Very true. He and Stan Rogers both had the ability to write and sing very Canadian songs about ordinary people.
There was a bench-clearing brawl in the Canada-Mexico baseball game today. You don’t get to see that every day…
Here’s a nice video -do they not know what our national sport is? Either official or unofficial (lacrosse or hockey), we are not afraid to throw down!
Speaking of brawls, there was one at the end of the Buffalo Bandits-Colorado Mammoth game in the NLL tonight. I know, this game wasn’t in Canada and they aren’t Canadian teams, but the majority of the players on both teams are Canadian so it totally counts. Check the second-last highlight (2:25:01) in the video package for all the fun.
Is it a full moon tonight or something, with all the brawls? Or just people on edge about having to set their clocks ahead an hour?
Oh, thank goodness. Sunset an hour later. I will be much happier from here on.
As CanaDopers, in northern lattudes as we all are, can attest, we look forward to when sunset is an hour later. More daylight!
My apologies, there were in factTWO lacrosse brawlstonight! w00t! Once again, check the action in the second last video highlight of the series (2:29:52). This one only included four guys instead of ten, but still. Two games, two brawls. I like that ratio! 
Seriously, don’t let my wife see this post. She will drive down to Lethbridge and slap you silly. Consider yourself forewarned. 
With the daylight, I’ll be able to see her coming.
Bring it on, Cat!
Um… no. Not really.
Um… Hi Cat. You doing well? Good! Um … stay well. Friends yes?
She’s from Saskatchewan. We don’t believe in saving daylight here. Spend it all the moment we get it.
Aw, from here on (for the next number of months anyway), you’re on the same time as I am. Makes things easier when I drive through.
Except for Cat Whisperer. Hello, Cat…this is your old friend Spoons here… wish me well on my jouneys?
When I was a McGill student, one time I was wandering through campus on a weekend and I saw part of a Lacrosse game going on outside on campus. From what I saw, the object of the game seemed to be to beat up the opposing teams’ players with your stick.
That’s what sets lacrosse apart from ice hockey. In ice hockey, the players use their fists, whereas in lacrosse, the players use their sticks.
Oh, okay. Thanks for explaining.
Well, there’s a ball in there somewhere, but as far as I can tell, its only purpose is to distract your opponent so you can hit him with your stick…
You’re all right to a point, but when the stick just isn’t getting it done, you are welcome to start asserting your presence with your fists. And if you do things just right, you can blast someone upside their head with the ball, then cross check them in the back while they’re stunned from the ball hit, and then pummel them into submission with a series of haymakers to the nose.
That’s right. I don’t hold with all this silly “Change your clocks now. Now change them back again. Now change…now back…”
Of course! Don’t forget to stop for ice cream at the Dairy King in Swift Current.
I think you have the basics down okay.
“Ice hockey?” I think we got a poseur here, guys!
That’s more of a finesse play, but yes, true enough. 
That’s the real high level playing - gettin’ all fancy with the fists and stuff!
That was my thought as well!
What the hell is “ice hockey”? A mixed drink?
I don’t know, but hockey is what the Habs are beating the East in! OH YEAH!!!
(forced segue into thread? perhaps! sorry I’ve been away so much (I know Leaffan missed me!))
This Northern Ontario rink has been doing some serious curling in the Briar playoffs. Constantly taking the high risk/high reward shots and making them.