the best stereotype
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Apr. 29th, 2009 | 11:49 am
Canadians have it good. Of all the stereotypes in the world, being branded as polite and extraordinarily nice is maybe the best deal anyone got.
All jokes aside, there is definite point to make about the Northwest Mounted Police. For all the parody they endure, there was a marked difference between the wild west of America and the wild west of Canada, and that was the Mounties, an organized and intelligent law enforcement- organized being the operative word. Look further into their history, you won't be disappointed.
ABOUT THE BOOK AGAIN
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Holly from Topatoco says: "The book is not actually sold out! We still have a couple hundred copies left but they will probably be gone by the end of the week. BUY NOW."
phew!
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chernobylred
date: Apr. 29th, 2009 04:11 pm (UTC)
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Well, damn. I should have ordered first thing this morning, when it still showed available.Off to order now. Thank you for the update.
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date: Apr. 29th, 2009 04:12 pm (UTC)
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Sorry!
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date: Apr. 29th, 2009 04:13 pm (UTC)
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date: Apr. 29th, 2009 04:45 pm (UTC)
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date: Apr. 29th, 2009 04:13 pm (UTC)
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date: Apr. 29th, 2009 04:21 pm (UTC)
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date: Apr. 29th, 2009 04:13 pm (UTC)
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brand0nius
date: Apr. 29th, 2009 04:14 pm (UTC)
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I will have to help sell out the second run.
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elanya
date: Apr. 29th, 2009 04:18 pm (UTC)
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You were going to be the first webcomics book I actually bought!
Well, you probably still will be, just not right away :x
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date: Apr. 29th, 2009 04:20 pm (UTC)
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ALso -- okay, do you have recommendations for good histories of the Mountains, and of Canada's "wild west", "wild northwest", "wild trapping" period? (Or heck, a related question: are there good series of historical fiction that deal with that period/setting?)
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date: Apr. 29th, 2009 04:32 pm (UTC)
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date: Apr. 29th, 2009 04:20 pm (UTC)
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date: Apr. 29th, 2009 04:25 pm (UTC)
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That said, I agree.
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date: Apr. 29th, 2009 07:49 pm (UTC)
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date: Apr. 29th, 2009 04:28 pm (UTC)
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date: Apr. 29th, 2009 04:29 pm (UTC)
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date: Apr. 29th, 2009 04:30 pm (UTC)
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cptnspldng
date: Apr. 29th, 2009 05:43 pm (UTC)
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No more sneaking quick reads while feigning work.
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hannahclover
date: Apr. 29th, 2009 04:31 pm (UTC)
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It doesn't mean we don't make fun of them ourselves on time-to-time.
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philliebird
date: Apr. 29th, 2009 08:01 pm (UTC)
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Sometimes I wish I could be Canadian, especially while watching Due South. I feel like that gives you permission to gently tease them once in a while.
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date: Apr. 29th, 2009 04:33 pm (UTC)
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Whoa hold on
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date: Apr. 29th, 2009 04:35 pm (UTC)
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Re: Whoa hold on
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date: Apr. 29th, 2009 04:41 pm (UTC)
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(Planning an Americas holiday for the end of this year. Should I include Canada? Can people recommend regions thereof as Very Nice to Visit for someone who likes lovely things and museums?)
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date: Apr. 29th, 2009 04:48 pm (UTC)
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date: Apr. 29th, 2009 04:51 pm (UTC)
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lab6gyWs
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speaker
date: Apr. 29th, 2009 05:00 pm (UTC)
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Oh man. This was going to be a COFFEE TABLE BOOK!
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I don't have any Newsies icons anymore
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date: Apr. 29th, 2009 05:14 pm (UTC)
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