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Title: The french really are in a catagory of their own.....
Post by: Obvious Li on December 14, 2012, 07:20:11 PM
when it comes to arrogance, ignorance and stupidity.........sac re bleu



Montreal bylaw requires dogs understand commands in both official languages



Earlier this week, Montreal city councilor Benoit LaDouce proposed a bylaw that would require all dogs in public parks to be bi-lingual. According to Mr. LaDouce, "Dogs parks in our city are chaotic and communication is at the heart of the conflict." In his mind, K9/citizen relations would be more harmonious if dogs in public spaces understood commands in both English and French.
Title: Re: The french really are in a catagory of their own.....
Post by: Obvious Li on December 14, 2012, 07:52:08 PM
Quote from: "Shen Li"
Quote from: "Obvious Li"when it comes to arrogance, ignorance and stupidity.........sac re bleu



Montreal bylaw requires dogs understand commands in both official languages



Earlier this week, Montreal city councilor Benoit LaDouce proposed a bylaw that would require all dogs in public parks to be bi-lingual. According to Mr. LaDouce, "Dogs parks in our city are chaotic and communication is at the heart of the conflict." In his mind, K9/citizen relations would be more harmonious if dogs in public spaces understood commands in both English and French.

I just shake my head in disbelief except it is Quebec we are talking about. They don't have any concept of too much government. Anyway, it's nice to start talking about real subjects again(if you consider this real) after reading instigator's one word obssession in every thread.




it's either that or gary, choking the chicken fu man ding dong tirades.....not sure which of the two are more obsessive.............lol
Title: Re: The french really are in a catagory of their own.....
Post by: Romero on December 14, 2012, 08:23:18 PM
QuoteNo, Dogs Don't Have To Be Bilingual In Montreal



A fictitious story about a controversial Montreal bylaw proposal requiring dogs to be comfortable in the country's two official languages has rippled through the realms of social media and fooled even some seasoned news sites.



The story, a deadpan parody crafted by CBC Radio's This is That, went viral this week after the show posted a segment on its website about the "untenable chaos" that was rife in Montreal dog parks because some animals were receiving commands in French and others in English.



An interview featured a man with a French accent posing as a councillor and answering the host's questions



The show's website included a quote from a phoney Montreal city councillor, Benoit LaDouce.



"Dog parks in our city are chaotic and communication is at the heart of the conflict," the fake city official is quoted as saying.



The post spread quickly on Twitter and within hours had hundreds of re-tweets. It was picked up by social media aggregator Digg and linked to by the Drudge Report and a blog post on New York Magazine.



//http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2012/12/14/fake-canadian-dog-story-drudge-digg_n_2302648.html
Title: Re: The french really are in a catagory of their own.....
Post by: Anonymous on December 14, 2012, 08:56:31 PM
Quote from: "Romero"
QuoteNo, Dogs Don't Have To Be Bilingual In Montreal



A fictitious story about a controversial Montreal bylaw proposal requiring dogs to be comfortable in the country's two official languages has rippled through the realms of social media and fooled even some seasoned news sites.



The story, a deadpan parody crafted by CBC Radio's This is That, went viral this week after the show posted a segment on its website about the "untenable chaos" that was rife in Montreal dog parks because some animals were receiving commands in French and others in English.



An interview featured a man with a French accent posing as a councillor and answering the host's questions



The show's website included a quote from a phoney Montreal city councillor, Benoit LaDouce.



"Dog parks in our city are chaotic and communication is at the heart of the conflict," the fake city official is quoted as saying.



The post spread quickly on Twitter and within hours had hundreds of re-tweets. It was picked up by social media aggregator Digg and linked to by the Drudge Report and a blog post on New York Magazine.



//http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2012/12/14/fake-canadian-dog-story-drudge-digg_n_2302648.html

That is funny, but I wish the dogs we've had could understand commands in one language let alone two.

 ;)
Title: Re: The french really are in a catagory of their own.....
Post by: Zetsu on December 16, 2012, 01:17:02 AM
Why no one loves the Frech
Title: Re: The french really are in a catagory of their own.....
Post by: Gary Oak on December 16, 2012, 11:13:51 AM
Who do you like Zetsu ?
Title: Re: The french really are in a catagory of their own.....
Post by: Hello Kitty on December 17, 2012, 07:40:07 PM
Quote from: "Zetsu"Why no one loves the Frech

Nobody likes them.
Title: Re: The french really are in a catagory of their own.....
Post by: Zetsu on December 18, 2012, 01:15:14 AM
Quote from: "Gary Oak"Who do you like Zetsu ?


