Happy Canada Day!

[Forky]

lol, i guess Canada wanted to show that they wanna join the usa. Let's celebrate together

[Blondie]

*Happy Canada Day* Cheers

[UnknownSoldier]

You forget I'm a southerner buddy. While you were handing those damn yanks their asses up north we were handing you yours down here... Do did you forget the battle for New Orleans in which we were out numbered and out gunned. and still you had to retreat after the final battle in which you lost over 2000 and had hundreds more woundered and we had 8 killed 13 wounded... hmmmm

In 1814 we took a little trip
Along with Colonel Jackson down the mighty Mississip
We took a little bacon and we took a little beans
And we caught the bloody British in the town of New Orleans

We fired our guns and the British kept a’comin.
There wasn’t nigh as many as there was a while ago
We fired once more and they began to runnin’ on
Down the Mississippi to the Gulf of Mexico

We looked down the river and we see’d the British come
And there must have been a hundred of’em beatin’ on the drum
They stepped so high and they made the bugles ring
We stood by our cotton bales and didn’t say a thing

We fired our guns and the British kept a’comin.
There wasn’t nigh as many as there was a while ago
We fired once more and they began to runnin’ on
Down the Mississippi to the Gulf of Mexico

Old Hickory said we could take ‘em by surprise
If we didn’t fire our muskets ’til we looked ‘em in the eye
We held our fire ’til we see’d their faces well.
Then we opened up with squirrel guns and really gave ‘em … well

We fired our guns and the British kept a’comin.
There wasn’t nigh as many as there was a while ago
We fired once more and they began to runnin’ on
Down the Mississippi to the Gulf of Mexico

Yeah, they ran through the briars and they ran through the brambles
And they ran through the bushes where a rabbit couldn’t go
They ran so fast that the hounds couldn’t catch ‘em
Down the Mississippi to the Gulf of Mexico

We fired our cannon ’til the barrel melted down
So we grabbed an alligator and we fought another round
We filled his head with cannon balls, and powdered his behind
And when we touched the powder off, the gator lost his mind

We fired our guns and the British kept a’comin.
There wasn’t nigh as many as there was a while ago
We fired once more and they began to runnin’ on
Down the Mississippi to the Gulf of Mexico

Yeah, they ran through the briars and they ran through the brambles
And they ran through the bushes where a rabbit couldn’t go
They ran so fast that the hounds couldn’t catch ‘em
Down the Mississippi to the Gulf of Mexico.

Southern Pride boys Southern Pride

[Giana]

I think you ruined their mood to party..

[UnknownSoldier]

ahhh its all doen in fun. I may talk alot of shazam! but I never mean anything personal by it

[Pete McGiveris]

You forget I'm a southerner buddy. While you were handing those damn yanks their asses up north we were handing you yours down here... Do did you forget the battle for New Orleans in which we were out numbered and out gunned. and still you had to retreat after the final battle in which you lost over 2000 and had hundreds more woundered and we had 8 killed 13 wounded... hmmmm

Um, I'm assuming that was directed towards me, I'm Canadian, not British, you never handed a Canuck his bottom. And, so your southerner, your grandparents owned slaves. Nice.

[Pete McGiveris]

Hey, that reminds me of a song a Canadian band called the Arrogant Worms wrote:

Come back proud canadian's,
To before you had TV.
No hockey night in canada,
there was no CBC.

In 1812 madison was mad,
He was the president you know.
Well he thought he'd tell the british where they ought to go.
He thought he'd invade canada,
He thought that he was tough.
Instead we went to washington,
And burned down all his stuff.

And the white house burned, burned, burned.
And we're the ones that did it,
It burned, burned, burned.
While the president ran and cried,
It burned, burned, burned.
And things were very historical,
And the Americans ran and cried like a bunch of little babies WaWaWa
In the war of 1812.

Those hilbilies from kentucky,
Dressed in green and red.
Left home to fight in canada,
But they returned home dead.
It's the only war the yankies lost except for vietnam.
And also the alomo and the bay of ham.
The loser was america,
The winner was ourselfs.
So join right in and gloat about the war of 1812.

