# A Canadian flames the whole Canadian Olympic Mess! **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [February 14, 2010, 3:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-canadian-flames-the-whole-canadian-olympic-mess/528922 "2010-02-14T03:35:12Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 14
**Author:** ![Euphonious\_Polemic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/euphonious_polemic/32/3002_2.png) [@Euphonious\_Polemic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Euphonious_Polemic)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2010, 3:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-canadian-flames-the-whole-canadian-olympic-mess/528922/261 "2010-02-25T15:35:47Z")
4 more medals for Canada yesterday - Gold, 2 Silver and an unexpected Bronze for Clara Hughes (our flag bearer) in her last race of her career. Clara is the only Olympian to get multiple medals in BOTH the Summer (cycling) and Winter (skating) games. Thanks for starting this thread **Valteron** , so we can celebrate Canada’s success! P.S. Women’s hockey gold medal game tonight - Go Canada! P.P.S. Also watch for Joannie Rochette tonight in figure skating - currently in 3rd and competing despite her mother dying of a heart attack days ago. Talk about heart! She’s skating for her mom. ---
**Author:** ![ToeJam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/dfb087/32.png) [@ToeJam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ToeJam)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2010, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-canadian-flames-the-whole-canadian-olympic-mess/528922/262 "2010-02-25T18:21:39Z")
Actually, I’ll admit- I’m secretly rooting for the Canadian’s Women’s Curling team to take the Gold medal tomorrow… ---
**Author:** ![Valteron](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/f17d59/32.png) [@Valteron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Valteron)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2010, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-canadian-flames-the-whole-canadian-olympic-mess/528922/263 "2010-02-25T19:22:03Z")
message screwed up ---
**Author:** ![Valteron](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/f17d59/32.png) [@Valteron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Valteron)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2010, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-canadian-flames-the-whole-canadian-olympic-mess/528922/264 "2010-02-25T19:25:23Z")
**All right, I admit it, they’re doing better than I thought they would. Ya happy now?** ---
**Author:** ![Euphonious\_Polemic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/euphonious_polemic/32/3002_2.png) [@Euphonious\_Polemic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Euphonious_Polemic)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2010, 7:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-canadian-flames-the-whole-canadian-olympic-mess/528922/265 "2010-02-25T19:48:23Z")
As penance, you must now run around your block waving a Canadian flag, yelling GO CANADA GO! P.S. Ladies curling - Bernard’s rink just won the semi’s and got into the final Gold Medal match. So there’s another medal for sure. ---
**Author:** ![BMada](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/96bed5/32.png) [@BMada](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BMada)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2010, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-canadian-flames-the-whole-canadian-olympic-mess/528922/266 "2010-02-25T19:51:35Z")
Cheryl Bernard is hot ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2010, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-canadian-flames-the-whole-canadian-olympic-mess/528922/267 "2010-02-25T19:55:56Z")
I’m a little tired, actually - I’m thinking of a nap. ---
**Author:** ![Muffin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/muffin/32/4341_2.png) [@Muffin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Muffin)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2010, 10:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-canadian-flames-the-whole-canadian-olympic-mess/528922/268 "2010-02-25T22:19:10Z")
> [@Valteron](#): > > **All right, I admit it, they’re doing better than I thought they would. Ya happy now?** You’re the one who was unhappy. I take it that you are still unhappy. Sucks to be you. ---
**Author:** ![Euphonious\_Polemic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/euphonious_polemic/32/3002_2.png) [@Euphonious\_Polemic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Euphonious_Polemic)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2010, 11:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-canadian-flames-the-whole-canadian-olympic-mess/528922/269 "2010-02-25T23:23:13Z")
> [@Muffin](#): > > You’re the one who was unhappy. I take it that you are still unhappy. Sucks to be you. Ya, pretty much. I was happy before. Still happy. Looking forward to watching some more Olympics tonight! ---
**Author:** ![Muffin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/muffin/32/4341_2.png) [@Muffin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Muffin)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2010, 11:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-canadian-flames-the-whole-canadian-olympic-mess/528922/270 "2010-02-25T23:48:02Z")
I won’t be able to watch the Olympics tonight, but despite this, I’ll still be happy (I have a GS race tonight, which is a very happy thing). ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2010, 1:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-canadian-flames-the-whole-canadian-olympic-mess/528922/271 "2010-02-26T01:45:27Z")
