In the Spirit of Fun!
You might think so, but you might be awfully wrong. No one messes with the American flag, no one. It might seem like a friendly caper, but the dunderheads who thought so, obviously didn't think deeply enough. The American flag to most Americans is a sacred symbol of the country itself. As a symbol so highly regarded and universally flaunted, it is no trifling matter to make light of it. Even where Canadians are accustomed to feeling very comfortably ensconced as frequent visitors and ex-pats.
Have some respect, you Canajun idgits!
Mind, this is not something that happened on April 1st, which might even make it a trifle more explicable, although to most Americans no less unforgivable. Nope, this happened on February 28, the very day indelibly etched in the memory of sports- and Olympic-games fans worldwide, when the Canadian Olympic hockey team trounced the U.S. Olympic hockey team in the men's hockey final. Truly a memorable occasion, one taken in good stead by those on both sides of the friendly border.
It's just that several Canadian men who happened to be in La Quinta, California thought they'd have a post-game celebration. One that was comprised of hiking up a steep, craggy mountain called Point Happy where a nearby resident had hoisted the American Flag after the 9-11 attacks, in memory of the victims of that attack - which, of course, included Canadians among the thousands of Americans. Mayte Sterling, committed to replacing the flag whenever it became weather-ragged, was furious.
The two Canadians, residents of California, nearby the Beer Hunter Sports Pub and Grill where they had watched the game play-offs, had decided to clamber up that little old mountain and replace the American flag with its Canadian counterpart. This mischief must surely have been well thought out beforehand. Where on Earth would they have suddenly, spontaneously, found such an appropriate exchange, after all?
Well, for their juvenile antics, the two Canadians are facing the possibility of being charged with misdemeanour vandalism, because in their zeal to replace the flags, the American flag was damaged. And they've stirred up a hornet's nest of criticism, as well, with many area residents weighing in on the prank, and they're not laughing about it. "If they find the pranksters deport them to Canada immediately!"
"I didn't like Canucks before this incident due to their refusal to drive the speed limit, and now I'm really, really mad", according to one resident. The speed limit? That's it, the extent of the reason for disliking them Canajuns? "We should just invade Canada and annex the whole slow-moving country. It should be easy since they don't have any guns", opined another.
Now that is more like it! Now are you happy? Get the point?
Have some respect, you Canajun idgits!
Mind, this is not something that happened on April 1st, which might even make it a trifle more explicable, although to most Americans no less unforgivable. Nope, this happened on February 28, the very day indelibly etched in the memory of sports- and Olympic-games fans worldwide, when the Canadian Olympic hockey team trounced the U.S. Olympic hockey team in the men's hockey final. Truly a memorable occasion, one taken in good stead by those on both sides of the friendly border.
It's just that several Canadian men who happened to be in La Quinta, California thought they'd have a post-game celebration. One that was comprised of hiking up a steep, craggy mountain called Point Happy where a nearby resident had hoisted the American Flag after the 9-11 attacks, in memory of the victims of that attack - which, of course, included Canadians among the thousands of Americans. Mayte Sterling, committed to replacing the flag whenever it became weather-ragged, was furious.
The two Canadians, residents of California, nearby the Beer Hunter Sports Pub and Grill where they had watched the game play-offs, had decided to clamber up that little old mountain and replace the American flag with its Canadian counterpart. This mischief must surely have been well thought out beforehand. Where on Earth would they have suddenly, spontaneously, found such an appropriate exchange, after all?
Well, for their juvenile antics, the two Canadians are facing the possibility of being charged with misdemeanour vandalism, because in their zeal to replace the flags, the American flag was damaged. And they've stirred up a hornet's nest of criticism, as well, with many area residents weighing in on the prank, and they're not laughing about it. "If they find the pranksters deport them to Canada immediately!"
"I didn't like Canucks before this incident due to their refusal to drive the speed limit, and now I'm really, really mad", according to one resident. The speed limit? That's it, the extent of the reason for disliking them Canajuns? "We should just invade Canada and annex the whole slow-moving country. It should be easy since they don't have any guns", opined another.
Now that is more like it! Now are you happy? Get the point?
Labels: Canada/US Relations, Life's Like That
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