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Old Sep 18th 2009, 11:05 pm
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Originally Posted by Butch Cassidy
Well the day Stanley beat ManUre (god have i been infected now ) is sadly a long way off
I'm Scots ... but I've got to say what the **** are you northerners talking about?

Makes me want to watch ice hockey
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Old Sep 18th 2009, 11:07 pm
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that is sooo true when i moved to surrey and mentioned i used to live in accy the biggest comment i got was 'well you don't sound like them on the advert !' which of course led to me having to explain the sarcasm of the ad
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Old Sep 18th 2009, 11:13 pm
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Originally Posted by Alan2005
Most people only know about them cos of that milk advert in the 80's
Originally Posted by PrairieSushi
I'm Scots ... but I've got to say what the **** are you northerners talking about?

Makes me want to watch ice hockey
Here you go lads
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Accrington_Stanley_F.C.
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Old Sep 18th 2009, 11:18 pm
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pieK7b4KLL4
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Originally Posted by Butch Cassidy
hahaha - classic.

Edit: Not sure if you broke the link deliberately (it's fxed in mine)

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Old Sep 18th 2009, 11:29 pm
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Originally Posted by PrairieSushi
Ahhh! Isn't Butch cute as a likkle lad!
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Old Sep 18th 2009, 11:33 pm
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Originally Posted by triumphguy
Ahhh! Isn't Butch cute as a likkle lad!
Makes a father proud ....
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Originally Posted by PrairieSushi
I'm Scots ... but I've got to say what the **** are you northerners talking about?

Makes me want to watch ice hockey
A sign of imperfect assimilation. Canadians would just say hockey.
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Old Sep 18th 2009, 11:40 pm
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Originally Posted by JonboyE
A sign of imperfect assimilation. Canadians would just say hockey.
Arf arf.

Calgary has both winter and summer leagues for real hockey ... try a bigger town or maybe a city

I have been assimilated and have a card to prove it
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Originally Posted by JonboyE
Canadians would just say hockey.
Just a thought .... I can say I AM CANADIAN
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Originally Posted by JonboyE
A sign of imperfect assimilation. Canadians would just say hockey.
I thought it was iced hockey?
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Old Sep 19th 2009, 12:07 pm
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Default Re: Assimilate, or try and stay British

hello

in Canada people play

"Field Hockey"

or hockey

and hockey is on the ice -

but you don't say "ice hockey"

A friend was a player in the the national team for "field hockey" and he told me this years ago
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Default Re: Assimilate, or try and stay British

Originally Posted by maximpouska
hello

in Canada people play

"Field Hockey"

or hockey

and hockey is on the ice -

but you don't say "ice hockey"

A friend was a player in the the national team for "field hockey" and he told me this years ago
This is good information to know. Thanks for clearing this up.
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Old Sep 19th 2009, 8:13 pm
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Originally Posted by triumphguy
That's the spirit - you'll get invited to lots of parties!
Ooh goody I hope so
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