For the Canadians out there, happy Canada Day, wahooooo
No one cares!
BLAME CANADA!!!
So yeah…thanks you pricks…except OFH of course.
Anyway, I participated in this Plywood Cup charity event today. I got suckered in by a pretty girl…who I…nevermind. Anyway, each team (4 members) is given 2 sheets of plywood, some tape, some nails, a hammer and a saw, and has to construct a boat out of plywood in 90 minutes. Then one person has to paddle the boat across the lake and back. Like I say it was a charity event, so I obviously wouldn’t have done it if there wasn’t something in it for me.
So after, we’re each given a free ticket for the beer gardens and a free dinner. 1 beer is not going to do it for a guy like me, so I’m waiting in line for more beer tickets and this really drunk guy, who obviously got cut off, asks me to buy him a couple tickets and tells me to buy another for myself. Why not right?
20 minutes later I’m walking back to the main tent where they are giving out the prizes and this guy is handcuffed on the sidewalk by the police. The same guy who I’d bought the tickets for 20 minutes eariler. I had this ridiculous duck costume on, but I proceeded to cover my face and walk by really quick. I found it amusing anyway.
In case you’re wondering we came in like 7th place and raised about $1200 to go towards our Hospitals of Regina Pediatric care fund and our Leader-Post Raise a Reader fund. Something to feel good about…on the downside, the girl who got me to do this, her dick of a boyfriend shows up and, anyway…I’m not in a good mood right now. I think I’ll probably skip the fireworks even though they are being set off like 2 blocks from my house. I’m just really not in the mood.
So yeah…I get a Tuesday off work and a free beer. That’s Canada day in a nutshell.
::jealous::
::drinks a beer::
The dog horked all of dads beer.
thats what im talking about, beer, handcuffs, ply wood, shit that sounds like a fun time to me minus the handcuffs
oh only reason i knew it was canada day is b/c my phillies peel back calendar had it listed on there… that spur’d this thread
^LOL. Hilarious.
Seriously, don’t you guys get Canada Day off work? I called one of the folks at one of our Canada centers and the accountant there was still working, though maybe she was there because we’re doing month-end closing. Hard to say…
Stevo
fucking month end
Damn fiscal calendar!
fuggin accounting
Indeed…even worse is for me, it’s still June and will be until the middle of next week.
Stevo
GR, that sounds like a good national holiday to me.
How long did the boat stay afloat? Were you the one who captained it? The guy with the beer and the cops is hilarious. Why were you wearing a duck costume? Covering your face to hide your identity is so funny. Was everyone wearing a duck costume?
Why was I not wearing a costume three days later on the 4th of July?
^ Whoa whoa…look I already told the cops everything I know.
Our boat made it all the way across the lake and back. It was taking on a hell of a lot of water at the end, but it made it. Dude, I’m pushing that 200 lb mark…there’s no way I’m getting in a boat made of two pieces of wood. One of the girls paddled one way and the other paddled back. They did pretty good considering they paddle like girls.
The duck costume was all the one girls idea. Every team has like shirts or maybe hats, but ours was full out duck regalia. Just the four of us were wearing the costumes, but yeah, it was one of the only times that I wasn’t self-concious about everyone staring and laughing at me, and believe me it happens a lot. It actually was a decent Canada day. I watched the fireworks from my bedroom window and had a PERFECT view. Then I think I just smoked weed and played Call of Duty all night or something…had to let that national pride out on someone.
who let you weirdos get your own day?
haha, sorry Devin but I laughed at this.
^^ It was that guy…funny hat, big ole beard…damn, what’s his name…oh yeah, God.
^ That doesn’t really make sense though as Canada is bigger than the states…what is it like a sombrerro?