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Oink	Mar 29th 2012 5:57 am

1812-2012 The Bicentennial

Apparently the Canadian government is marking the bi-centenial as a national event. How are you going to celebrate?

http://www.visit1812.com/

dbd33

Mar 29th 2012 6:28 am

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Originally Posted by Oink (Post 9978970)

Apparently the Canadian government is marking the bi-centenial as a national event. How are you going to celebrate?

http://www.visit1812.com/

What's it the bicentennial of?

cheeky_monkey

Mar 29th 2012 6:35 am

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Originally Posted by Oink (Post 9978970)

Apparently the Canadian government is marking the bi-centenial as a national event. How are you going to celebrate?

http://www.visit1812.com/

Do we get a day off?

Atlantic Xpat

Mar 29th 2012 6:37 am

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Originally Posted by dbd33 (Post 9979010)

What's it the bicentennial of?

Tchaikosvky's most famous work?

Oink	Mar 29th 2012 6:41 am

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Originally Posted by dbd33 (Post 9979010)

What's it the bicentennial of?

War of 1812. I thought the date would have given it away. Apparently its going to be a fairly big deal in Canada. I doubt the US is going to celebrate it with such gusto. I'm going to have a picnic.

Jingsamichty

Mar 29th 2012 6:43 am

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Originally Posted by Oink (Post 9978970)

Apparently the Canadian government is marking the bi-centenial as a national event. How are you going to celebrate?

http://www.visit1812.com/

It looks like there was a hell of a lot of fighting in 1812, perhaps some London-stylee riots would be an appropriate way to mark the occasion.

Brits against Canadians... put your Union Jack shorts on and torch your local Tim Hortons.

ExKiwilass

Mar 29th 2012 6:56 am

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Burn an effigy of a US soldier?

Oink	Mar 29th 2012 6:59 am

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I might just get some sparklers.

ExKiwilass

Mar 29th 2012 7:07 am

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Remember remember the 1812 battlember
gunpowder slaughter and plot

ExKiwilass

Mar 29th 2012 7:07 am

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bonfire?

ExKiwilass

Mar 29th 2012 7:08 am

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Originally Posted by Jingsamichty (Post 9979041)

No, it's about beating the americans. Torch your local Macdonalds :thumbup:

cheeky_monkey

Mar 29th 2012 7:18 am

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do we get a day off though?

Novocastrian

Mar 29th 2012 7:26 am

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Originally Posted by Oink (Post 9979033)

War of 1812. I thought the date would have given it away. Apparently its going to be a fairly big deal in Canada.

I wonder why? Were there lots of Arcadians along with Napoleon on the way to Moscow?

dbd33

Mar 29th 2012 7:28 am

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Originally Posted by Oink (Post 9979033)

War of 1812. I thought the date would have given it away. Apparently its going to be a fairly big deal in Canada. I doubt the US is going to celebrate it with such gusto. I'm going to have a picnic.

I have heard of the war, indeed I used to live with a reenactor of the war of 1812, but it stretched on for years. I thought there might be some specific event to be celebrated, not by Canadians, I don't think there were any Canadians involved, but by the British.

Novocastrian

Mar 29th 2012 7:28 am

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Originally Posted by cheeky_monkey (Post 9979096)

do we get a day off though?

It's a Monday. Everybody takes Mondays off don't they?

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