August 01, 2005

Civic Holiday! Heck yes! Also known as Heritage Day, Natal Day and Simcoe Day! Civic Holiday! Heck yes! It's your civic duty to have fun, so please celebrate responsibly.

If you live in Newfoundland/Labrador, Yukon or Quebec, you have to go to work today, so sucez sur mes boules!

posted by Koko 19 years ago
  • Hah! And a Happy Civic Holiday to you, too.
  • Happy statutory holiday here.
  • It's your civic duty to have fun, so please celebrate responsibly. Um... too late, I'm already drunk. Maybe next year.
  • GET BACK TO WORK, BEYATCH!!!!
  • Every day is a civic holiday for Chymie.
  • I'm in my jammies enjoying a cup of coffee while kitfisto is working. Today is a perfect day.
  • SHUT UUUUUUUPP YOU SLAAAAAAAAAGG!!!!!!!! ahem
  • *sssip* AAAHH
  • S T F U A
  • What are you doing up so early anyway? Eh? Eh? Wet the bed again?
  • Hi kitfisto! Hi koko!
  • Hello, handsome chappy. Want to make bangy bangy? Me love you long time.
  • I'll thank you not to mention my overactive bladder on the internets. Now, if you'll excuse me, I have some laundry to do.
  • 'Laundry' is Canadian for 'go and make water like a drey horse', so I believe...
  • Hi quidnunc! My bottom's moist.
  • I feel sick.
  • One too many dirt buttys, is my guess.
  • There is NO dirt in crickly beetroot. Chuffing heathen. One day, you'll see the error of your ways, sitting in a chair with a blanket over your knees, failing to see that moose again, asking the nursing home staff for yet another beetroot butty...
  • ... and a diaper change!
  • So...no change there then.
  • Just thinking about my golden years makes me feel warm and relaxed all over.
  • I'm sure that will quickly cool...
  • Oh, it's a holly wolly jolly day in Canada, We do not have to work but the Merkins do. So stretch out in the hammock, have another beer, and mind you're facing southwards when you fling that poo.
  • When is "quidnunc gets a girlfriend day"? I await that day with increasing desire. Please advise me when that day approaches. Thank you.
  • I think today's your lucky day, big bwoy.
  • In which case I shall remove my pants at once!
  • Me love you long time
  • Koko! Apple nipple monkey! [flash, probably NSFW but you're all on holiday or something anyway so it doesn't matter]
  • /tremble
  • Oh Canada!
  • psst! Americans! While they're off, let's swipe their oil and Molson.
  • Pssst! Take the poutine while you're at it.
  • Yes, please take the poutine.
  • If you want to take Ottawa as well, then go ahead. We'll never miss it.
  • Um, livii and the porn-pushin' cat-tosser might notice.
  • Just keep yer hands of our geoducks! Or else.
  • Especially the strap-on ones.
  • Oh mercy! I do declayah! *waves hanky*
  • What the - one moment I was in Ottawa, and now... thanks for sticking up for me, fish tick! Now, this is much too, um, serious for where this thread has gone, but I was finishing my thesis yesterday (and now I'm done, woo!) and my husband helped keep me sane by emailing me Fun Facts about the civic holiday in Ontario. Did you know that each municipality in Ontario can name the holiday whatever they want? Simcoe Day is the name in the Toronto area, while up here in Ottawa it's Colonel By Day. Burlington celebrates the holiday as "Joseph Brant Day". Joseph Brant was a Mohawk Chief who became known for his treaty negotiations and loyalty to the British. Sarnia celebrates Alexander Mackenzie Day, after the second PM of Canada (who was also a building contractor and writer), and Cobourg celebrates "James Cockburn Day". James Cockburn was a father of Confederation and represented the riding of Northumberland West in the Legislative Assembly of Canada, 1861-67. There! And now we all know a bit of Ontario history. :)
  • Ok we get to keep livii. But someone please take Parliament at least.
  • C'mon, you know you want your funk uncut.
  • As a total non-sequitur to the thread, and a sorta sequitur to livii's history lesson, about a month ago when I was camping in Grand Bend, I was taking refuge from the rain in the Lambton Heritage Museum. One of the artifacts they had was a dresser built and carved by Alexander Mackenzie's brother, whose name I forget. Kinda neat to see the little display card saying how Alexander was Prime Minister and established the Supreme Court etc., etc., and this is what his brother made. Or maybe it's not that remarkable after all. Maybe I find myself struck by unremarkable things. (Allright, I'll end the derail now...)
  • PETE! Have you been surfing the internets again looking at things you shouldn't? *clicks on link* Holy Jebus in a polyester jumpsuit! You wipe that poutine off your chin, clean up the keyboard, and go take a shower. And I don't want to hear you singing Oh, Canada in there either, buster!
  • *grumble, pout*