greg@xios.XIOS.UUCP (Greg Franks) (07/05/88)
Recently, a program called rrcount was posted to the net to imform the American populace about the number of days left in Ronald Reagan's presidency. As we all know, Brian Mulroney (whatever) will be calling a general election "real soon now". Clearly, rrcount can be easily "Canadianized" (after one corrects the BSD conversion bugs :-)). However, one needs a suitable list of alternative names for Brian Mulroney (such as Lyin' Brian). So, how about we all pitch in our favourite name for our Prime Minister. One need not be original - steal names used by the Honourable Opposition to describe the PM. Please POST rather than mail so that your choice will be seen by others and hopefully not duplicated. Once the election is called, I'll post the canadianized version of rrcount.c. For those of you who wonder where rrcount.c comes from, please consult comp.sources.misc. Post Soon, Post often, but must importantly, don't use Canada Post! -- Greg Franks XIOS Systems Corporation, 1600 Carling Avenue, utzoo!dciem!nrcaer!xios!greg Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, K1Z 8R8. (613)725-5411. ACME Electric: When you can't find your shorts, call us!
alanm@dvlmarv.UUCP (Alan Matsuoka) (07/07/88)
In article <537@xios.XIOS.UUCP> greg@xios.UUCP (Greg Franks) writes: > >So, how about we all pitch in our favourite name for our Prime Minister. My favorite it from Gary Lautens who writes for the Toronto Star. "B.M. the P.M." -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Alan Matsuoka, Develcon Electronics, 515 Consumers Road, Suite 500 Willowdale, ON Canada M2J 4Z2 uucp: {decvax,ihnp4,utai,uunet}!watmath!dvlmarv!alanm phone: (416) 495-8666 {utai,mnetor}!lsuc!dvlmarv!alanm sask!zaphod!dvlmarv!alanm
lyndon@ncc.Nexus.CA (Lyndon Nerenberg) (07/08/88)
In article <537@xios.XIOS.UUCP> greg@xios.UUCP (Greg Franks) writes: >However, one needs a suitable list of alternative names for Brian >Mulroney (such as Lyin' Brian). So, how about we all pitch in our >favourite name for our Prime Minister. One need not be original - steal >names used by the Honourable Opposition to describe the PM. My all time favourite is courtesy Canada's crusader against bafflegab in all its incarnations: Dr. Foth The Jaw That Walks Like a Man -- {alberta,pyramid,uunet}!ncc!lyndon lyndon@Nexus.CA Ain't singin' for Miller...
dave@lsuc.uucp (David Sherman) (07/08/88)
If anyone wants to post, do so as a followup to THIS article.
Then your posting will go to can.politics, which is where all this
belongs.
Also, Reagan's presidency must end, while Mulroney's
prime ministership may continue. So the count may not be
meaningful. And anyway, are you really looking forward to
John Turner as Prime Minister?
David Sherman
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{ uunet!mnetor pyramid!utai decvax!utcsri utzoo } !lsuc!davemanis@faculty.cs.ubc.ca (Vincent Manis) (07/09/88)
I'm a New Democrat, so I can hardly have any axes to grind. Here's my
suggestion:
"The Right Honourable Brian Mulroney, M.P., P.C., Prime Minister of
Canada"
Mr Mulroney's stooping to personal insult is no justification for our
descending to the same level.
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<<NOTE NEW ADDRESS>> | henry@utzoo.uucp (Henry Spencer) (07/11/88)
> Mr Mulroney's stooping to personal insult is no justification for our > descending to the same level. Hey, now, insulting the PM is an old Canadian tradition... :-) -- Anyone who buys Wisconsin cheese is | Henry Spencer @ U of Toronto Zoology a traitor to mankind. --Pournelle | {ihnp4,decvax,uunet!mnetor}!utzoo!henry
haviland@dalcsug.UUCP (James D. Haviland) (07/11/88)
You realize, of course, that Brian Mulroney is the only PM with a city named after him... Moosejaw. So Moosejaw it is!
dre@myrias.UUCP (Duane Eitzen) (07/21/88)
In article <3370@ubc-cs.UUCP> manis@faculty.cs.ubc.ca (Vincent Manis) writes: >I'm a New Democrat, so I can hardly have any axes to grind. Here's my >suggestion: > "The Right Honourable Brian Mulroney, M.P., P.C., Prime Minister of > Canada" >Mr Mulroney's stooping to personal insult is no justification for our >descending to the same level. You New Democrats always get this backwards. The P.M. should be taken lightly. The economy should be taken seriously. Duane Eitzen