[Bacardi4206]

What does it matter who did it? The fact it's fox doesn't matter, the fact it was a show on at 3AM doesn't matter. Mocking is Mocking and the Canadian Soldiers don't deserve that.

It was un-funny humour and people found it offensive. All these comments here about the people being mad over this being childish. In the Canadian News you do not see any comedian going as far as that or even mocking the American Military in the slightest. So yeah you can keep on saying that Canadians have thin skin because of this, but I would bet you all the money in my bank account that if Canadian comedians did something simular.

You would have nothing more than a mirror image of this going on in America. When you got soldiers dieing in a foreign country it becomes a sensative subject that most people know enough to not critisize or mock. Except Fox news.

As a free nation, we have the right to be angry over idiotic and disrespectful comments over our soldiers and country and to be thin skinned as you put it. Don't for one second however say nobody else from another country wouldn't do the same.

I mean remember those comments Ann Coulter gave about American Soldiers? Look at the American Wide anger over that. Simular to the Canadian Wide anger of this.
The only reason this thing is getting out of hand is because of the media fueling it. Making shit out of context. All it is is Canadians being pissed off at the comments they made and nothing more. Nobody demanded the show be cancled, that was fox's input. Nobody demanded a apology, that was just one politicians imput and the media fueling it.

I mean you cannot take the words of a politician as the words of a entire nation. As a Candaian I am allow to be angry over this. I have not protested that they should be cancled as a show. I did not ask for a apology. I am simply just angry and like to express my anger over this.

If anybody has a problem with that, than they can kiss my Canadian Ass. Speaking of which, with all these comments about Canada should just be 'mature' and ignore the comments. Why don't you just ignore the anger and comments coming from Canadians? That's kind of being a hypocrite imo. That you wouldn't voice your opinion about the disrespectful comments coming from this show, but you would voice it about the comments coming from Canadians out of anger over the comments of that show.

[commanderkai]

Bacardi4206 wrote:

It was un-funny humour and people found it offensive. All these comments here about the people being mad over this being childish. In the Canadian News you do not see any comedian going as far as that or even mocking the American Military in the slightest. So yeah you can keep on saying that Canadians have thin skin because of this, but I would bet you all the money in my bank account that if Canadian comedians did something simular.

I've heard plenty of statements about the stupidity of the average American soldier...not sure the difference here. Do you want any show on Canadian media, or more of news channel that has a late night comedy show?

[mishu]

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In the Canadian News you do not see any comedian going as far as that or even mocking the American Military in the slightest.

That's because no one can stay awake through a Canadian News broadcast.

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As a Candaian I am allow to be angry over this.

Did you check with the HRC for approval?

[Bacardi4206]

commanderkai wrote:

Bacardi4206 wrote:

It was un-funny humour and people found it offensive. All these comments here about the people being mad over this being childish. In the Canadian News you do not see any comedian going as far as that or even mocking the American Military in the slightest. So yeah you can keep on saying that Canadians have thin skin because of this, but I would bet you all the money in my bank account that if Canadian comedians did something simular.

I've heard plenty of statements about the stupidity of the average American soldier...not sure the difference here. Do you want any show on Canadian media, or more of news channel that has a late night comedy show?

Like what? Please list some examples because I have not heard any. Links please?
Also what does it matter what time it is on? Does people only get angry at disrespectful commets between 10:00 PM and 3:00 AM? I diddn't know that .

[Bacardi4206]

mishu wrote:

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In the Canadian News you do not see any comedian going as far as that or even mocking the American Military in the slightest.

That's because no one can stay awake through a Canadian News broadcast.

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As a Candaian I am allow to be angry over this.

Did you check with the HRC for approval?

Ok, I have no idea where you are going with this? Just felt like commenting did yeah? Canadian News is pretty dull, it isn't full of shootings all day and political bias. You are right. That is probally what makes Americans News so interesting with there celeb watch to keep updates on all your favorite celebs progress. You know... everything BUT actual news.

[roger-roger]

mishu wrote:

That's because no one can stay awake through a Canadian News broadcast.

So that's why they brodcast at 11pm?

I find a lot more news in Canadian news though, the American media seems to be turning into a parody of itself. You only have to look at the popularity of Jon Stewart and Steven Colbert to see this.

[Lemmy]

Eisensapper wrote:

I find a lot more news in Canadian news though, the American media seems to be turning into a parody of itself. You only have to look at the popularity of Jon Stewart and Steven Colbert to see this.

When the REAL news is so unbearable that the audience just tunes it out, you need to turn your newscasts into substanceless flash, like "entertainment news", which is the bulk of the content on American television news programs. "Who gives a fuck about the crisis in the Middle East? I want to know who Lindsay Lohan got caught doing blow with (or just blowing)."

[Psudo]

Geryon wrote:

Heh, if you didn't specify real numbers I probably would have chosen root -1 or something, but if you have high math skills, as you say you do... so I guess you do, you could probably figure it out while confusing the hell out of me.

Haha, I aspire to that. I don't specify real numbers; in fact, in a previous round that I did win the other guy was thinking of pi * root(-1). Irrational and imaginary, and I still got it. That was my best round ever.

KrytenKoro wrote:

Math me up, Psudo. What are the rules?

