Posted by Laura_V on 2/28/10 5:18pm
Msg #324684

OT - CANADA won HOCKEY GOLD against US

Freakin minutes ago!!!!!

Everything is exploding around here!!!!


I'm 16 miles south of Vancouver! Good thing Peaches and I are home - we wouldn't be able to squeeze our way through that HUGE street party and get home by midnight even if we walked!


I'm not even interested in sports and I'm screaming into the phone!!!!!

Reply by JanetK_CA on 2/28/10 5:37pm
Msg #324689

Thanks for the front row seat to the excitement! Isn't it great being around all that energy?!

I'm not usually a hockey fan, but I caught the end of the game and it *was* very exciting - especially the last second tie by the US team! They should be very proud! My instinct, of course, is to always cheer for my own country, but I get the impression that hockey in Canada is kind of like baseball or football is here. I'm very happy for the Canadians that they've done so well on their own turf!!

Reply by Laura_V on 2/28/10 5:50pm
Msg #324693

You have no freakin idea

Hi, Janet

You posted "I get the impression that hockey in Canada is kind of like baseball or football is here."

WAAAAAY stronger. Hockey is it. Soccer? Baseball? Track? Superbowl? uhhhhh I've heard of them - say the Canadians.


Hockey is religion here.


There is a song called "It's hockey night in Canada." When the freak is it NOT hockey night in Canada is what I want to know.


Crikey - even Canadian public radio is relating world peace and humanitarian campaigns to the hockey games schedule and has for years (j/k but almost true).


USA says any kid can become President of the USA. In Canada, it's any kid can become a hockey star. It's like religion here, NO disrespect intended to anyone, please.


Plus it's important to remember that 39 million Canadians live in the shadow of HUGE xZillion number of USA citizens.

So EVERY medal is a "local kid makes good" in Canada's book. The 20-something gal who won gold just days after her beloved mum died? That's classic literature stuff here. I am so SUPER glad they chose her to the be final torch bearer to the podium.


And no one on this board (as far as I know) has mentioned the Cultural Olympiad. 60 performances/events with 60 venues involving 600 artists.

Joni Mitchell's concert was just one of 600 artist participants. That's how HUGE things have been here.

I'm totally worn out just from the electricity!


You are probably tired of reading ! ! ! ! so I'll go back to Happy Dances with pug and screaming outdoors.


Thanks for setting me on fire. Again.

Janet - you are soooo smart and nice. Thanks,
LL and the cool pug

Reply by Allison_MI on 2/28/10 6:07pm
Msg #324696

Congrats to Canada

Now bring home our Detroit Red Wing players

Reply by Laura_V on 2/28/10 6:36pm
Msg #324702

Re: Congrats to Canada

Do they play hockey?

Reply by Laura_V on 2/28/10 6:13pm
Msg #324700

+ 1200 volunteers showed up @ 3am to prepare slopes

Honest!

1,200+ volunteers arrived clad for work to help prepare all mountain slopes for competitions at 3am every day of the Olympics and many days before for practice runs by athletes.

Temps below freezing on almost all days.

Volunteers did most work using their mittened-hands.


Canadians are my new heroes and not just because they are saving as many Haitians as they can.


Peaches and I are headed outdoors for more dancing, LV

Reply by MW/VA on 2/28/10 7:48pm
Msg #324709

Wow--thanks for sharing the excitement & celebration!

They clearly deserve their victory. Too bad you're missing the big party!

Reply by MistarellaFL on 3/1/10 6:43am
Msg #324731

That means Obama Loses

WASHINGTON (Feb. 28) - President Barack Obama owes his Canadian counterpart a case of beer.

Obama made the friendly wager with Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper before Sunday's U.S.-Canada gold medal game. Canada beat the United States 3-2 on Sidney Crosby's overtime goal.

White House spokesman Robert Gibbs said President Barack Obama had a case of Yuengling, a Pennsylvania regional brew, riding on the game. Harper wagered 24 bottles of Molson. The beer battle pitted Canada's oldest brewery against the oldest beer maker in the United States. Molson Canada is now a subsidiary of Molson Coors Brewing Co., a marriage of Molson and Denver-based Coors.

There was no word on where the cross-border exchange would occur.

http://www.aolnews.com/nation/article/obama-loses-beer-bet-with-harper-on-olympic-hockey/19377091?icid=main|htmlws-main-n|dl2|link7|http%3A%2F%2Fwww.aolnews.com%2Fnation%2Farticle%2Fobama-loses-beer-bet-with-harper-on-olympic-hockey%2F19377091

Reply by jba/fl on 3/1/10 6:52am
Msg #324732

Re: That means Obama Loses

Your headline caused a minor, brief upsurge of hope...dang!

Reply by MistarellaFL on 3/1/10 7:05am
Msg #324734

Me and Obama have 3 things in common

We have Kansas roots, we are both beer chugging Marlboro smokers.
We shall soon be hosting a Marlboro-funded kegger near Topeka sometime in the near future.

Reply by jba/fl on 3/1/10 8:24am
Msg #324737

Makes one proud to be an American.... n/m