tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20163580.post852954104940756782..comments2023-08-17T10:11:03.892-04:00Comments on Mike and Dean's Cross-Border Tagteam: Renaming the 401Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20163580.post-49700651103356545812007-08-29T10:08:00.000-04:002007-08-29T10:08:00.000-04:00Tar Heel: Okay. From now on, my car is a Veteran...Tar Heel: Okay. From now on, my car is a Veteranmobile. Currency is no longer the dollar, they're Hero Tokens (HT). From now on, any time you greet someone, you can't say "Hello" but instead "Honour to the Veterans." <BR/><BR/>And anyone who doesn't do this clearly doesn't support the troops. <BR/><BR/>See how silly it is?Dean Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06204518817128780758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20163580.post-80943646038085801782007-08-28T23:47:00.000-04:002007-08-28T23:47:00.000-04:00While I appreciate the debate over the name "Highw...While I appreciate the debate over the name "Highway of Heroes" as opposed to something like "Veterans Highway", I find this post overly caustic to make a cheap point. Remembering and valuing the work of our armed forces is hardly "trite", even if you feel that displays of such appreciation (eg, yellow ribbons) are "facile".Canadian Tar Heelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08296189877750355753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20163580.post-621037587388858472007-08-27T13:03:00.000-04:002007-08-27T13:03:00.000-04:00Where do you get that number from? It must be fun...Where do you get that number from? It must be fun, being an anonymous commenter where you can pull stats out of your ass and then remain nameless. Who are these 75%?Dean Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06204518817128780758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20163580.post-54389445674069899972007-08-27T09:41:00.000-04:002007-08-27T09:41:00.000-04:00Well, apparently 75% of the people wanted it - maj...Well, apparently 75% of the people wanted it - majority rules they say.<BR/><BR/>It's only a "section" of the highway - and the world won't come to an end.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20163580.post-70008665888865907682007-08-24T19:23:00.000-04:002007-08-24T19:23:00.000-04:00Given that Rick Mercer was able to get millions of...Given that Rick Mercer was able to get millions of signatures on a petition to rename Stockwell Day as Doris Day, it hardly seems like petitions have any real value. They get tabled every day in parliament, and ignored.Dean Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06204518817128780758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20163580.post-12605514698559756192007-08-24T17:21:00.000-04:002007-08-24T17:21:00.000-04:00McGuinty did come up with the idea - he responded ...McGuinty did come up with the idea - he responded to a petition signed by 18,000 people.<BR/><BR/>If he ignored him he'd be accused of ignoring the wishes of the people of Ontario and if he goes along with them he's being attacked.<BR/><BR/>Does this change anyone's life at all? No. The highway will still be there to travel on.<BR/><BR/>Time to move on.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com