Club Q Q107-Loyalty Club (Southern ON Only) v4

[Lee03]

sorry, lee! i should have been more specific. their podcast yesterday was unusually long at just over 2 hours.

no worries HG... It wasn't THAT bad

[heartgirl99]

front page of today's boston globe.
link to the associated editorial:
http://apps.bostonglobe.com/graphics.../make-it-stop/

[Spartacus]

Good morning my Q friends.

[madchives]

Seriously, this is offensive, you have to be kidding.

House of Commons Votes to Make O Canada Gender-Neutral

Dying Liberal MP Mauril Belanger's private member's bill to make the national anthem more gender neutral cleared its final hurdle in the House of Commons today, passing by a vote of 225 to 74. Bill C-210, which would change the second line of the anthem from "in all thy sons command" to "in all of us command," will now go to the Senate. Bélanger was in the House for the vote.

good morning

hi hteam, not sure why you don't like making the anthem a little more inclusive?
perhaps you have an alternative.
quite a few voted for the change, and i think belangar must have put a lot of thought into the change.
(not that this should be a reason to agree with the change, but in case you didn't know belangar
is brought to the house from his hospital bed every time this is in the house, as one cbc person
said 'he is dying before our eyes' - so if he feels this strongly, and most of the house agrees.)

[madchives]

would be very happy if you would remove this hgirl, sighing,,,
can sort of understand your idea but,,,, the machine should never be anywhere you and i would be.

[SillyLoocie]

Greetings on this Thursday the 16th of June. Almost another weekend. I just hope you all have a decent kind of day.

[The Jester]

​Quick - call Roswell

[Lee03]

@kenrod Dance time!! Making it Work...

[kenrod]

House of Commons votes to make national anthem gender-neutral The House of Commons has voted to change the lyrics of O Canada to make it gender neutral. Bill C-210, which would change the second line of the anthem from ``true patriot love, in all thy sons command'' to ``in all of us command,'' passed third and final reading in the Commons by a margin of 225-74. The legislation still requires the approval of the Senate.

Idiots in Ottawa fixing things that aren't broken, what a waste of taxpayer's money.

I'm sure they can find other, more pressing issues to legislate, such as giving themselves raises, increasing their pensions, finding new ways to take our hard earned money away from us.

[kenrod]

Seriously, this is offensive, you have to be kidding.

House of Commons Votes to Make O Canada Gender-Neutral

Dying Liberal MP Mauril Belanger's private member's bill to make the national anthem more gender neutral cleared its final hurdle in the House of Commons today, passing by a vote of 225 to 74. Bill C-210, which would change the second line of the anthem from "in all thy sons command" to "in all of us command," will now go to the Senate. Bélanger was in the House for the vote.

Yup, this just goes to show you that our MPs are self serving.

I don't care if this is this MPs dying wish. I wish he would just leave things alone.
Idiot!


All thy sons command you to leave the national anthem alone!
All of us command you just resign.

[kenrod]

@kenrod Dance time!! Making it Work...

Heard it!
I made a spectacle of myself in the office. Hope you did the same.

[kenrod]

Good morning fellow Canucks!

Sorry for the rant above regarding the national anthem.

I'll just chill out and listen to tunes on the Mighty Q hoping they would play our favourite overplayed songs that all of us can dance to.

[SillyLoocie]

Toronto not so long ago. A steady stream on Condos on the rise seems to be the norm now.

[The Jester]

An oldie but interesting.......now all I have to do is remember all these!
Knowledge is Power

'A SHOT OF WHISKEY' - In the old west a .45 cartridge for a six-gun
cost 12 cents, so did a glass of whiskey. If a cowhand was low on cash
he would often give the bartender a cartridge in exchange for a drink.
This became known as a "shot" of whiskey.

BUYING THE FARM - This is synonymous with dying. During WW1 soldiers
were given life insurance policies worth $5,000. This was about the
price of an average farm so if you died you "bought the farm" for your
survivors.

IRON CLAD CONTRACT - This came about from the ironclad ships of the
Civil War. It meant something so strong it could not be broken.

RIFF RAFF - The Mississippi River was the main way of traveling from
north to south. Riverboats carried passengers and freight but they
were expensive so most people used rafts. Everything had the right of
way over rafts which were considered cheap. The steering oar on the
rafts was called a "riff" and this transposed into riff-raff, meaning
low class.

COBWEB - The Old English word for “spider" was "cob".

SHIP STATE ROOMS - Traveling by steamboat was considered the height of
comfort. Passenger cabins on the boats were not numbered. Instead they
were named after states. To this day cabins on ships are called
staterooms.

SLEEP TIGHT- Early beds were made with a wooden frame. Ropes were tied
across the frame in a criss-cross pattern. A straw mattress was then
put on top of the ropes. Over time the ropes stretched, causing the
bed to sag. The owner would then tighten the ropes to get a better
night’s sleep.

SHOWBOAT - These were floating theaters built on a barge that was
pushed by a steamboat. These played small town along the Mississippi
River . Unlike the boat shown in the movie "Showboat" these did not
have an engine. They were gaudy and attention grabbing which is why we
say someone who is being the life of the party is “showboating".

OVER A BARREL - In the days before CPR a drowning victim would be
placed face down over a barrel and the barrel would be rolled back and
forth in an effort to empty the lungs of water. It was rarely
effective. If you are over a barrel you are in deep trouble.

BARGE IN - Heavy freight was moved along the Mississippi in large
barges pushed by steamboats. These were hard to control and would
sometimes swing into piers or other boats. People would say they
"barged in".

HOGWASH - Steamboats carried both people and animals. Since pigs
smelled so bad they would be washed before being put on board. The mud
and other filth that was washed off was considered useless “hog wash".

CURFEW - The word "curfew" comes from the French phrase "couvre-feu",
which means "cover the fire". It was used to describe the time of
blowing out all lamps and candles. It was later adopted into Middle
English as “curfeu" which later became the modern "curfew". In the
early American colonies homes had no real fireplaces so a fire was
built in the center of the room. In order to make sure a fire did not
get out of control during the night it was required that, by an agreed
upon time, all fires would be covered with a clay pot called-a
“curfew".

BARRELS OF OIL - When the first oil wells were drilled they had made
no provision for storing the liquid so they used water barrels. That
is why, to this day, we speak of barrels of oil rather than gallons.

HOT OFF THE PRESS - As the paper goes through the rotary printing
press friction causes it to heat up. Therefore, if you grab the paper
right off the press it’s hot. The expression means to get immediate
information.

There, don't you feel smarter now?

[Andit]

Good morning, everyone.

Had a fun day yesterday. Spent most of it at the theatre. Was a bit of a challenge helping dozens of folks with walkers get to their seats to see a play in the afternoon, then an excellent concert last night. It was a tribute to the Voyager Golden Records (the songs sent in to space in 1977). The highlight for me (besides watching a string quartet rocking out Chuck Berry ) was seeing the brilliance with which the musicians overlaid Neil Young.'s After The Goldrush on Bach's Gavotte en Roundeaux.

This afternoon, the fun is over and it's back to the reality of cleaning out the fridge and doing some housekeeping. Blech. Maybe I'll bake some cookies to make the roommates happy. Wonder if that will be enough of a bribe to convince Lily dog to do some chores?

Hope everyone has a wonderful day.