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::::And the recent photographs released by Academia showing the Lunar Landers and footprints left by the Astronauts? [[User:Dphilp75|Dphilp75]] ([[User talk:Dphilp75|talk]]) 01:16, 12 October 2010 (UTC)
::::And the recent photographs released by Academia showing the Lunar Landers and footprints left by the Astronauts? [[User:Dphilp75|Dphilp75]] ([[User talk:Dphilp75|talk]]) 01:16, 12 October 2010 (UTC)
:::::If it's the photos I've seen, they were blurry & distant, not very convincing. [[User:GoodDay|GoodDay]] ([[User talk:GoodDay|talk]]) 14:41, 12 October 2010 (UTC)
:::::If it's the photos I've seen, they were blurry & distant, not very convincing. [[User:GoodDay|GoodDay]] ([[User talk:GoodDay|talk]]) 14:41, 12 October 2010 (UTC)
Alright, what about these FACTS; It's pretty difficult to fake transmissions from 400 000km away, yet those transmission were confirmed by the Soviets! If it *WAS* faked, and there was *ANYWAY* to prove it, the Soviets would have jumped at it, yet they never said a word.

There were upwards of 15 000 people that worked just on the Apollo project, and everyone of them would have to have kept their mouths shut until this very day, There is no doubt that the technology exists, and did exist to get us to the Moon, there is just not the political capital, nor money to want to do it again.

Lastly, the Government can't keep secrets it DESPERATELY wants to keep (Watergate ETC) how could it possibly keep a secret THAT huge? (Surely there would have been someone of note from the Government of the day come forward!) There, riddle me those!! :P [[User:Dphilp75|Dphilp75]] ([[User talk:Dphilp75|talk]]) 11:17, 22 January 2011 (UTC)


== I Have a Dream ==
== I Have a Dream ==

Revision as of 11:17, 22 January 2011

The Special Barnstar
for making up with your fellow wikipedians and never holding a grudge. Titch Tucker (talk) 23:58, 26 November 2008 (UTC)
The Minor Barnstar
As of today, 1858 minor edits . . . all of them great! Thanks especially for your commitment to fixing the little things in hockey-related articles. Muéro(talk/c) 04:10, 7 October 2006 (UTC)
The United Kingdom Barnstar of National Merit
For your tireless work and thoughtful dedication put into various aspects of the United Kingdom!... We'd be lost without you! Keep up the good work! --
this WikiAward was given to GoodDay by Jza84 · (talk) 01:27, 13 December 2007 (UTC)
The Barnstar of Good Humor
I award thee this barnstar for your diligent efforts to lighten the often heavy atmosphere over on Talk:British Isles and other related articles. You are indeed the unrivalled Charles VII of Comedy--Jeanne Boleyn (talk) 07:59, 12 May 2009 (UTC)
The Barnstar of Diligence
For your tireless efforts and contributions to maintain the quality of hockey-related articles and English wikipedia against the struggle of diacritics. Never give up the fight! Thricecube (talk) 00:46, 21 July 2009 (UTC)
The Beer Barnstar
For voting sensibly and not losing your cool ever. HighKing (talk) 23:18, 5 August 2009 (UTC))
The Indefatigable Turner Bird Barnstar
For the Cool Canadian Bulldog Spirit Sarah777 (talk) 22:48, 13 August 2009 (UTC)
The Barnstar of Diplomacy
Awarded to User:GoodDay for his amazing efforts in mediation. I am still amazed at your capacity for good will and tolerance. --DIREKTOR (TALK) 20:47, 1 December 2009 (UTC)

Hello to all, I finally came out of my semi-hiding (November 17, 2005). I assumed the Username GoodDay as my moniker. Well anyway, now that I've overcome my initial shyness, I'll tell you who I am.

I'm an Average Joe, who has answers & questions, eager to learn, I want to pick your brain and have you pick mine. I'm in my 30s with slightly greying hair, and live on Prince Edward Island, in Canada (that's not why I have grey hair).

I'm a direct descendant of Germain Doucet (to be exact, I'm one of his great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-grandchildren). I learnt martial arts from watching Ralph Furley.

It's quite possible (though I'll never confirm it), that I'm not of this world (Earth). I might be an alien scout, sent here to observe human behaviours.

I consider myself an average lover. No standing ovations, but no hysterical laughter.

