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White Easter Eggs
Posted 7/13/2012 4:29:00 AM

It’s Friday, let’s open the mailbag.  About people pulling trailers on the highway going under the speed limit, lots of replies from them saying yes we do, because of the idiots who pass and slide right across our front bumper.  They have no idea how long it takes to stop.  And, about training before pulling a trailer, a resounding yes, especially from wives whose husbands won’t let them drive and aren’t that good themselves.  About a Manitoba government edict banning the use of the word “chief” out of respect to aboriginals, Glen doubts the word “chief” is a First Nations word, unless they invented the English language.  About Singapore abandoning the death penalty for drug couriers, Scott says on a flight there, the customs declaration featured a skull and crossbones, reminding you the penalty for importing drugs is hanging.  And the last word of the week goes to Scott, who is not impressed with any of the alternate names for Capital Ex.  He says if this is the best we can come up with, we might as well color Edmonton Easter eggs, white.  Let me know what you think, and have a great week-end.

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  1. PaddyD posted on 07/13/2012 05:05 AM
    Robert If the name for the annual fair is important to get more people to attend then I can't imagine why they would think having Mayor Mandel ( gentlemen start your engines) would help the Indy. Isn't he responsible for closing down the race track for housing. Gentlemen maybe start to consider moving the race to Leduc County is more appropiate.
  2. Pat Hall posted on 07/13/2012 09:23 AM
    Bob, the word "chief" came into the English language c. 1300 and comes from the Old French word "chief" "leader, ruler, head" of something. In the 10th century French developed the modern French word "chef". Both the English and the French words come from the Latin word "caput".
  3. Sue posted on 07/13/2012 01:12 PM
    Klondike Days should never have been scrapped. Who cares if it's 'not relevant' ? How many actual stampedes occur in Calgary now?
    The concept of Klondike Days needed work, changing the name accomplished nothing. As I like to say, You can't take a bad horse, change his name and expect him to become a good horse magically. It takes work!
  4. janl_8757 posted on 07/13/2012 04:40 PM
    I think Scott said it right with we may as well color Edmonton easter eggs white. How difficult can it be to come up with a name for our exhibition. There was nothing wrong with Kondike Days. Atleast it had a theme. Things just get stupider in Edmonton by the minute. Where do all the leaders in power come from? Bob I think you should be our next Mayor. With the way this city is run, and how they throw away the tax payers money on stupid ideas, over and over, it's a miracle Edmonton is still on the map. They can't even get the LRT right. Lord have mercy. Oops can I say that?
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