# The Canadoper Café 2024 is now open! **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [January 1, 2024, 3:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-canadoper-cafe-2024-is-now-open/995432 "2024-01-01T03:30:02Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 25
**Author:** ![Kropotkin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kropotkin/32/18045_2.png) [@Kropotkin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kropotkin)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2024, 12:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-canadoper-cafe-2024-is-now-open/995432/481 "2024-11-03T00:34:11Z")
Now you’re getting the hang of it! ---
**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2024, 12:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-canadoper-cafe-2024-is-now-open/995432/482 "2024-11-03T00:46:33Z")
BC misses a field goal - hits the post. Second time tonight; also missed the point after on their first TD. Double boink. ---
**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2024, 12:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-canadoper-cafe-2024-is-now-open/995432/483 "2024-11-03T00:57:53Z")
TD Riders! 26-19 ---
**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2024, 12:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-canadoper-cafe-2024-is-now-open/995432/484 "2024-11-03T00:58:38Z")
2 pt conversion: 28-19, so now a two score difference. ---
**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2024, 1:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-canadoper-cafe-2024-is-now-open/995432/485 "2024-11-03T01:13:27Z")
Riders pick off BC pass at Riders 5 yard line! Riders ball at 3:25 ---
**Author:** ![Kropotkin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kropotkin/32/18045_2.png) [@Kropotkin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kropotkin)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2024, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-canadoper-cafe-2024-is-now-open/995432/486 "2024-11-03T02:13:34Z")
Riders for the win! ---
**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2024, 3:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-canadoper-cafe-2024-is-now-open/995432/487 "2024-11-03T03:00:25Z")
The latest nanny-state Discourse rule kicked me out of the thread. ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2024, 3:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-canadoper-cafe-2024-is-now-open/995432/488 "2024-11-03T03:59:05Z")
Thanks, Trump. 🙄 ---
**Author:** ![Kropotkin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kropotkin/32/18045_2.png) [@Kropotkin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kropotkin)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2024, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-canadoper-cafe-2024-is-now-open/995432/489 "2024-11-16T21:13:50Z")
Any interest in tomorrow’s Grey Cup game? I just learned it is being played in Vancouver, which indicates how closely I’ve been following events. It’s the 111th game, or as l believe sportswriter Dick Beddoes called it, “the Grand National Drunk.” I believe the last time Toronto and Winnipeg played each other was the notorious Mud Bowl of 1950. Since the Vancouver stadium is a dome, that won’t be an issue, despite our nasty rains of late. I hope @Northern_Piper broadcasts the game here. ---
**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2024, 9:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-canadoper-cafe-2024-is-now-open/995432/490 "2024-11-16T21:16:41Z")
I may be in bed with a bad head cold. Feeling grotty. ---
**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2024, 9:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-canadoper-cafe-2024-is-now-open/995432/491 "2024-11-16T21:21:37Z")
> [@Kropotkin](#): > > I just learned it is being played in Vancouver, which indicates how closely I’ve been following events. How can you not know about such an epochal event in your own province?!? ---
**Author:** ![Kropotkin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kropotkin/32/18045_2.png) [@Kropotkin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kropotkin)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2024, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-canadoper-cafe-2024-is-now-open/995432/492 "2024-11-16T21:35:33Z")
I’ve been busy? I was getting my hair cut and barber commented on all the football fans who were in town. Thanks to your earlier work on the semifinals, I clued in quickly and avoided embarrassing myself. “What about those Bombers, eh?” ---