And the white house burned, burned, burned.
And we're the ones that did it,
It burned, burned, burned.
While the president ran and cried,
It burned, burned, burned.
And things were very historical,
And the Americans ran and cried like a bunch of little babies WaWaWa
In the war of 1812.

In 1812 we were just sitting around,
Minding our own business,
Putting crops into the ground.
We heard the soilders coming,
And we didn't like that sound.
So we took a boat to washington and burned it to the ground.

Oh we fired our guns but the yankies kept a coming,
There wasn't quite as many as there was a while ago.
We fired once more and the yankies started running,
Down the mississippi to the gulf of mexico.
They ran through the snow,
And they ran through the forest,
They ran through the bushes where the beavers wouldn't go,
They ran so fast they forgot to take they're culture,
Back to america, and gulf and mexico.

So if you go to washington,
It's building clean and nice,
Bring a pack of matches,
And we'll burn the white house twice.

And the white house burned, burned, burned,
But the americans wont admit it.
It burned, burned, burned...
It burned and burned and burned
It burned, burned, burned
I bet that made them mad.
And the Americans ran and cried like a bunch of little babies WaWaWa
In the war of 1812.

[UnknownSoldier]

How do you know my grandparents weren't slaves themselves? And according to any history of the war from 1812 it was the british that came down and attacked America.

So you stated that "we kick your asses in the War of 1812, where we burnt down the White House, and so the Queen saw this, got scared, and let us have our freedom without a fight. It can be summed up by this simple mathematical equation."

When in fact it was the British in the late summer of 1814. The British, after winning the Battle of Bladensburg (August 24), marched into Washington, D.C., and burned most of the public buildings. President Madison had to flee into the countryside. The British then turned to attack Baltimore but met stiffer resistance and were forced to retire after the American defense of FORT MCHENRY, which inspired Francis Scott KEY to write the words of the "Star-Spangled Banner."


Very clever song though... Did you come up with that yourself or was that actually a written song?

[UnknownSoldier]

Let me also add this attack was after the British defeated Napoleon and began to transfer large amounts of soldiers and equipment.

[Pete McGiveris]

How do you know my grandparents weren't slaves themselves? And according to any history of the war from 1812 it was the british that came down and attacked America.

Well, I don't, but I can guess, because black people don't claim to be a rebel. And I'm pretty sure people who have grandparents who were slaves, would claim to be soutnern rebels, because of the negative stigma that would carry. "Yeah, I'm a rebel, I'm part of a group that oppressed my grandparetns, yee-haw!" And I'm not trying to make a blanket statement, you may not be like that, alot of people down South probably aren't like that, but I know there is still alot of racial tension in alot of parts down south.

So you stated that "we kick your asses in the War of 1812, where we burnt down the White House, and so the Queen saw this, got scared, and let us have our freedom without a fight. It can be summed up by this simple mathematical equation."

When in fact it was the British in the late summer of 1814. The British, after winning the Battle of Bladensburg (August 24), marched into Washington, D.C., and burned most of the public buildings. President Madison had to flee into the countryside. The British then turned to attack Baltimore but met stiffer resistance and were forced to retire after the American defense of FORT MCHENRY, which inspired Francis Scott KEY to write the words of the "Star-Spangled Banner."

No, Canadians were involved in that. It was in reataliation of your looting of York, Upper Canada (now known as Toronto). The British did have a big part in it, but alot of Canadians were involved as well. Also, an interesting fact is that every American attempt to invade Canada was a huge failure, excluding the afformentioned looting of York (Toronto). The plan was to use the land (Canada) as a bargaining chip. And, it's pretty important to note that most of these failed invasions were planned while Great Britain was preoccupied with the Napoleonic Wars.

Very clever song though... Did you come up with that yourself or was that actually a written song?

No, I wish. It was written by The Arrogant Worms. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ety2FEHQgwM

[Wesley]

So to sum up: We are all still friends to this day, regardless of whatever rash decisions were made by the leaders of our respective countries.

[UnknownSoldier]

No, I wish. It was written by The Arrogant Worms. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ety2FEHQgwM

Thats actually a band? Thats smurf sweet

[Pete McGiveris]

Yes they are a band, and they're quite funny, although their humour is uniquely Canadian.

And, your right Zot, besides, we're just debating some history, something I love to do!