tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10757771.post7753608327178803753..comments2023-09-22T09:03:09.417-04:00Comments on Townie Bastard: Being treated as dumbtowniebastardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03129158923604362272noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10757771.post-67906742245301927762009-01-14T17:06:00.000-05:002009-01-14T17:06:00.000-05:00Hey!!!! Scottish politics is fab. Proportional re...Hey!!!! Scottish politics is fab. Proportional representation. Need I say more? [okay, my current MP is a nitwit, but there are some good people here]. And the Scots don't let anyone tell them what they should think. Similar popular cultures, but very different political cultures.Sara Dormanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11062772751850705696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10757771.post-39833434529905101172009-01-14T16:03:00.000-05:002009-01-14T16:03:00.000-05:00Just do like the cannie Scots: invent a few monste...Just do like the cannie Scots: invent a few monsters. Stage some grainy videos, set up a souvenir stand, you're in business.<BR/><BR/>Can't be any worse than pickle farms.WJMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08070910923518931583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10757771.post-9695861848804168792009-01-14T13:39:00.000-05:002009-01-14T13:39:00.000-05:00I think monster-infested lakes would be a signifca...I think monster-infested lakes would be a signifcant improvement for Newfoundland. It would make the 24th of May considerably more interesting.towniebastardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03129158923604362272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10757771.post-75453175418880107032009-01-14T13:27:00.000-05:002009-01-14T13:27:00.000-05:00Swiftian yes, but I do believe NL has a similar pr...<B>Swiftian yes, but I do believe NL has a similar problem akin to Scotland.</B><BR/><BR/>Monster-infested lakes? Thick fog? Thick accents?WJMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08070910923518931583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10757771.post-21718888381887647272009-01-14T12:04:00.000-05:002009-01-14T12:04:00.000-05:00Swiftian yes, but I do believe NL has a similar pr...Swiftian yes, but I do believe NL has a similar problem akin to Scotland.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10757771.post-2444451418722928022009-01-14T09:39:00.000-05:002009-01-14T09:39:00.000-05:00You know, I honestly can't tell if Robert is being...You know, I honestly can't tell if Robert is being serious or mocking me...;)towniebastardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03129158923604362272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10757771.post-16200555666540448312009-01-14T09:04:00.000-05:002009-01-14T09:04:00.000-05:00I guess maybe because to some degree it's true. Be...I guess maybe because to some degree it's true. Behind us urbane folk such as you and I. There is a rabble of West Country inbreds with no sense of taste, history or asthetics. Until some great shakes of a more urbane diaspora, Inter-provincial,Chinese, Ethiopian or otherwise outnumbers them we're going to have listen to them in the margins of the airwaves and the taxi cabs.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10757771.post-78083334189027502552009-01-14T05:07:00.000-05:002009-01-14T05:07:00.000-05:00Labradorians have noticed that about Newfoundlande...Labradorians have noticed that about Newfoundlanders for eons ;-}<BR/><BR/>On a more serious note, hope Boo is recovering nicely.Brianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17616269412884770034noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10757771.post-14267208623616696702009-01-14T03:48:00.000-05:002009-01-14T03:48:00.000-05:00Sadly, this has been true of all the Nfld govts I ...Sadly, this has been true of all the Nfld govts I remember (ie peckford onwards). They think we are idiots and they treat us like idiots. And like idiots, we take it. So I guess we deserve it.Sara Dormanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11062772751850705696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10757771.post-6540585500399759852009-01-14T03:18:00.000-05:002009-01-14T03:18:00.000-05:00Across the entire Dominion, there aren't more than...Across the entire Dominion, there aren't more than a couple of Premiers that you can respect, or trust. <BR/><BR/>Here in Ontario, Dalton is our fav for lying with a big bright smile and then explaining it with "The voters wouldn't have wanted me to keep my word, once they'd voted me in for what I said I'd do." (he really did say that, or close to it).<BR/><BR/>Danny is in good company when he believes his citizenry are willing sheep (also called morons and idiots behind caucus doors).<BR/><BR/>Regards,<BR/>etc.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10757771.post-65135370564351011422009-01-13T22:20:00.000-05:002009-01-13T22:20:00.000-05:00This government is as reluctant to share informati...<B>This government is as reluctant to share information, if not more so, as any of its predecessors.</B><BR/><BR/>Much more so.<BR/><BR/>Just look at the Power Up The Shredders Act of 2008.<BR/><BR/>What Danny Williams-Government is doing is bad enough.<BR/><BR/>The vast array of individuals and organizations who are letting Danny Williams-Government get away with it, and not saying a word, is even worse.WJMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08070910923518931583noreply@blogger.com