Comments on: Born On The First of July http://www.robmacdougall.org/blog/2003/07/born-on-the-first-of-july/ Rob MacDougall Dot Org Tue, 24 Jan 2012 16:00:38 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Old is the New New :: Canada Recycles http://www.robmacdougall.org/blog/2003/07/born-on-the-first-of-july/#comment-60 Old is the New New :: Canada Recycles Fri, 27 Apr 2007 18:14:27 +0000 http://www.robmacdougall.org/index.php/2003/07/born-on-the-first-of-july/#comment-60 [...] Undead or Canadian? Not really an alternate history; just Inuit legend crossed with my Grade 8 civics textbook and Dawn of the Dead. [...] [...] Undead or Canadian? Not really an alternate history; just Inuit legend crossed with my Grade 8 civics textbook and Dawn of the Dead. [...]

]]> By: Old is the New New :: The Northern Magus http://www.robmacdougall.org/blog/2003/07/born-on-the-first-of-july/#comment-59 Old is the New New :: The Northern Magus Tue, 24 Apr 2007 19:37:53 +0000 http://www.robmacdougall.org/index.php/2003/07/born-on-the-first-of-july/#comment-59 [...] see, we’ve riffed on Canada being cold, on Canada being peaceful and nice, and on Canadians being indistinguishable from Americans. This [...] [...] see, we’ve riffed on Canada being cold, on Canada being peaceful and nice, and on Canadians being indistinguishable from Americans. This [...]

]]> By: Old is the New New :: Dominion Day http://www.robmacdougall.org/blog/2003/07/born-on-the-first-of-july/#comment-58 Old is the New New :: Dominion Day Tue, 24 Apr 2007 19:36:57 +0000 http://www.robmacdougall.org/index.php/2003/07/born-on-the-first-of-july/#comment-58 [...] (This is Alternate Canada #2. #1 is here.) [...] [...] (This is Alternate Canada #2. #1 is here.) [...]

]]> By: robotnik http://www.robmacdougall.org/blog/2003/07/born-on-the-first-of-july/#comment-57 robotnik Wed, 09 Jul 2003 15:41:04 +0000 http://www.robmacdougall.org/index.php/2003/07/born-on-the-first-of-july/#comment-57 What a day! gets email from G. Gygax, and I get an LJ comment from you! <i>But in my own defense, you neglected to mention the Oak Island Money Pit column, and surely Norumbega gets a half point.</i> You don't need any defending on this page. I'm a big big fan. And there are actually 7 or 8 STs that at least mention Canada. I was just indulging The National Canadian Pasttime, ie, stamping our little feet and wishing that Americans paid more attention to us. <i>Oh, wow, those are good. Super good.</i> They are good names, aren't they? "Man Without Blood" - how would somebody get given that name? I hope you enjoy the other alternates, and take the imitation of ST in the spirit of sincere admiration in which it's intended. What a day! gets email from G. Gygax, and I get an LJ comment from you!

But in my own defense, you neglected to mention the Oak Island Money Pit column, and surely Norumbega gets a half point.

You don’t need any defending on this page. I’m a big big fan. And there are actually 7 or 8 STs that at least mention Canada. I was just indulging The National Canadian Pasttime, ie, stamping our little feet and wishing that Americans paid more attention to us.

Oh, wow, those are good. Super good.

They are good names, aren’t they? “Man Without Blood” – how would somebody get given that name? I hope you enjoy the other alternates, and take the imitation of ST in the spirit of sincere admiration in which it’s intended.

]]> By: princeofcairo http://www.robmacdougall.org/blog/2003/07/born-on-the-first-of-july/#comment-56 princeofcairo Wed, 09 Jul 2003 15:22:46 +0000 http://www.robmacdougall.org/index.php/2003/07/born-on-the-first-of-july/#comment-56 <i>In real history, eight of Riel's Indian confederates were hung for their part in his 1885 rebellion: Wandering Spirit, Iron Body, Little Bear, Walking the Sky, Crooked Leg, Miserable Man, Bad Arrow, and Man Without Blood. If those names don't get you thinking about avenging undead Indian super teams, then you and I must be very different people...</i> Oh, wow, those are good. Super good. But in my own defense, you neglected to mention the Oak Island Money Pit column, and surely Norumbega gets a half point. In real history, eight of Riel’s Indian confederates were hung for their part in his 1885 rebellion: Wandering Spirit, Iron Body, Little Bear, Walking the Sky, Crooked Leg, Miserable Man, Bad Arrow, and Man Without Blood. If those names don’t get you thinking about avenging undead Indian super teams, then you and I must be very different
people…

Oh, wow, those are good. Super good.

