Now you’ve gone and done it. Lawyers from the “Dandy” lobby arriving in 3…2…1…
Typical. When your back is against the wall, be a smart-ass. Should I have expected anything more? I think not. Yeah. THE WHOLE FUCKING COUNTRY said it at once. I speak for the WHOLE country. WHEN did I say I spoke for Canada? SO predictable!!! When someone says something against you, make sure to tell them that it’s only ONE person’s opinion. Can you not, by any stretch of the imagination, COMPREHEND that A SHITLOAD (aka majority) of people think you’re SO FUCKING INSULAR and GEOCENTRIC that you’re BLIND? Well, hun, hate to break the news… but it is what it is. You’re pathetic to the people who have their fingers on the pulse of world politics. You’re only fooling yourselves. Once you see straight, the charade is over. 'Cause the other players took their blindfolds off already.
Well fuck me. You think I want to vacation in your fucking country? Let me tell you something: When I actually set my FEET on AMERICAN SOIL, it’s because I’m taking A CONNECTING flight the fuck out of there. That or taking a cruise from one of your marvelous “ports of call”, to wonderful beautiful countries.
You know what the funny thing is? I used to want to live in America. I thought it was GREAT! And then the recent war happened… I saw how Americans REALLY thought when shit went down. I was incredulous! The more I spoke about it with my friends, the more I realized that it was like a secret I was never in on. None of them were surprised by your behaviour and attitudes. I said, “Well how come you didn’t tell me that when I wanted to move there?” They replied, “It’s been obvious for forever. I guess we thought you knew, but decided to go there anyway.” WELL SHIT NO!
Keep your fucking country. Keep Florida. I vacation elsewhere. It’s just a place for my plane to connect. And like my fiance says, “You know what the best thing about USA is? ~ The first plane out.”
I bet your fiance is really hairy, and is missing a tooth or two.
No … I think it’s because you don’t see the STRAIGHT DOPE the first time around, so we make it bigger for you to TRY AGAIN.
Polite gentleman don’t ask a cow’s age.
I haven’t heard any anti-Canada sentiment associated with this story. The main finger-pointing here seems to be at the beef industry and lawmakers over slaughtering of “downed” cows, safe processing standards etc. in the U.S., which I doubt will vanish if the animal in question was a Canadian citizen.
Hopefully this source of cross-border tensions will die, and we can get back to cursing all those gas-swilling, road-hogging RVs from Ontario that clog our highways. 
Oh I see it, there’s just nothing to see here. Please review my earlier post(not the one about Hockey) and what others have already said about tracing patterns of outbreak for the purpose of containment. Jesus Christ man, are you that fucking blinded by you’re haterd of the Great Satan that you can’t even think rationally anymore? Oh yeah how’s that knee?
Cheeky, I’m confused how reporting that an infected cow may have come from Canada is an indictment of Canadians. Did anyone accuse the farmer of intentionally selling an infected cow? Is anyone even reporting that said bovine was definitely infected when he immoograted?
The AIDS virus is believed to have originated in Congo. By your reasoning, does that mean we blame Congans for AIDS?
Are you saying that we’re so naive that we’re the only ones who could possibly believe that a Canadian farmer could have sold a cow to an American farmer? How udderly ridiculous of us.
And I’ll bet you can figure out what finger we’re pointing at you.
The bright glare of irony coming off of CheekyMonkey’s screed just blinded a pilot cruising at 35,000 feet and forced an emergency landing. Upon finally reaching the ground, a collective sigh was heard from all of the passengers and it sounded an awful lot like “Fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuck.”
For some reason, that made me think of Carrie’s mother.
Cheeky, dear? You may not have noticed, but the SDMB is an American-based message board that emanates from an American newspaper and an American columnist.
Where I come from, we do not shriek insults and obscenities at our host. It is considered bad manners. Perhaps they raise you differently in . . . what country is it you’re from, again? I suggest you find a message board from there, so you don’t sully your fingers with America Cooties.
Eve, your shameless American imperialism is showing again.
Wait, that’s just your slip. My mistake.
First of all … BULLSHIT that you haven’t heard anything.
BUT!!! In case it’s true (which is entirely possible seeing that most American broadcasters prefer to show news in a light that is flattering to Americans), here’s the deal honeys.
