Things to do in BC vs. Things to do in Manitoba:

[CanuckAmok]

BC:

Ski.
Surf.
Sail.
Surf the internet.
Go to the Olympics.
Rock-climb.
Attend one (or more) of SEVEN world-class universities.
Gamble.
Smoke pot.
Be in the movies.
Hire expensive escorts.
watch the Pacific Fleet sail out/return home.
Watch great CFL football.
Horseback riding and shit.


Manitoba:

Surf the internet
Visit Portage la Prairie's water tower, painted to resemble a giant Coke can.
Watch great CFL football**
Horseback riding and shit.



**when the Lions are in town.

[TrogL]

1. Ank says

ther's horseback riding and shit

[CanuckAmok]

3. Agreed. Corrected. n/t

[KG]

2. canadian smack!!!

:)

[Maple]

4. You can't find anything to do in Winnipeg??

SMACK!

Turn in your name...'amok' doesn't suit you!

[CanuckAmok]

5. Remember "The Newsroom"?

Whenever anyone was 'deported' from CBC totonto to CBC Winnipeg, someone always said to them:

"Don't worry, I hear Winnipeg has a world-class ballet" or "Don't worry, I hear Winnipeg has a world-class symphony"...

[Darth_Kitten]

10. if that's a Toronto show,,,no.

:evilgrin:

[HEyHEY]

6. oooo

Let's see Darthy top that!
You forgot, audition for Pioneer quest!

[Newsjock]

7. OK, then ...

B.C.:
Get beat up by street thugs in Squamish.
Watch your cabin outside Kelowna burn to the ground.
Repair not one, but two, flat tires on the Stewart-Cassiar Highway.
Give a spare loonie to the drunks hanging around outside the Great Canadian Casino in Nanaimo.

Manitoba:
See how fast you can drive the Perimeter Highway around Winnipeg. (Ticket results in disqualification.)
Ask the mayor of Brandon if he knows the city is named after a character on "Beverly Hills 90210."
Go shopping in Minnesota.
Try to find a gay bar in Flin Flon.

Newsjock stands on guard for thee.

[HEyHEY]

9. You're not the guy

WHo got beat up in squamish are you?

[Newsjock]

12. No, not me

But I did spend two very interesting nights last fall at one of Squamish's lesser hotel lights. There were some very scary individuals, and lots of random fireworks all night long.

It's a beautiful place, but there are a lot of people there apparently with nothing to do.

[HEyHEY]

17. I don't like that town

It is very seedy, but ah the Nanaimo Casino! I went in there looking for a decent meal..ended up at the subway next door!

[CanuckAmok]

13. Those were drunks? I thought they were slot-machines!

no wonder I didn't get any payback!

[Newsjock]

22. How to tell which is which

"Little Green Men" = slot machine, inside
"Big Green Men" = drunk with indigestion, outside

Seriously, I've (wisely or otherwise) wandered into a few of the Great Canadian Casinos outlets, and the one at that old, old mall in central Nanaimo was by far the most depressing of the bunch.

Heck, the mall wasn't much better, long having been surpassed by big-box hell at the north end of town.

Sheesh, now I'm getting it in my head that I should take my long weekend this week (Tuesday-Thursday) and spend it on the island. Do the motel rates go down from Insane to just Slightly Silly after Labour Day?

[HEyHEY]

24. Not if you stay at the colonial inn

It's decent, or the "other cambie" hostel bring your own sheets...even then be careful

[CanuckAmok]

42. It gets really cheap starting Oct 1

I know because I'll be staying at a hotel in Victoria for work in Oct--$500 for a MONTH!

[Darth_Kitten]

8. hmmph....

Ski
Boat
Gamble
Drink Slurpees
Attend festivals
Great Theatre
World Class Ballet
Make movies
Concerts that people attend.
Go to world class beaches
Cottage Country
Spot Beluga Whales off Churchill
Ride water taxis
Assiniboia Downs
2 universities
affordable housing
affordable anything
curling
baseball
(unlike Toronto) garbage pickup ;)

so THERE.......

[CanuckAmok]

11. Ha! No-one can defend Winnipeg without...

...saying "World-class ballet". Ken Finkleman was right!!

[HEyHEY]

14. HAHAHA!

That's rich.

Is it really world class....just cause the prairies are full of people with Russian last names doesn't mean its the same thing!

[CanuckAmok]

15. "World-class" is pretty relative.

Particularly if you define "world" as the area inside the Winnipeg/Flin Flon/Portage la Prairie Triangle.

Nice grain elevators, though...I'll give them that!

[HEyHEY]

16. I took the via once

And I spent alot of time with a nice British couple..they were farmers..everytime he saw a piece of farm equipment that they don't have in Britain he was asking me...so you could imagine the trip through the prairies

[CanuckAmok]

19. The only piece of equipment you need in order to be a British farmer is:

A can-opener.