Beginning 7 January 2010, my goals are-
1) contribute more on articles & less on discussions.
2) have a more serious approach to the Project.
3) keep my views to my own talkpage.
4) not to butt in on others discussions at their respective talkpages.
5) be more concerned about encylopedic accuracy.
6) try not to attempt accomodating eveybody in a disccusion.
7) easing off on the jokes, at public discussions.
8) try not to always have the last word.
9) no longer contact other Users on their talkpages, particularly blocked Users.
10) As much as possible, always remember, editing on Wikipedia is a privillage - not a right.

"Hello, room service? Send me up a larger room"

A Canadian republican at his High School graduation

Only one graduate that year, refused to stand for GSTQ. Guess who.

Project memberships

Favorite Sayings

  • I never wanted to belong to an organization that would have me as a member. Groucho Marx
  • I'm as powerful as the Pope, I just don't have as many people who believe it. George Carlin
  • Every person is my teacher, in that I may learn from her/him
  • If God can do anything? Can He make a rock He can't lift?
  • Don't let your car run, it's difficult to catch.
  • I haven't seen you since the last time I saw you & will see you again the next time I see you.
  • I've found Jesus, I have him in my trunk.
  • Monarchy is a hyprocracy to democracy.

The Golden Rules

I'm a staunch opponent of 'Edit Warring'. If you disagree with an edit, discuss it at its proper place -the corresponding Discussion page of the respective article-. I myself had gotten close to an 'edit war' (months ago) at Wikipedia: WikiProject Ice Hockey, and found it brought out the 'worst' in me (I've since apologized for my hysterics). What 'edit wars' do is:
1- Causes articles to be unstable, thus hurting Wikipedia's image in the eyes of visitors -seeking information- or just browsing;
2- Gets articles locked, which hurts innocent editors;
3- Gets good faith editors 'blocked' for 3RR violations (though blockings are deserved)
4- Flows into corresponding 'Discussion page' causing 'emotional debates'.

Religious beliefs

As an atheist, I've no religious beliefs. However, I respect people's religious beliefs; so I try not to badger anyone. George Carlin's views on Religions match mine. I find the wealthy William A. Donohue, entertaining.

Comics

Funny George Carlin, Groucho Marx, Benny Hill, George Burns, Milton Berle, Abbot and Costello, Dean Martin, Jerry Lewis, Foster Brooks, Ruth Buzzi, John Byner, Bob Einstein, Laurel and Hardy, Phyllis Diller, Jackie Gleason, Don Rickles, Rodney Dangerfield, Rowan Atkinson, Rich Little, Greg Morton, Mike MacDonald, Willie Tyler, Stewart Francis, Red Skelton - italics for those living

Not Funny Steve Martin, Victoria Jackson, Howie Mandel, Richard Pryor, Eddie Murphy, Bob Saget, Stephen Colbert - italics for those living

TV & Movies

TV series favs

M*A*S*H (1972-83) - Finest kind, Ferret Face
All in the Family (1971-79) - Dingbat, Meathead
Three's Company (1977-84) - the Ropers, Mr. Furley
Blackadder - I have a cunning plan
Twilight Zone (1959-64) - a lot of smoking
New Twilight Zone (1985-89) - not as much smoking
Bizarre (1980-85) - Super Dave, the Yoga master, etc
The Andy Griffith Show (1960-70) (including its sequel) - you ain't heard the last, of Ernest T. Bass
The Muppet Show (1976-81) - Pigs in spaaaaccceee, Doctor Bob, Bunson Honeydue & Beeker
list will gradually grow

Movie favs

One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest (1975) - A little dab'll do ya
Forrest Gump (1994) - Life's like a box of chocolates...
The Color Purple (1985) - Mister, Celie, Netty, Shug
Glory (1989) - Colonel Shaw, Major Forbes, Sgt-Maj Rawlins, Thomas & Trip
Andersonville (1996)
M*A*S*H (1970) - Radar, Hawkeye, Duke etc
Patton (1970) - With your brains and my screwy ideas? we'll make a great team
Full Metal Jacket (1987) - A jelly doughnut?; Get up there, fat boy; I will skull f--k you
Play Misty for Me (1971) - I never said I loved you
Dirty Harry (1971) - Well do ya?, PUNK
Platton (1986) - What do you know about death
The Silence of the Lambs (1991) - ...and what did you hear?...
The Lion in Winter (1968) - You know, we may live forever. Do you think there's a chance of it?
list will gradually grow

Animation series favs

The Transformers (1980's) - Transform and roll out
Robotech
The Gobots
MASK
Warner Brothers, Walter Lantz & Walt Disney animation series
The Flintstones (1966-69) - Yayba-dayba-doo
The Smurfs
List will gradually grow