1) You conjure up exactly one numerical value.
- 1a - It must be one value only. No sets or ranges or intervals or functions.
- 1b - You have to be able to consistently remember it as the same numerical value. This limits the value's complexity to the limits of your mathematical skills.
- 1c - Equal values count as one value. If you think of 4/5ths and I guess 0.8, I'm still right.
- 1d - "Infinity" is not a numerical value, but a logical concept. It is an invalid choice, as is any number with an infinite number of digits to the left of the decimal point.
2) I have 20 yes-or-no questions to isolate the value you have in mind.
- 2a - If I am to win, my final question must be in the form "Is your value equal to [something]?" with the response being "Yes."
- 2b - If the correct answer to my question is something other than a definitive "yes" or "no", or if you are unable to determine the correct answer to my question, you may respond to that effect. But I get my question back. The phrase "invalid question" is a popular way way to uninformatively indicate that.
3) Winning conditions are:
- 3a - If I use one of my questions to accurately guess your number, I win.
- 3b - If my 20th question is used without determining your number, you win. In the interest of good sportsmanship, I'd like to know what the number is.
- 3c - If I can prove one of your yes-or-no answers to be incorrect, I win. So check your work. For example, if you say "No" to "Is this number even?" and "Yes" to "Is this number evenly divisible by 4?"
- 3d - Either of us may resign at any time, making the other the winner.
4) Standard Assumptions:
- 4a - All numbers are assumed to be base 10 Arabic numerals (common decimal numbers) unless explicitly stated otherwise.
- 4b - The infinitesimal (defined as the smallest positive number greater than zero) is assumed to be equal to zero. (thus, 3/3 = 1 = 0.9999...)
- 4c - Questions regarding scientific notation always assume one non-zero digit to the left of the decimal point. 1.04*10^5 and 0.104*10^6 are technically equal, but for the purposes of this game only the former is correct.
- 4d - Any further standard assumptions must be agreed to by both parties before being added to the list.

Those are the rules, the important ones in bold. Are they acceptable to you? If so, than choose your weapon and the duel will begin!

Hrm... should we start a new thread for this so as not to hijack this thread?

[commanderkai]

Bacardi4206 wrote:

Like what? Please list some examples because I have not heard any. Links please?
Also what does it matter what time it is on? Does people only get angry at disrespectful commets between 10:00 PM and 3:00 AM? I diddn't know that .

Okay, Video on Trial, on basically every other hour on MuchMusic, and I'll try to find the episode...


Here we go...episode 308, specifically find the commentary about this music video: "Empty Walls" - Serj Tankian

Don't ask for a link, I've been trying to find a good online source.

You might have not heard examples, but they're there, and if you can listen to it, it's blatantly insulting. Yet Americans probably never, EVER heard of this show, this artist, the comedian, or what was said. Why? Because it was a lame ass joke.

[jason700]

commanderkai wrote:

You might have not heard examples, but they're there, and if you can listen to it, it's blatantly insulting. Yet Americans probably never, EVER heard of this show, this artist, the comedian, or what was said. Why? Because it was a lame ass joke.

Americans have never heard of Serj Tankian? Singer from System of a Down? An LA based platinum-selling rock group?

[KrytenKoro]

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My first post wouldnt post.

Just wanted to say I've seen our military literally holding the hands of the yanks in the arctic so they wouldnt get lost so our guys and gals have nothing to be ashamed of.

They dont laugh or snicker when they see Americans getting off the plane dressed for summer,they help them get furs and what have you to stay alive.
But if it makes them feel tougher to have to run us down then whos the bigger person?

See, it's funny because this is exactly an example of what the Canadians were throwing tantrums about, and there's no way this guy can defend his complaint without rendering the entire tantrums hypocritical, can he? This is exactly the kind of stuff going on all the time, but only one of the two countries decided to have the government whine about it.

Okay, got the number

[CaliShark]

John Gabriel's Greater Internet ****wad theorem:

Anonymity + Audience + Normal Person = ****wad

Calishark's Greater Network Television Corollary:

Bad Comic + Controversy + Offensive Comment = Ratings

Ratings are GOD to network shows. The above is an almost universal method for determining new viewer adds. A Townhall writer did a column on the game Mass Effect, using such words as "killographic" and "virtual porn simulator." His comments did nothing but attract a vast number of angry gaming nerds (Who stood up in protest, and then sat down again, breathing heavily) to a semi-defunct conservative editorial site. Hits means money, money means longevity. Congratulations, you've just given them every reason to continue being idiots.

The national furor has probably extended the life of the crappy show far beyond what it deserves. The best way to make them go away is to ignore them. The problem is, also, that the ability to ignore little pissants like this guy is connected to national and personal confidence. The reaction just makes him smile smugly to himself.

[Psudo]

KrytenKoro wrote:

Okay, got the number

Q1) Is your number (hereafter called X) a real number?

[Geryon]

CaliShark wrote:

John Gabriel's Greater Internet ****wad theorem:

Anonymity + Audience + Normal Person = ****wad

Calishark's Greater Network Television Corollary:

Bad Comic + Controversy + Offensive Comment = Ratings

How true, and ten points for the PA reference.

[KrytenKoro]

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Q1) Is your number (hereafter called X) a real number?

x E R (If I remember set notation correctly)

Yes, the number is real.