Unutterably Silly So what are you NOT doing RIGHT NOW?

[Slite]

Originally Posted by Wetdogeared

Avatar (Rebus), is a Wheaton Terrier X Standard Poodle (to reduce shedding).

Ah, It kind of looked like a faun colored Briard, but the Wheaton Terriers look about the same, only a lot smaller

[Wetdogeared]

Originally Posted by zelda_pinwheel

please let us know what happens !! does the Governor General have to grant this request, or can he refuse ?

The Governor General wimped out. She granted proroquation for 7 weeks so that PM Harper could put together his budget and economic stimulus package.

We will be bombarded with TV ads, using the rich coffers of the PC party, extolling the reasons why they should retain power even though they have lost the confidence of the majority of parliament.

The oppositions parties will lauch a much weaker ad response because of their lack of finances.

Harper is Happy and as arrogant as ever. Parti Quebecois is furious over his comments during this debate, right in the middle of a Provincal Election!

If Harper's budget doesn't meet with the approval of the oppositon parties in 7 weeks time there will be another election.

Not the result I was hoping for today.

[zelda_pinwheel]

yeesh, what a mess !! i watched the two speeches you linked to ; harper really will stoop low to discredit the opposition won't he ? it's a shame that the GG didn't stand up to him. Dion made an excellent point that if harper is to present a new budget he should first prove he has the confidence of the parliament. of course, since he pretty clearly doesn't, that would be difficult... so what do you think will happen if there is a new vote ? do you think dion will win ? would harper run again ? what if he is elected again ?? i was a bit shocked he won this time, to be honest...

[Wetdogeared]

Originally Posted by zelda_pinwheel

yeesh, what a mess !! i watched the two speeches you linked to ; harper really will stoop low to discredit the opposition won't he ? it's a shame that the GG didn't stand up to him. Dion made an excellent point that if harper is to present a new budget he should first prove he has the confidence of the parliament. of course, since he pretty clearly doesn't, that would be difficult... so what do you think will happen if there is a new vote ? do you think dion will win ? would harper run again ? what if he is elected again ?? i was a bit shocked he won this time, to be honest...

No party is in a rush to have another election so soon, the opposition was trying to do this through a non-confidence vote and offering up a coalition. The last election cost 300 million C$, the Liberals and NDP are broke.

I believe Harper will be forced to throw in some big economic stimulus initiatives in his budget to appease the opposition, forcing them to vote in favour. If they don't vote in favour of budget, the opposition will be blamed for an election and not Harper's conservative cronies.

If there is another election...who knows...probably another minority Conservative government. Unless, I hope, there is a huge backlash from his handling of this whole affair and he gets left in the dust!

The referees call this a time out. Parents call it that too. Parliament calls it proroguation.
Politics, eh!

PS: The Liberal party is holding it's convention here in Vancouver in late January or early February. Dion has already said that he won't run for leader. Current prospects are Michael Ignatief, Bob Ray and Dominic LaBlanc. No one from Quebec. LaBlanc is l'Acadie.

[badgoodDeb]

Originally Posted by montsnmags

Nanna's chocolate cake/slice was the best ever, to the point where the recipe is now known within family circles as Nanna's Chocolate Cake, with the implied capitalisation.

Originally Posted by Slite

I second that! I find Marc to be a very interesting, nice and friendly person. I would partay with ya anyday of the week Marc!

Yeah -- *that*'s what i mean, when I say I have a crush on him. You phrased it better than I do. Just that he's a cool chap --- as are most of y'all here. And he shouldn't go getting Blue. Wonder if Nanna's Chocolate Cake is a good cure for those blues?

Also wondering what it would take to get you to share the Nanna's Chocolate Cake recipe here ...... please, please, purty please???

[RickyMaveety]

Originally Posted by badgoodDeb

Yeah -- *that*'s what i mean, when I say I have a crush on him. You phrased it better than I do. Just that he's a cool chap --- as are most of y'all here. And he shouldn't go getting Blue. Wonder if Nanna's Chocolate Cake is a good cure for those blues?

Also wondering what it would take to get you to share the Nanna's Chocolate Cake recipe here ...... please, please, purty please???

Ditto!!

[ravenne]

I am NOT writing a briefing for Santa Claus, ´cause I don´t have a clue how to do it this year.

Santa Claus will visit us next Saturday. The whole family will be there including 5 children.

This is how it works (same procedure as every year): All parents have already sent me the texts for their children - sometimes only catchwords - and I´ll put them together to one big "Santa-Briefing" that contains all information he needs to talk to the children.

Now here are some of this year´s catchwords:
"MUST (underlined twice) get rid of soother -> Santa shall take it"
Pardon me???!!! That poor little girl would probably get a Santaphobia if I really let Santa Claus take her soother away!

"No more chocolate for P."
Santa will have some chocolate in his bag to spread around. So how can I let him say "No more chocolate" without him appearing schizophrenic?

"Must get hair cut"
Same problem as above. Santa would never blame boys with long hair since he´s one of them!

"Must not cut guinea pig´s hair"
Another haircut problem. For this we might not need Santa but a psychiatrist.

And so it goes one. You see, a Santa-Briefing is a difficult thing to do. I keep trying

[pshrynk]

I'm not writing my annual Christmas Letter, which I should be. Think Harv and Vera in Panama with a holiday twist.

[zelda_pinwheel]

Originally Posted by pshrynk

I'm not writing my annual Christmas Letter, which I should be. Think Harv and Vera in Panama with a holiday twist.

in that case i hope you'll share it with us.

[ravenne]

Originally Posted by pshrynk

I'm not writing my annual Christmas Letter, which I should be. Think Harv and Vera in Panama with a holiday twist.

The annual Christmas letter is still on my to-do-list as well. I tinker with the idea of using last year´s letter and see if anyone will notice

[pshrynk]

Originally Posted by zelda_pinwheel

in that case i hope you'll share it with us.

Hadn't thought about that, but yeah, I will. Start a "Holiday Letter" thread.

[zelda_pinwheel]

Originally Posted by ravenne

The annual Christmas letter is still on my to-do-list as well. I tinker with the idea of using last year´s letter and see if anyone will notice

sheesh, first the santa brief, then the letter ??? that's so much work to do ! if i were you i definitely *would* use last year's letter. i bet you nobody would notice anyway...

[zelda_pinwheel]

Originally Posted by pshrynk

Hadn't thought about that, but yeah, I will. Start a "Holiday Letter" thread.

i don't write a holiday letter. maybe you should start it.

(i would have said "add yer own damned thread !" but i thought perhaps it was an inappropriate joke here, since i actually really do want you to. )

[ravenne]

Originally Posted by zelda_pinwheel

sheesh, first the santa brief, then the letter ??? that's so much work to do ! if i were you i definitely *would* use last year's letter. i bet you nobody would notice anyway...

That makes me think of maybe I should also use last year´s Santa-Briefing...

[zelda_pinwheel]

Originally Posted by ravenne

That makes me think of maybe I should also use last year´s Santa-Briefing...

now you're catching on !!