollow">Wil Harrison.com</a>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24611442.post-68644885439258853222009-08-01T06:40:53.969-04:002009-08-01T06:40:53.969-04:00Ditto Vicus. I can't believe that anyone from ...Ditto Vicus. I can't believe that anyone from the British Isles would know any of these people. I'm being followed on Twitter by more famous people including the actor who played a photographer from the Weatherfield Gazette.Geoffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00340519450159428760noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24611442.post-2773628607010319642009-08-01T05:45:10.405-04:002009-08-01T05:45:10.405-04:00I'd like to compliment you on your nice beaver...I'd like to compliment you on your nice beaver. It's very neat. <br /><br />Oh come on, don't tell me you weren't prepared for a whole host of beaver jokes.<br /><br />Only one person looked vaguely familiar so I didn't bother to send the 'have no fucking idea' e-mail.<br /><br />My only complaint is that the competition interfered with Filthy Friday.Roseshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07469442580348062913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24611442.post-80909003063265942352009-08-01T03:50:10.463-04:002009-08-01T03:50:10.463-04:00Congrats Ginro!!
Is there going to be a competitio...Congrats Ginro!!<br />Is there going to be a competition for Pete and the Canadians now?<br />SxMs Scarlethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00449626572478125088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24611442.post-43451741248642147932009-08-01T02:27:58.480-04:002009-08-01T02:27:58.480-04:00Sorry I didn't have time to enter this comp.
...Sorry I didn't have time to enter this comp.<br /><br />For the record, the ONLY one I knew was # 9.<br /><br />I still love you, UNLIKE Wil Harrison, LMAO !!!!Heffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13396114362826135207noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24611442.post-50169555980962975502009-08-01T02:13:51.999-04:002009-08-01T02:13:51.999-04:00Congratulations Ginro!
Last time I saw Don Cherry...Congratulations Ginro!<br /><br />Last time I saw Don Cherry he had a beard.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com