[HEyHEY]

21. You're on tonight big guy lol

Hayyy-ooo "wow, that's wonderful stuff"

[Darth_Kitten]

25. Really, my uncle is a farmer......

works very hard, must be that old fashioned prairie work ethic.....

[HEyHEY]

27. That keeps your province dirt poor!

Just kiddin Darth you know we love you!

[Darth_Kitten]

37. Poor? No, we are rich....

in spirit...

in heart....

in drive....

and determination....so take THAT!

[HEyHEY]

39. That sounds like the credo of the losing football coach! n/t

[Darth_Kitten]

18. Winnipeg is cultural capital of Canada....

Believe it or not, it's not our fault we actually attend the ballet, the theatre, etc, here.
On a per capita basis, it's very true. haha.

Royal Toronto Ballet? LOL Royal Vancouver Ballet? LOL


Try to match us, guys..... just try.

[HEyHEY]

20. Yeah but you cheat and sell 1.75$ pints of molson at your ballet!

Actaully my co-worker is involved in a new ballet company starting up here..I get to go to the opening gala....alright, gonna be drunken dork in front of snooty folks!

[CanuckAmok]

23. Okay...I guess I'll just head on over to the NATIONAL Ballet of Canada HQ:

Oh, wait--it's not in Winnipeg--it's in TORONTO.

TORONTO, ONTARIO, aka THE CULTURAL CENTRE OF CANADA.

National Ballet of Canada HQ: Toronto

Municipal Ballet of Canada HQ: Winnipeg.




American DUers might consider turning away now--it might get really ugly in here.

[HEyHEY]

26. Does Montreal have one?

Or Quebec..for my money they top the prettiest girls in Canada list.

[CanuckAmok]

28. Every stripper in Canada comes from either Sherbrooke or Hull.

Coincidence? I think not. No wonder they want to separate!

[HEyHEY]

29. When I lived in QEuebc

I couldn't get over the women there man. If the rest of the men in Canada knew..the rest of the country would be a baren wasteland.

on edit: I mean "an even More Barren" wasteland

[Darth_Kitten]

32. Oh, please, it's the Montreal men who are the real babes........

:evilgrin:

[HEyHEY]

34. If you don't mind dating

An alchoholic womanizing ashtray

[Darth_Kitten]

38. Jealous are we???

Just kidding, babe. ;) It's just I heard Montreal guys are hot.

[Darth_Kitten]

30. Royal Winnipeg Ballet.

:evilgrin:

We have a cool mayor, can Toronto and Vancouver say the same?

hahaHA!!!!

National Ballet of Canada? OOOOOO, so that's impressive and the Royal Winnipeg Ballet is not? Are you some Ballet Snob? ;)

[HEyHEY]

31. Hey you can't say Larry Campbell isn't cool

He has a tv show based after his career does YOUR mayor?

[Darth_Kitten]

33. My mayor is a gay ex football player......

if that isn't interesting than I do not know what is......

Are the rest of Canadian cities THIS progressive? huh? huh? HUH?

[HEyHEY]

35. Oh yeah

When was the last time you went into North Winnipeg? Hmmmm we don't have segragation here thtbthththt!

this is fun!

[Darth_Kitten]

41. Oh, I forgot, Vancouver is pure town.

:eyes: ;)

[CanuckAmok]

40. I'm jest joshin' ya, DK...

And I think it's pretty cool they sell beer at the ballet. Although I bet everybody tries to buy it at the same time--when the Zamboni is cleaning up.

Seriously, though. When I moved from Toronto to Vancouver in '95, I fully intended to visit every Canadian city inbetween, and completely missed Winnipeg--I was driving, driving, driving toward it, and then WHAM, it was in the rearview mirror! Do you guys have a cloaking device or something?!

[Darth_Kitten]

43. It's not as huge as Toronto or Vancouver......

I don't know how you missed it. :)

It's just that this is a pretty rockin' town and you almost never hear about the fun things that go on here.....I get pretty defensive... ;)

:grouphug: the battle here was hilarious! haha...

[TrogL]

44. wait a minute

Beluga whales off Churchill?

Whales are salt-water beasts.

[HEyHEY]

45. that's cause

Churchill is on hudson bay..the ocean

[CanuckAmok]

46. They're canned. But you can still se 'em :) n/t

[Darth_Kitten]

47. Canned Beluga???????????

:( poor little guys....

[Mikimouse]

48. May I add

Folklarama
Visiting my grandchildren
Shoal Lake (hop, skip and a jump from Winnipeg)
Forks Market

[Darth_Kitten]

49. Yes!

How could I forget, Miki??? :) :thumbsup:

:hi:

[gkdmaths]

36. I found myself in BC having

a steamy tryst a few years ago. Never been to Manitoba, so I'll take your word for it.

I like BC :)