Sports teams favs

Montreal Canadiens
New York Yankees

Current Boxing Champions

As recognized by the WBA, WBC, WBO, IBF & IBO sanctioning bodies

Heavyweight
Wladimir Klitschko - IBF, IBO & WBO
David Haye - WBA
Vitali Klitschko - WBC

Cruiserweight
Guillermo Jones - WBA
Krzysztof Wlodarczyk - WBC
Marco Huck - WBO
Steve Cunningham - IBF
Danny Green - IBO

Light heavyweight
Tavoris Cloud - IBF
Beibut Shumenov - WBA
Jean Pascal - WBC & IBO
Jurgen Brahmer - WBO

Super middleweight
Lucian Bute - IBF
Andre Ward - WBA
Carl Froch - WBC
Robert Stieglitz - WBO
Isaac Chilemba - IBO

Middleweight
Sergio Martinez - WBC
Sebastian Sylvester - IBF
Felix Sturm - WBA
Dmitry Pirog - WBO
Peter Manfredo, Jr. - IBO

Super welterweight
Miguel Cotto - WBA
Manny Pacquiao - WBC
Sergiy Dzinziruk - WBO
Cornelius Bundrage - IBF
vacant - IBO

Welterweight
Vyacheslav Senchenko - WBA
Andre Berto - WBC
Manny Pacquiao - WBO
Jan Zaveck - IBF
Lovemore N'dou - IBO

I'm a republican

Though my award below may seem otherwise. I'm a republican - Canada should have an elected Head of State; so enough of these doll house games. Rideau Hall would make a splendid residence for a Canadian President. Let's have the American system & get out of the past & into the future. Oh alright, an European republican system will do.

Some countries that once were monarchies, but are now republics: Nepal, France, Russia (technically, not the same Russia), Greece, Portugal, China, Romania, Bulgaria, Serbia, Montenegro, Italy, Albania, Finland, Germany (technically, not the same Germany), Ireland, Libya, Ethiopia, Egypt, Syria, Iraq, Iran, Vietnam, Korea (now two countries). Sadly, some of these republics are communist.

Awards

The Royalty and Nobility Barnstar

Working Man's Barnstar
For laboriously stripping those dratted diacritics out of the Hockey related articles.
20:15, 8 June 2007. From RGTraynor

Movie/TV Bloopers

  • Star Wars Episode VI (1983) - Leia remembered her real mother, yet Luke didn't. Was the force truly with Luke?
  • Braveheart (1995) - Simply too many historical bloopers.
  • 1950's TV - It was alright for men to be in the same bed; but not a man & woman?
  • Scrooge (1951) - If Scrooge's mother died giving him birth, where did his younger full sister Fan, come from?
  • The Flintstones (1960-66) - After the pet cat (who was never seen during the episodes) threw Fred out of the house. Why didn't Fred simply crawl through the window hole, to get back in?
  • Star Wars series (1977 to 2005) - It took at least 18-years to construct the 1st Death Star. Yet, only 6-years to (nearly) complete the 2nd (much larger) Death Star. Possible excuse, the 2nd DS may have already been in construction, long before the destruction of the 1st DS.
  • Star Trek TOS (1966-69) - In the episode 'the Enemy Within', why didn't the Enterprise send a shuttle down, to rescue the Sulu away-team? Actual reason, the series creators hadn't completed construction of the shuttles (plus naturally, it would've destroyed the story)
  • The Tudors - Henry VIII of England, with black hair?
  • The Flintstones (again) - How the heck did Fred & Wilma conceive Pebbles? Afterall, they slept in seperate beds. PS: A similiar question goes for all those 'family shows' where Mother & Father slept in seperate beds.
  • The Waltons (1972-81) - In an earlier episode (via narration) Grandma (Esther) Walton was said to have predeceased Grandpa (Zeb) Walton. Later (due to actor Will Geer's death, in 1978), the show had Grandpa Walton predeceasing Grandma Walton.
  • Rocket Robin Hood - Little John's constant changing of his eyes & hair cut, during each episode (via animation inconsistancy)
  • Happy Days (1974-84) & Family Matters (1989-98) - Whatever happen to Chuck Cunningham & Judy Winslow. The former went off to basketball practice & the latter went upstairs to her bedroom. Neither were heard from or seen since. (spooky).
  • Mr Dressup (1967-96) - Casey was always 4 & half years old & Finnegan couldn't bark.
  • Superman IV (1987) - Nuclear Man carries a hostage (a woman) into space. Having no space suit (just her buisness suit), how the heck did she survive?
  • Psycho II (1983) - Lila Loomis' daughter (Mary) must have either been adopted, or her father was an oriental.
  • Star Trek II, Wrath of Khan (1982) - 1) Why did Scotty bring his nephew's body, up to the bridge. 2) Khan remembers Chekov, but I don't recall the 2 meeting (on screen) during the TOS run.
  • M*A*S*H (1972-83) - We learn in some episodes, Colonel Potter is allowed to complete his military career 'stateside', yet refuses to request such a tranfer, while complaining about being in South Korea. Also, the others have pushed him to stay (in Korea). Jumpers, stay in a war zone, when ya don't have to?. Forget about Klinger, give Potter the 'section 8' (psyiactric discharge).
  • King Kong (1933, 1976 & 2005) - How was the chluriformed (thus knocked-out) Kong loaded onto the ship, in the 1933 & 2005 version. More amazingly, how was Kong put into the hull of the oil tanker, in the 1976 version.