Celtic, Anglo, Nihonjin and EI
Title: Re: The french really are in a catagory of their own.....
Post by: Anonymous on December 18, 2012, 06:21:19 PM
Quote from: "Zetsu"
Quote from: "Gary Oak"Who do you like Zetsu ?


Celtic, Anglo, Nihonjin and EI

What is EI?
Title: Re: The french really are in a catagory of their own.....
Post by: Zetsu on December 19, 2012, 02:28:04 AM
Quote from: "seoulbro"
Quote from: "Zetsu"
Quote from: "Gary Oak"Who do you like Zetsu ?


Celtic, Anglo, Nihonjin and EI

What is EI?


It's for East Indian(Hindu, Sikh), we used to use that term often in the vancouver mmb forum.
Title: Re: The french really are in a catagory of their own.....
Post by: Leopardsocks on December 19, 2012, 03:30:15 AM
Merde...les chiens ne parles pas francais????



Sacre bleu!!!
Title: Re: The french really are in a catagory of their own.....
Post by: Anonymous on December 19, 2012, 09:02:58 AM
Quote from: "Leopardsocks"Merde...les chiens ne parles pas francais????



Sacre bleu!!!

French, Chinese, you are very, very multilingual man Leopardsocks.

 :)
Title: Re: The french really are in a catagory of their own.....
Post by: Anonymous on December 19, 2012, 04:23:39 PM
Quote from: "Zetsu"
Quote from: "seoulbro"
Quote from: "Zetsu"


Celtic, Anglo, Nihonjin and EI

What is EI?


It's for East Indian(Hindu, Sikh), we used to use that term often in the vancouver mmb forum.

I thought you meant Employment Insurance. :lol:
Title: Re: The french really are in a catagory of their own.....
Post by: Zetsu on December 21, 2012, 10:48:16 PM
Quote from: "seoulbro"
Quote from: "Zetsu"
Quote from: "seoulbro"
What is EI?


It's for East Indian(Hindu, Sikh), we used to use that term often in the vancouver mmb forum.

I thought you meant Employment Insurance. :lol:


Lol that's what I thought too when I first heard of that term.
Title: Re: The french really are in a catagory of their own.....
Post by: Anonymous on December 22, 2012, 12:05:00 PM
Quote from: "Zetsu"
Quote from: "seoulbro"
Quote from: "Zetsu"


It's for East Indian(Hindu, Sikh), we used to use that term often in the vancouver mmb forum.

I thought you meant Employment Insurance. :lol:


Lol that's what I thought too when I first heard of that term.

I like EI very much too...I collected it after both of my children were born.

 :lol:
Title: Re: The french really are in a catagory of their own.....
Post by: heinzy on December 23, 2012, 05:45:10 AM
Employment Insurance?
Title: Re: The french really are in a catagory of their own.....
Post by: Zetsu on December 24, 2012, 10:27:27 AM
Quote from: "Fashionista"
Quote from: "Zetsu"
Quote from: "seoulbro"
I thought you meant Employment Insurance. :lol:


Lol that's what I thought too when I first heard of that term.

I like EI very much too...I collected it after both of my children were born.

 :lol:



Quote from: "Shen Li"
Quote from: "heinzy"Employment Insurance?

Ya see Zetsu, a lot more confusion around that term than what you thought.


 :)  :lol:
Title: Re: The french really are in a catagory of their own.....
Post by: cc on December 24, 2012, 04:50:54 PM
Quote from: "Obvious Li"when it comes to arrogance, ignorance and stupidity.........sac re bleu



Montreal bylaw requires dogs understand commands in both official languages



Earlier this week, Montreal city councilor Benoit LaDouce proposed a bylaw that would require all dogs in public parks to be bi-lingual. According to Mr. LaDouce, "Dogs parks in our city are chaotic and communication is at the heart of the conflict." In his mind, K9/citizen relations would be more harmonious if dogs in public spaces understood commands in both English and French.

Now, THAT's funny. Made my day!!



At the same time, at another level, as it is part of our country (legally that is) it also makes me want to cry.



Bittersweet ... sigh