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Originally Posted by Zyal
Who's Kate Perry?
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�Many things worth doing in the world had been declared impossible before they were done.� Carried on from the Hi thread...Here is another interesting tidbit, my town is only one of several in the world to be home of the horrible SHADFLY! ugh, for a few weeks every summer, these nasty bugs are born out of the lake and then become land bugs, they don't eat or do anything except pile up in heaps around llights and then litter the ground when they die off, store fronts have to hose them down every morning and then the sun bakes the dead ones and it smells horrible, not to mention the crunching under you feet while you walk. They only come off of this lake so if you are across town you might not see to many.
......so I guess you wouldn't be interested in a shadfly necklace then..
�Many things worth doing in the world had been declared impossible before they were done.�
Well that necklace does them justice for sure, the majority are merely annoyed, a few dislike them, but oddly enough they have ignited people to fall in love.
My cat loves to eat them (I try not to let him, not outdoor cats anyway)
But they have long spiny bodies and can only fly/glide for awhile before needing a place to land. Kids pick em up by their long anntenae or wings and they squirm until you let them go and they drift in the wind until they land somewhere.
That necklace looks like a dragonfly.
I like dragonflies 
They eat mosquitoes.
I actually got that pic from a website dedicated to shadflies.
�Many things worth doing in the world had been declared impossible before they were done.�
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Originally Posted by Healix
I actually got that pic from a website dedicated to shadflies.
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| Are shadflies the same thing as mayflies or éphémères? |
�Many things worth doing in the world had been declared impossible before they were done.�
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Originally Posted by Healix
A singer..ever hear the song "I kissed a girl"? She also does ProActive commercials on tv.
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Originally Posted by Healix
Yes, mayflies being the most common other name.
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LOL
Deke - a sports term meaning to dodge and out-maneuver.
Gitch - Men's brief style underwear (such as Tighty Whiteys).
Chesterfield - a couch.
Cashed- If something is finished or used up. Such as: "This pipe is cashed", meaning all of the tobacco has been smoked.
Soda vs Pop - Canadians drink "pop." Ask for a soda and you'll likely get soda water (Especially in Ontario).
�Many things worth doing in the world had been declared impossible before they were done.�
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Originally Posted by Healix
LOL
Deke - a sports term meaning to dodge and out-maneuver. Gitch - Men's brief style underwear (such as Tighty Whiteys). Chesterfield - a couch. Cashed- If something is finished or used up. Such as: "This pipe is cashed", meaning all of the tobacco has been smoked. Soda vs Pop - Canadians drink "pop." Ask for a soda and you'll likely get soda water (Especially in Ontario). |
WARNING!! Watching this video WILL make you cry!!
Video about Oscar getting a new leash on life.
omg, Khel..thanks for posting that..and yes, I did tear up. What a amazing story.
�Many things worth doing in the world had been declared impossible before they were done.�
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Originally Posted by Healix
What do you think, guys...do these two look alike or what?
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Here's another LOLOL
I found a really fun site that has a bunch of these to look through..I laughed a lot
Totally Looks Like
�Many things worth doing in the world had been declared impossible before they were done.�
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Originally Posted by Philly_Guy
Yes they look alike. Zooey sings in Yes Man, so maybe ...
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Originally Posted by Kheldarn
WARNING!! Watching this video WILL make you cry!!
Video about Oscar getting a new leash on life. |
Here's a local shad-fly link for those curious. link
Serviette, Napkin, Paper Towel, whatev. We call 'em all here.
But, yes Pop is pop here not soda 
I used to have a red-toy poodle ([rip 
-first red litter bred in ONtario]) And we conveniently named her "Soda-Pup" she was known as toadie, but Soda she was.
Now if I might say, I am a damned Canadan am I? --- 
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Originally Posted by Early Girl
But, yes Pop is pop here not soda
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Pop or Soda Pop will get you looked at like you're not from around here. *cue banjos*
Soda, Cola, Coke or Pepsi (as a generic term) or just calling it by its brand name works around here.
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Originally Posted by Early Girl
But, yes Pop is pop here not soda
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Originally Posted by Early Girl
Now if I might say, I am a damned Canadan am I? ---
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I loves me some friends to the north
�Many things worth doing in the world had been declared impossible before they were done.�
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Originally Posted by Kheldarn
Pop is the sound a balloon makes when it breaks. It is not, never has been, and never will be, Soda. And no, there is no Soda Pop, either.
The only acceptable terms are Soda, or the brand name. If you come to me and ask for a pop, I'm gonna pop ya. >.> Also: The only buggy that exists is when something is wrong with a program's code, or that thing your dive over dunes. Otherwise, it's a shopping cart, or a cart. It's also not a basket. When asked for a buggy, I respond with, "We have shopping carts <location>". When asked for a basket, I direct them to the little hand baskets. Stupid people don't like me. But that's OK, because I hate them. All them damed Canadans living up in Canadia are crazy go nuts. Probably why I like 'em, eh? |
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Originally Posted by Kheldarn
Also: The only buggy that exists is when something is wrong with a program's code, or that thing your dive over dunes. Otherwise, it's a shopping cart, or a cart. It's also not a basket. When asked for a buggy, I respond with, "We have shopping carts <location>". When asked for a basket, I direct them to the little hand baskets.
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Definition of a basket
Basket Images
Shopping Cart Images
It's pretty much all self explanatory.
Case settled.