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klewlis
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by klewlis » Fri Jul 02, 2004 4:31 am
happy canada day to my fellow canucks! :)
First say to yourself what you would be; then do what you need to do. ~Epictetus
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by Keesa » Fri Jul 02, 2004 11:52 am
And Happy Canada Day to you from the kid next door.
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by Emma_85 » Fri Jul 02, 2004 1:36 pm
What is Canada day?
Just a random bank holiday, or does it have a special history? I mean like '137 years ago on this day exactly...' or is Canada just 137 years old but they just randomly chose a day to celebrate Canada's birthday on?
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by klewlis » Fri Jul 02, 2004 5:13 pm
lol.
It's the day we confederated.
(is confederated a word? :)
The day Canada was born... July 1, 1867.
More info here
First say to yourself what you would be; then do what you need to do. ~Epictetus
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by Emma_85 » Fri Jul 02, 2004 5:14 pm
Ah, ok, thanks for enlightening me.
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by Geoff » Fri Jul 02, 2004 9:24 pm
I had no idea, Thanks. It takes news a long time to get down to the nation of Texas
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by MDS » Sat Jul 03, 2004 12:31 am
A belated Canada Day to you too!
"nation of Texas"
You wish Geoff