**Author:** ![Le\_Ministre\_de\_l\_au-dela](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/le_ministre_de_l_au-dela/32/12181_2.png) [@Le\_Ministre\_de\_l\_au-dela](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Le_Ministre_de_l_au-dela)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2024, 10:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-canadoper-cafe-2024-is-now-open/995432/493 "2024-11-16T22:33:53Z")
No, no, no! Good Heavens, the last time Winnipeg and Toronto played the in the Grey Cup final was 2022, an incredible game where Winnipeg led for much of it and Toronto out-manouvered them in the final few minutes. I’m not sure where I can watch the game here in NYC, but I will give it my best shot! Here’s the history of the two teams in the Grey Cup - [West Coast Clash: 111th Grey Cup matchup set - CFL.ca](https://www.cfl.ca/2024/11/09/west-coast-clash-111th-grey-cup-matchups-set/) ---
**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2024, 11:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-canadoper-cafe-2024-is-now-open/995432/494 "2024-11-16T23:04:08Z")
Indeed. Prior thread here: > [@Grey Cup in Regina tomorrow](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grey-cup-in-regina-tomorrow/975222): > > Winnipeg Blue Bombers v Toronto Argos The fabled rivals of the Riders, versus the Central Canadians. How can I possibly watch the game? I don’t want either to win! Weather looks good. Forecast is between -2 and -10 C, with no snow. Decisions, decisions. footballfootballfootball (We didn’t get tickets. Mrs P, the football expert, said back in July: “The Riders aren’t going to make it.” The head coach concurred back in September, talking to the media: “Truth is, they just aren’t ver… ---
**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2024, 11:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-canadoper-cafe-2024-is-now-open/995432/495 "2024-11-16T23:09:50Z")
Hénoc Muamba, the hero of the Argos in the 2022 Grey Cup, is now a TSN commentator. Will likely be on the sidelines tomorrow. He got a run back that sealed the desk for the Argos, and won MVP and Most Outstanding Canadian. Only the second player to win both in Grey Cup history. He missed the 2023 season due to injury and retired, so that Grey Cup and the two awards were the climax of his career. Nice way to end it. ---
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2024, 11:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-canadoper-cafe-2024-is-now-open/995432/496 "2024-11-16T23:33:31Z")
> [@Le\_Ministre\_de\_l\_au-dela](#): > > I’m not sure where I can watch the game here in NYC, but I will give it my best shot! A quick look tells me that CBS Sports will be carrying the game in the US. Other than that, I’ve been in the US before for the game, and it was on one of the ESPN channels. Failing all that, it looks like you could get the game through CFL+: > **[\- CFL.ca](https://www.cfl.ca/plus/)** > > CFL+ is your home for ALL CFL streaming. Watch games, live events, and more right from your phone, desktop, or tablet device. Seems to require registration, but it’s also free. Hope you can watch it somehow. I’ll certainly be watching. Hope Toronto can manage without Kelly. ---
**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2024, 11:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-canadoper-cafe-2024-is-now-open/995432/497 "2024-11-16T23:46:29Z")
Weather forecast is a low of -4, high of +7, no snow. But there’s been windgusts all day today, so that could be challenging if it continues tomorrow. The wind gave the BC FG kicker fits during the Western Semi-Final two weeks ago, with one FG and one point after hitting the uprights. As Glen Suitor, colour commentator for TSN said in the Western Semi-Final: “A windy day in Regina? Who’d thunk?” ---
**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2024, 6:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-canadoper-cafe-2024-is-now-open/995432/498 "2024-11-17T06:24:32Z")
Sigh. I had my weather app still set on Regina, not Vancouver. We attended a Grey Cup in BC Place in 2005, and the stadium was cold. Of course, that was back when the roof was held up by air pressure, so for three hours we were sitting in cold Pacific damp air. Maybe it would be better now with the fixed roof? Low of 4, high of 7, with rain tomorrow. In Vancouver. ---
**Author:** ![Kropotkin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kropotkin/32/18045_2.png) [@Kropotkin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kropotkin)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2024, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-canadoper-cafe-2024-is-now-open/995432/499 "2024-11-17T21:01:09Z")
60 years ago, Toronto and Winnipeg both finished the season at the bottom of their division. What a difference a few decades makes! ---
**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2024, 1:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-canadoper-cafe-2024-is-now-open/995432/500 "2024-11-18T01:36:23Z")
I’m in bed, sneezing and coughing, not watching the game, but apparently it’s 10-9 in favour of the Bombers, late in the 3rd. Prince Harry apparently came to watch the game. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-canadoper-cafe-2024-is-now-open/995432.md?page=24) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-canadoper-cafe-2024-is-now-open/995432.md?page=26)