But in my own defense, you neglected to mention the Oak Island Money Pit column, and surely Norumbega gets a half point.

]]> By: robotnik http://www.robmacdougall.org/blog/2003/07/born-on-the-first-of-july/#comment-55 robotnik Mon, 07 Jul 2003 21:05:26 +0000 http://www.robmacdougall.org/index.php/2003/07/born-on-the-first-of-july/#comment-55 It's nice of Jere to say my version is better, because they're actually shockingly identical. I mean, "ghost rock" was an intentional steal, but the Black Donnellys and even the piranha mice (which I thought I got from John Robert Colombo, collector of trivia and weird Canadiana) are in there. <i>Merde.</i> It’s nice of Jere to say my version is better, because they’re actually shockingly identical. I mean, “ghost rock” was an intentional steal, but the Black Donnellys and even the piranha mice (which I thought I got from John Robert Colombo, collector of trivia and weird Canadiana) are in there. Merde.

]]> By: robotnik http://www.robmacdougall.org/blog/2003/07/born-on-the-first-of-july/#comment-54 robotnik Mon, 07 Jul 2003 21:00:18 +0000 http://www.robmacdougall.org/index.php/2003/07/born-on-the-first-of-july/#comment-54 Hi! Good to "meet" you. Welcome aboard. Hope you enjoy the rest of the alternates, though I hardly recommend them as anyone's RDA of Canadian history. Heritage Minute, we ain't. <i>I'm not receiving "Beaver" over here in England. You know what I'm talking about.</i> must ...resist! ...obvious! ...joke! Hi! Good to “meet” you. Welcome aboard. Hope you enjoy the rest of the alternates, though I hardly recommend them as anyone’s RDA of Canadian history. Heritage Minute, we ain’t.

I’m not receiving “Beaver” over here in England. You know what I’m talking about.
must …resist! …obvious! …joke!

]]> By: wordwolf http://www.robmacdougall.org/blog/2003/07/born-on-the-first-of-july/#comment-53 wordwolf Mon, 07 Jul 2003 15:25:27 +0000 http://www.robmacdougall.org/index.php/2003/07/born-on-the-first-of-july/#comment-53 This is very exciting stuff. I miss Canadian history these days, since I'm not receiving "Beaver" over here in England. You know what I'm talking about. I didn't know the names of the Indians hung with Riel-- as Jack Horner says, "Those are. . . great names!" I will have to write a group of poems about them. And happy belated Canada Day! Looking forward to the other alternates. This is very exciting stuff. I miss Canadian history these days, since I’m not receiving “Beaver” over here in England. You know what I’m talking about.
I didn’t know the names of the Indians hung with Riel– as Jack Horner says, “Those are. . . great names!” I will have to write a group of poems about them.
And happy belated Canada Day! Looking forward to the other alternates.

]]> By: mgrasso http://www.robmacdougall.org/blog/2003/07/born-on-the-first-of-july/#comment-52 mgrasso Mon, 07 Jul 2003 14:59:39 +0000 http://www.robmacdougall.org/index.php/2003/07/born-on-the-first-of-july/#comment-52 Hey Rob, Have you added my college roommmate as a Friend yet? I realize just because you're Canadian, there's no reason you'll necessarily dig each other's journal, but I read stuff like this and want to point him here. :) Hey Rob,

Have you added my college roommmate as a Friend yet? I realize just because you’re Canadian, there’s no reason you’ll necessarily dig each other’s journal, but I read stuff like this and want to point him here. :)

]]> By: bryant http://www.robmacdougall.org/blog/2003/07/born-on-the-first-of-july/#comment-51 bryant Mon, 07 Jul 2003 10:05:30 +0000 http://www.robmacdougall.org/index.php/2003/07/born-on-the-first-of-july/#comment-51 <cite>Zombie Smackdown!</cite> will have Canada with zombies. Wrestling zombies, mind you, but still zombies. And since I got my revisions to the Japanese chapter in this weekend we may see it sometime this year. Plug plug! Zombie Smackdown! will have Canada with zombies. Wrestling zombies, mind you, but still zombies. And since I got my revisions to the Japanese chapter in this weekend we may see it sometime this year.

Plug plug!

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