[Chris]

standing in lines

= queuing (It's always amazed me that North Americans don't have this word).

[Nicola_Red]

They do have pantomimes in Canada tho, whereas Americans don't know what a pantomime is. That intrigued me when I found out. I don't know why.

[MK Chris]

Greetings from the Great White North:

Re principle domicile ...

I started off in Montreal, PQ and now - for international argument's sake - Toronto, ON.

Note: if you are ever undercover and trying to pass yourself off as a native, pronounce it "Trawna", not To-Ron-To.



I feel somewhat at a loss with no further XMR to whinge about.

Ah, my family are in Alberta, some close to Edmonton but most close to Grand Prairie. The Rockies are AMAZING.

[Nicola_Red]

If nothing else, the whole Sirius fiasco has introduced us to a bunch of American listeners we wouldn't have heard from otherwise. So if clouds have silver linings, that's one - its been very nice to "meet" you all.

Very true. I'm still friends on fb with Wes who posted here for a while - HE sent me a recording of his voice, and very nice it was too

[nade]

They do have pantomimes in Canada tho, whereas Americans don't know what a pantomime is. That intrigued me when I found out. I don't know why.

Does that mean they also sometimes have The Krankies over there ?

[redparrot]

Greetings from the Great White North:

I must google Krankies. I am not familiar with same.

Regarding Panto - we have a fairly famous one in Trawna (Tor-on-to) where in there is all manner of mischief and mayhem. Lots of famous people walk ons, men in drag, much topical lyric silliness. Put on by the husband of one of Canada's famous ballerinas. Done at XMas. A must-see.

Regarding the Canadian Rockies - nothing short of epically brilliant (except when one is camping in Paradise Valley and it rains for 18 hours straight and the parmasean cheese thingie you brought accidentally emptied into your flapped hat and it was so cold at altitude that you HAD to wear the hat the whole time and it REEKED but it was raining so all you could do was sit in the tent and be actively LOATHED by the other campers. Remember kids ... read the fine print).

Regarding queues - We have three things in our national favour that give us a passing chance at knowing what this means ... British heritage, Indian heritage and French.

Regarding Due South - well now. Paul Gross is ridiculoulsy talented - writer, director, singer, actor, musician. I saw him at our Stratford in the lead role of Hamlet. Unbelievable. If you are fond of the actor and want more ... google "Slings and Arrows". Absolute genius ... 3 "series" of about 6 episodes each. Set in a "stratford-like" theatre and about putting on 3 of Shakespeare's bigger deals. Casts are a who's who. Apart from that, PG is swoon-worthy. They still have conventions for Due South.

Not sure what else to report except with the money I "saved" cancelling XMR, I bought a nano-pod and am still trying to figure out how it works. I have listened to each of the last 4 pod casts about 5 times ... starting to be able to recite the lines (which is likely a sign of something bad). They can't come back from vacation soon enough for me.

In other news, I feel the need to quibble with Aled on the up and down issue of dice throwing.

Cheers and best regards from across the pond
Rule Britannia and the Commonweath
The Maple Leaf Forever
Go, Habs Go

[SAV1OUR]

I love Canadians.

That is all.

[dimtimjim]

I used to, came out in a big rash so I stopped.

[spozzie]

ROLL ON 5pm - any idea what channel number it will be on?

The Sirius web apps suck, so I will access as I normally do via my Logitech Squeezebox but I dont have the full listing and if someone could post the channel number I would appreciate it.

Thanks y'all (thats for Nicola_Red)

[Wesley]

I'm on the phone with "Princess" with XM Radio at the moment cancelling my account. I'll figure out someway to get Chris in the morning.

P.S. Nicola you cheating on me?

[Nicola_Red]

Of course not Wes, I'm all yours

[spozzie]

ROLL ON 5pm - any idea what channel number it will be on?

The Sirius web apps suck, so I will access as I normally do via my Logitech Squeezebox but I dont have the full listing and if someone could post the channel number I would appreciate it.

Thanks y'all (thats for Nicola_Red)

Answering my own question in case others need it on Sirius 812 "limited engagements" channel.

Is Chris back Monday?

[bmstinton93]

Yes.

[redparrot]

Greetings from the Great White North:

The sad weeping you hear are echoes of my Canadian tears as I turn on my radio and listen to the silence where the Moyles team once resided.

I can't listen to these podcasts ONE MORE TIME before I lose my mind. Pls hurry with new podcasts. Pretty please with whipped cream, cherries and poutine on top.

Cheers and best regards from across the pond
Rule Britannia and the Commonweath
The Maple Leaf Forever
Go, Habs Go

[Emmy]

Can't you listen to the entire shows on the iplayer? I don't live in the UK, but I can use its radio content, and as far as I know so can everyone else around the world.

[bmstinton93]

Just download the full shows that IanpWilliams uploads onto this site.

[Yudster]

Greetings from the Great White North:

The sad weeping you hear are echoes of my Canadian tears as I turn on my radio and listen to the silence where the Moyles team once resided.

I can't listen to these podcasts ONE MORE TIME before I lose my mind. Pls hurry with new podcasts. Pretty please with whipped cream, cherries and poutine on top.

Cheers and best regards from across the pond
Rule Britannia and the Commonweath
The Maple Leaf Forever
Go, Habs Go

What is "poutine"?

[dreamer1978]

Poutine is a Canadian staple. Its basically chips, gravy and cheese curds.

[Boroboy]

Driving to work sucked arse today!!!! However i learnt i could save money on my car insurance by switching to Geico.

[dimtimjim]

My solution: get yaself a car stereo which accepts a USB plug-in wand, then as you rise each sunny Canadian day, you can use RadioDownloader to get todays show (which will already be done in UK), onto ya memory stick, bosh into the car, plug ya ting in and BOOM, Moyles show on ya drive to work....

[English Bob]

What is "poutine"?

[Yudster]

See, all I can see there is a plate of amazing looking chips with something poured all over - and probably ruining - them. What IS it?

[dreamer1978]

See, all I can see there is a plate of amazing looking chips with something poured all over - and probably ruining - them. What IS it?

Yudster on the chips its beef gravy and the little white bits are cheese curds.

[redparrot]

Greetings from The Great White North:

Re Poutine:

Yes ... the lumps are cheese curds. Poutine is a canadian delicacy originating in Quebec.

English pronunciation "Poo-teen"
FR pronunciation "Puh-tsin"

Several cultures create a potato/cheese dish. Italians have gnocci. Polish have perogies. We have poutine.

Also - there are toppings on poutine. (Because - like - cheese curds and gravy are no toppings?). These include chopped green onions, bacon and - wait for it - shredded cheddar cheese.


Cheers and best regards from across the pond
Rule Britannia and the Commonweath
The Maple Leaf Forever
Go, Habs Go

[Yudster]

Can I just have the chips without the crap smeared over them? Chips and gravy is bad enough, chips, gravy and unfinished cheese sounds revolting. What a waste of chips!