[CanAm1]

That ship has sailed we had the opurtunity first to buy it for 18 cents an acre and refused it saying it was not worth that much. Hmmmm....a huge moment of stupidity for the Canadian Government. The Americans jumped at it and the rest is histoire.
Blundering fools.
And Bart is right no Alaskan will give up his gun rights except the pot smokin hippies.
T & C Islands is a great idea. Weren't we looking to bring Haiti into the fold at one time also? Anyone remember if that is fact or not?

[Pseudonym]

I don't think Canada would want it anyway. Isn't it a reliable Republican stronghold? Wouldn't want that.

[ziggy]

Mr_Canada wrote:

hwacker wrote:

WTF are you talking about ?

i don't think you've been outside of Canada?

Ever watch Canadian commercials, and the mention some offer... But then right at the end, they say something like "Only available in British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, and Ontario"?

That's what I mean. They do that to Alaska.

"Only available in the Continental United States."

Ever hear of satellite?

Thats how most northerners get tv,most remote places dont have cable,most towns dont.
They get whatever is on the dish.

[CanAm1]

CanAm1 wrote:

That ship has sailed we had the opurtunity first to buy it for 18 cents an acre and refused it saying it was not worth that much. Hmmmm....a huge moment of stupidity for the Canadian Government. The Americans jumped at it and the rest is histoire.
Blundering fools.
And Bart is right no Alaskan will give up his gun rights except the pot smokin hippies.
T & C Islands is a great idea. Weren't we looking to bring Haiti into the fold at one time also? Anyone remember if that is fact or not?

I got some facts wrong, the offer was 8 cents and acre and the US had to be begged to buy it at 2 cents and acre. The Senate and Congress mostly thought it was a waste of money like Canada did. Now that original investment of 7.2 million is certainly looking mighty fine to the US now. In the 80's and 90's I was kinda glad to have the US between us and the USSR anyway. I don't think we could have ever defended against a Soviet invasion. Not that one would have happened.

[ziggy]

I remember reading an article not too long ago about how the Americans in one town were getting sick of the Canadians smugness. I'll try and find it but in the mean time emducate yourself please.

As for gun control,the one thing the cops in alaska and rcmp in the territories worry about is people not having a gun.

Here's the online version of up here,it's Canadian but lots of alaskan articles.

http://www.uphere.ca/

[BartSimpson]

Pseudonym wrote:

I don't think Canada would want it anyway. Isn't it a reliable Republican stronghold? Wouldn't want that.

Not really, they do elect Democrats up there, but even their Demcorats are typically too conservative to be Republicans.

[BartSimpson]

ziggy wrote:

I remember reading an article not too long ago about how the Americans in one town were getting sick of the Canadians smugness. I'll try and find it but in the mean time emducate yourself please.

As for gun control,the one thing the cops in alaska and rcmp in the territories worry about is people not having a gun.

Here's the online version of up here,it's Canadian but lots of alaskan articles.

http://www.uphere.ca/

I can vouch for that. One of my friends from Intel lives northeast of Fairbanks in an old logging camp that is 120 miles away from BFE. The State Troopers drop by once in a blue moon in a helicopter to say hi and see how things are going and sometimes they stay on for a day or so. And, as you said, when he first moved in up there the first time the troopers stopped by it was to make sure he was set to survive the winter and that meant having several guns and lots of ammo.

[Zipperfish]

CanAm1 wrote:

That ship has sailed we had the opurtunity first to buy it for 18 cents an acre and refused it saying it was not worth that much. Hmmmm....a huge moment of stupidity for the Canadian Government. The Americans jumped at it and the rest is histoire.
Blundering fools.
And Bart is right no Alaskan will give up his gun rights except the pot smokin hippies.
T & C Islands is a great idea. Weren't we looking to bring Haiti into the fold at one time also? Anyone remember if that is fact or not?

It wasn't very popular in the US. Seward's Folly, I believe it was called. Passed by a single vote in Congress. Until they found gold. The US actually got more than what they paid for, but the British sold us out (we were a British Domininion during teh Alska border disupte) because they needed Amercian steel and symp[athy for the Boer War (think it was the Boer).

[Tracker]

ziggy wrote:

As for gun control,the one thing the cops in alaska and rcmp in the territories worry about is people not having a gun.

I owe my life to a rifle and so do many others I know.

[Mr_Canada]

BartSimpson wrote:

I was in Haines last month, I don't recall seeing a Maple Leaf flying anywhere in that town.

You got to be shitting me,

Well in that case, fine, I apologize. I based my comments ("They fly a Canadian flag under the American one at my highschool.") upon the knowledge of an American friend who lived in an incredibly small town in Alaska, and using that second-handed source, I ran with it. I made assumptions which were appairently, heavily incorrect. And offencive or something to cause a heavy, uh "backlash". (I'm busy! Someone is WRONG on the internet!)

*looks at more photo's*

I don't even see an American or Alaskan one at Juneau's city hall, nevermind a Canadian one...

So again, yes, I'm wrong, and I apologize.

[mtbr]

Mr_Canada wrote:

hwacker wrote:

WTF are you talking about ?

i don't think you've been outside of Canada?

Ever watch Canadian commercials, and the mention some offer... But then right at the end, they say something like "Only available in British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, and Ontario"?

That's what I mean. They do that to Alaska.

"Only available in the Continental United States."

did Alaska float away from the North American Continent?

[Mr_Canada]

mtbr wrote:

Mr_Canada wrote:

hwacker wrote:

WTF are you talking about ?

i don't think you've been outside of Canada?

Ever watch Canadian commercials, and the mention some offer... But then right at the end, they say something like "Only available in British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, and Ontario"?

That's what I mean. They do that to Alaska.

"Only available in the Continental United States."

did Alaska float away from the North American Continent?

That's what I thought when I was told that Alaska wasn't considered "Continental". But nope, just the 48 states.

[Arctic_Menace]

Most Americans do not consider Alaska to be part of the Continental States because it is physically seperated from America by the Canadian border, and is therefore not part of the Continguous United States and by American definition, not part of Continental America.

[BartSimpson]

Arctic_Menace wrote:

Most Americans do not consider Alaska to be part of the Continental States because it is physically seperated from America by the Canadian border, and is therefore not part of the Continguous United States and by American definition, not part of Continental America.

Arky, put down the bong and step away from the keyboard!

[BartSimpson]

Mr_Canada wrote:

BartSimpson wrote:

I was in Haines last month, I don't recall seeing a Maple Leaf flying anywhere in that town.

You got to be shitting me,

Well in that case, fine, I apologize. I based my comments ("They fly a Canadian flag under the American one at my highschool.") upon the knowledge of an American friend who lived in an incredibly small town in Alaska, and using that second-handed source, I ran with it. I made assumptions which were appairently, heavily incorrect. And offencive or something to cause a heavy, uh "backlash". (I'm busy! Someone is WRONG on the internet!)

*looks at more photo's*

I don't even see an American or Alaskan one at Juneau's city hall, nevermind a Canadian one...

So again, yes, I'm wrong, and I apologize.

No worries, had you said there were Canadian flags all over Skagway I'd have agreed with you!