Women’s hockey gold, baby! ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2010, 2:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-canadian-flames-the-whole-canadian-olympic-mess/528922/272 "2010-02-26T02:07:40Z")
Okay, Wayne Gretzky is sitting beside Prime Minister Stephen Harper. Freakshow. ---
**Author:** ![Erdosain](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/erdosain/32/7284_2.png) [@Erdosain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Erdosain)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2010, 3:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-canadian-flames-the-whole-canadian-olympic-mess/528922/273 "2010-02-26T03:46:36Z")
Canada’s tied for the most gold medals with the U.S. and Germany at eight. There is still hockey and curling on the table. What public and humiliating penance are you willing to do, **Valteron** , if Canada wins the gold medal count? (Not that I think they will; after hockey and curling, I don’t know if they have any more strong events.) ---
**Author:** ![Muffin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/muffin/32/4341_2.png) [@Muffin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Muffin)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2010, 4:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-canadian-flames-the-whole-canadian-olympic-mess/528922/274 "2010-02-26T04:35:38Z")
> [@Erdosain](#): > > What public and humiliating penance are you willing to do, **Valteron** , if Canada wins the gold medal count? He should play a sport. ---
**Author:** ![ThePylon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/b9e5f3/32.png) [@ThePylon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThePylon)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2010, 1:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-canadian-flames-the-whole-canadian-olympic-mess/528922/275 "2010-02-26T13:47:10Z")
> [@Erdosain](#): > > (Not that I think they will; after hockey and curling, I don’t know if they have any more strong events.) Not to get too ahead of ourselves, but … Women’s curling Men’s 500m short track Women’s 1000m short track Men’s 5000m relay short track Women’s pursuit (long track) Men’s pursuit (long track) Men’s Curling Men’s Hockey Are all events Canada could, reasonably, win medals, and therefore Gold in. ---
**Author:** ![Erdosain](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/erdosain/32/7284_2.png) [@Erdosain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Erdosain)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2010, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-canadian-flames-the-whole-canadian-olympic-mess/528922/276 "2010-02-26T15:47:04Z")
> [@Muffin](#): > > He should play a sport. Sadly, curmudgeony isn’t a recognized Olympic sport. I was thinking more along the lines of an “Own the Podium” tattoo or at least some sort of Olympic rings dyed or cut into his hair. > [@ThePylon](#): > > Not to get too ahead of ourselves, but … > > Women’s curling > Men’s 500m short track > Women’s 1000m short track > Men’s 5000m relay short track > Women’s pursuit (long track) > Men’s pursuit (long track) > Men’s Curling > Men’s Hockey > Are all events Canada could, reasonably, win medals, and therefore Gold in. Well, curling and hockey are pretty much a lock but they’ll need a lot of Koreans to fall down to get those short tracks. ---
**Author:** ![ElvisL1ves](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/5daacb/32.png) [@ElvisL1ves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElvisL1ves)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2010, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-canadian-flames-the-whole-canadian-olympic-mess/528922/277 "2010-02-26T18:06:27Z")
That’s not too much to ask. 🙂 Anyway, yes, it’s proper to count only golds, since, after all, second place is first loser. Canada is therefore in the lead as of this morning. ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2010, 6:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-canadian-flames-the-whole-canadian-olympic-mess/528922/278 "2010-02-26T18:28:42Z")
> [@Erdosain](#): > > Sadly, curmudgeony isn’t a recognized Olympic sport. I was thinking more along the lines of an “Own the Podium” tattoo or at least some sort of Olympic rings dyed or cut into his hair.\ I think getting the Olympic rings dyed into his hair (or if he has no hair, getting them inked on his bicep) would be appropriate. I do mean inked - I’m not a tattoo fan. ---
**Author:** ![Valteron](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/f17d59/32.png) [@Valteron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Valteron)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2010, 11:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-canadian-flames-the-whole-canadian-olympic-mess/528922/279 "2010-02-26T23:00:20Z")
> [@Muffin](#): > > You’re the one who was unhappy. I take it that you are still unhappy. Sucks to be you. This is as happy as I get. I admitted that they did better than I thought they would. If you don’t like that, take a hockey stick and use it to do some high-sticking in your end zone. ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2010, 11:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-canadian-flames-the-whole-canadian-olympic-mess/528922/280 "2010-02-26T23:35:24Z")
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