jryan26

That is some funny stuff!!

lakeluvr

Nice to hear that this mess might finally come to a just and peaceful resolution. Hate to think about all the azz whippin that was about to take place. And like others have said I found myself laughing outloud at what some of my creative fellow OSOers came up with. My hats off to all of you.

Marginmn

iTrader: (1)

You can but I will be tracking that package today

NJgr8ful

Hope it doesn't leak dollars like the other package leaked drive oil

pullmytrigger

not to stick up for the guy or anything but wiring that much money is some big $$........western union goes by amount sent, distance travelled and throw in going across a border........ cost me $30 to send $250 from Oshawa Ontario to Richmond VA....... $6500 all the way from British Columbia to Illinois or wherever........probably close to $300 or more......sending what amounts to a letter......$10?????Western Union.......oh yeah.....their a piece of work

Marginmn

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You can do a $250,000 bank to bank wire for about $20 If you do it in the morning it will be there in the afternoon. I think western union is pretty much instant and that's why they charge by the amount where as banks charge for the service regardless of the amount.

LaughingCat

That's some funny chit.

And the Jeopardy post was great.

Panic Button

Make sure it was sent in US $$$ not CN $$$

fund razor

The history of the Canadian National Anthem.

English Canada in general probably first heard "O Canada" when school children sang it when the Duke and Duchess of Cornwall (later King George V and Queen Mary) toured Canada in 1901. Five years later Whaley and Royce in Toronto published the music with the French text and a translation into English made by Dr. Thomas Bedford Richardson, a Toronto doctor. The Mendelssohn Choir used the Richardson lyrics in one of their performances about this time and Judge Routhier and the French press complimented the author.



Richardson version:
O Canada! Our fathers' land of old
Thy brow is crown'd with leaves of red and gold.
Beneath the shade of the Holy Cross
Thy children own their birth
No stains thy glorious annals gloss
Since valour shield thy hearth.
Almighty God! On thee we call
Defend our rights, forfend this nation's thrall,
Defend our rights, forfend this nation's thrall.

In 1908 Collier's Weekly inaugurated its Canadian edition with a competition for an English text to Lavallée's music. It was won by Mercy E. Powell McCulloch, but her version did not take.



McCulloch version :
O Canada! in praise of thee we sing;
From echoing hills our anthems proudly ring.
With fertile plains and mountains grand
With lakes and rivers clear,
Eternal beauty, thos dost stand
Throughout the changing year.
Lord God of Hosts! We now implore
Bless our dear land this day and evermore,
Bless our dear land this day and evermore.

Since then many English versions have been written for "O Canada". Poet Wilfred Campbell wrote one. So did Augustus Bridle, Toronto critic. Some were written for the 1908 tercentenary of Quebec City. One version became popular in British Columbia...



Buchan version:
O Canada, our heritage, our love
Thy worth we praise all other lands above.
From sea to see throughout their length
From Pole to borderland,
At Britain's side, whate'er betide
Unflinchingly we'll stand
With hearts we sing, "God save the King",
Guide then one Empire wide, do we implore,
And prosper Canada from shore to shore.

However the version that gained the widest currency was made in 1908 by Robert Stanley Weir, a lawyer and at the time Recorder of the City of Montréal. A slightly modified version of the 1908 poem was published in an official form for the Diamond Jubilee of Confederation in 1927, and has since been generally accepted in English speaking Canada. Following further minor amendments, the first verse of Weir's poem was proclaimed as Canada's national anthem in 1980. The version adopted pursuant to the National Anthem Act in 1980 reads as follows:

O Canada! Our home and native land!
True patriot love in all thy sons command.
With glowing hearts we see thee rise,
The True North, strong and free!
From far and wide, O Canada,
We stand on guard for thee.
God keep our land glorious and free !
O Canada, we stand on guard for thee.
O Canada, we stand on guard for thee.

Fund Razor Version, 2005

O Canada! The frozen land above us
What’s the deal with Gerry, we thought you used to love us.
Beneath the shade of the maple trees
The outdrive it was shipped
only to be quickly seized
Since the outdrive oil had dripped.
Almighty God! On thee we call
Get Robert’s money back and get it all,
Get the money back and get it all.

Marginmn

iTrader: (1)

UPDATE:


UPS just knocked at my door and I am now holding a check in the amount of $4200 U.S.

Gerry included some extra money to cover the original shipping costs of my Fed ex to him. I'll keep you updated as the check clears.

Thanks everybody,


Robert