This is where YOUR PRESIDENT looks for breaking news, first thing in the morning (put it on your favourites and you’ll never have to say you’ve “haven’t heard that in your news”).
No more excuses.
You’ve obviously missed YESTERDAY’S NEWS, but if you actually want to KNOW what’s going on instead of the nice-nice “it’s not us, it’s them, it’s ok, we won’t lose money” retoric:
Saturday’s News:
Nobody’s denying that it’s been reported that the cow might have[u/] come from Canada. But none of your links show that there is some sort of “Blame Canada” mentality.
You really need to settle down before posting.
But…but…but…Those are facts! And any controversey about them is being reported calmly and rationally. And the US data that says it’s 4 1/2 years old actually HURTS the US’s case, not helps it.
This is a serious investigation. Not a finger pointing exercise.
(And, incidentally, if Canadian officials weren’t on the case immediately after even the possibility that the cow was Canadian was suggested, then that’s horrifying. The canadians should be ashamed of themselves. Luckily, however, I think that the suggesteion that the Canadians didn’t help out asap is just Cheeky being an idiot.)
MST3K has a song about Canadians
It goes in part
I wish I were blowing Prince Edward Island
And going on to bomb Ontario
The destruction of Canada and all of its culture
Is one of my favorite scenarios
We’ve got no idea where it got the nerve to
Have a border with a country so superior to it
You lousy stinking francophonic bacon-loving bastards,
Your countries just a lousy pile of SH … whoa, whoa, hey
Of course, the guys who wrote this song where just a bunch of damn Minnesotans, and we all know what THAT’S all about!
Cheesymonkey, are you for fucking real? Your’re in college right? Early 20’s, just discovered Che, sympatheitc to the Palestinian cause, hate the WTO? Quite privlidged too, from the amount you travel, but I bet you still understand the plight of the poor, right? Yeah, I remember those heady days, filled with righteous indignation about whatever cause was kicking around at the time. Don’t worry son, you’ll grow out of it and get more rational with time. :wally In the meantime though, can we get some more stable Canadian Dopers opinions on this issue? Are you guys really that upset aboot this?
Jeezus on a Timbit, what the hell is it with the whining Canadians in this thread? For fuck’s sake, somebody jumps the gun and points a finger at Canada on what might be thin evidence and you get your panties in a wad? A more reasoned complaint, with less hyperbole, insults and shit-slinging, would probably have been much better received.
I have to add though, that a lot of the responses here really disappoint me. It’s a shame that some people need to stoop to the level of the OP (and one or two others).
I, for one, refuse to eat CheekyMonkey613’s brain or spinal column.
A few points:
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The OP is located in Alberta, and there seems a good chance has already suffered economic nastiness on account of this irrational BSE hysteria, so I’m inclined to cut some slack in that dept. I don’t know what CheekyMonkey’s problem is.
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If the current reports are borne out, it is very likely that the Canadian beef industry will take a (proportionately) bigger hit over this than the US industry. This is because the US was moving to reopen the border to live animals under a certain age, but now will delay that move. This means, essentially, that both industries are stuck selling to only their domestic market. The Canadian beef industry is (or was) far more export-oriented than the US industry, and hence the oversupply issue will not be as great in the US, and prices won’t drop as far. Additionally, US ranchers have been enjoying record high prices since the ban on Canadian beef was put in place, which puts them in a better position to absorb some losses. Canadian cattlemen, on the other hand, lost huge sums of money this year, and the prospect of at least one more year with similar prices will be very, very painful. Older cows being culled from herds have been selling for ridiculously low prices - like, twenty bucks, which doesn’t cover the auction yard fee. In some cases it’s cheaper to shoot them than to sell them, sadly.
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How the heck do US meat packing plants get away with shipping meat from suspect animals before test results got back?!?
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The whole issue of where any particular BSE case on this continent originated is largely irrelevant. For decades the beef industries of the two countries have been so integrated that the border is largely irrelevant. Either country banning the other country’s beef is much like New Mexico and Texas banning each other’s beef. Silliness. If there’s a problem on one side of the line, it’s indicative of the same problem on the other side.
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In the interest of full disclosure, I have family and friends in the Canadian beef industry. So far they’re managing, but you know, I can’t think of a single one in the lot where someone in the family doesn’t have an off-farm job. I expect the situation in some parts is far, far worse.
You bigoted bastard! Just because he’s CANADIAN, eh?