MarketedElixir
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Post by MarketedElixir on Jun 16, 2005 21:18:24 GMT -5
Wheeeeee
People go to the gym for that I think
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Post by BeiNtelligentLater on Jun 16, 2005 22:46:28 GMT -5
Ahhh the infamous polar bear club!!!
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Post by no nickname, just Andrea on Jun 17, 2005 8:56:51 GMT -5
LOL, BNLater! We went and watched those crazy people in Ashtabula, Ohio when I was visiting my friend one time. Those people are LOONS!! I mean, I like the cold, but let's be reasonable!!
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Post by LudwigTheViking on Jun 17, 2005 9:21:28 GMT -5
they have that at the Carnaval in Quebec City... how much do you wanna bet it's wackier up here, although a lot of people actually participate?
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Post by Dragonheart on Jun 17, 2005 9:31:56 GMT -5
I jsut saw an online article and there is a nettle eating contest somewhere in southern England, or the cheese rolling, bog swimming wife carrying comps etc....England must be the international place for way out and wacky carnivals...
Saying that we've got one here called the HEnley on todd, and that is where you build a bottomless boat and "sail" it on the bare dry river bed - quite loony at the best of times
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Post by BeiNtelligentLater on Jun 17, 2005 9:37:00 GMT -5
Ludwig, it is always crazier the colder the area. So I bet it is a bit wack up there.
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Post by MarketedElixir on Jun 17, 2005 15:19:39 GMT -5
-nods- Where you get woken up if you have a sock on your bedpost!
Um. We don't do anything weird in New York.
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Post by softspotforSteve on Jun 17, 2005 17:09:29 GMT -5
I saw the one in Quebec on TV one year! There were people in their bathing suits building a sandcastle, but it was out of ice!! This from the person whose hometown offers a peanut butter carving contest. We also have the Polar Plunge here, but probably not quite as cold, and most people wear wetsuits.
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Post by LudwigTheViking on Jun 17, 2005 21:30:48 GMT -5
that's because us Quebecers are built tough  |
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Post by Dragonheart on Jun 18, 2005 2:01:03 GMT -5
and I'd be a wuss complaining about being cold too much....
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Post by MarketedElixir on Jun 18, 2005 9:09:52 GMT -5
Um. How do people reproduce in Quebec? That can't be good for the population.
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Post by LudwigTheViking on Jun 18, 2005 9:30:55 GMT -5
lol! come on now Marketed, they're not stupid enough to stay in there more than a minute! Geez... as if to say us Quebecers were a stupid nation *that was a joke, btw... we ARE a stupid nation, and indecisive on top of that* |
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Post by MarketedElixir on Jun 18, 2005 12:03:04 GMT -5
is Quebec it's own nation? Does it have special rights like Texas does?
Anyone who does the polab bear club might be stupid enough to stay in there for a long period of time.
But I guess Darwin takes care of them, right?
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Post by LudwigTheViking on Jun 18, 2005 12:16:32 GMT -5
Nah, but there have been referendums about us leaving Canada before (one in '80, one in '95), and the last one the 'No' side won by not even a percent... the next one promises to be interesting, as it might be included in the election, so if you vote for the party that wants to seperate, you're voting 'yes'... all very complicated indeed, even for most of us, myself included  Yes, Darwin is good at taking care of these people |
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Post by MarketedElixir on Jun 18, 2005 12:33:30 GMT -5
That does sound complicated.
Hahahahaa...
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