My kind of poetry (feel free to add poems, everyone)

The Flower
I once had a flower
I put it on the wall
That's all.

The Arrow
I shot an arrow into the air
It hit the ground
I know not where
I loose alot of arrows that way.

Old Mother Hubbard (new version)
Old mother hubbard, went to the cupboard
To get her poor daughter a dress
But when she got there, the cupboard was bare
So was her daughter, I guess.

My doggie
Please don't blame my doggie
It's not his falt at all
Someone left a wet mop
Standing in the hall.

The Coyote
When I was born
Don't ask me how
They thought I was a coyote
But I'm alright, now-oooh

The Scarlet Pimpernel
They seek him here
They seek him there
Those Frenchies seek him everywhere
Is he in heaven?
Is he in hell?
Damned that elusive Pimpernel.

What Do You Say
What do you say?
What do you say?
What do you say?
Say "hey"

The Friar With a Bald Head
What is a friar with a bald head?
A staff to beat a cuckold dead?
What is a gun that shoots point blank,
and hits between a maiden's flank?
Wi' a humble drum, drumble dum drumble down dee

Lester Moore
Here lies Lester Moore
Four slugs from a .44
No Les, no more

The Buzzing Bee
I love you
You love me
We're as happy as a buzzing bee

Berries
I used to pick the berries
Out back, behind the store
I used to pick the berries
I did, but I don't anymore.

This Little Piggy
This little piggy went to market
This little piggy stayed home
This little piggy had roast beef
This little piggy had none
And this little piggy cried "Wee wee wee" all the way home.


A poem close to my heart (Jack forbes)

Fareweel to a' our Scottish fame,
Fareweel our ancient glory;
Fareweel ev'n to the Scottish name,
Sae fam'd in martial story.
Now Sark rins over Solway sands,
An' Tweed rins to the ocean,
To mark where England's province stands-
Such a parcel of rogues in a nation!

What force or guile could not subdue,
Thro' many warlike ages,
Is wrought now by a coward few,
For hireling traitor's wages.
The English stell we could disdain,
Secure in valour's station;
But English gold has been our bane-
Such a parcel of rogues in a nation!

O would, or I had seen the day
That Treason thus could sell us,
My auld grey head had lien in clay,
Wi' Bruce and loyal Wallace!
But pith and power, till my last hour,
I'll mak this declaration;
We're bought and sold for English gold-
Such a parcel of rogues in a nation!

Robert Burns

Questions you wanted to ask, but were afraid to

  • Here's a doozey. In court, you swearn on the bible to tell the truth. Is that oath effective, if there are pages missing?
  • Is The Word truly The Word if it's missing some words? -Rrius (talk) 19:29, 4 November 2009 (UTC)
  • Indeed, if a fly has no wings, is it called a 'walk'?
  • If a bat has no wings, can you swing it? -Rrius (talk) 19:35, 4 November 2009 (UTC)
  • If it's the Undisputed Heavyweight championship, what's everyone fighting about?
  • Going back to court (and following the George Carlin theme), shouldn't you respond to "please describe it in your own words" with words you've made up? -Rrius (talk) 20:30, 4 November 2009 (UTC)
  • Do elephants pack their trunks, before moving on?
  • Do two flock of Canadian geese, fly in a 'W' form?
  • Can you get itchy on the inside? Dbrodbeck (talk) 05:08, 5 November 2009 (UTC)
  • In a school of fish, who is the teacher?--Jeanne Boleyn (talk) 06:31, 5 November 2009 (UTC)
  • Why do skydivers wear helmets? If their chute doesn't open, will it really help? Canterbury Tail talk 13:35, 5 November 2009 (UTC)
  • For the religious folk: If god can do anything, can he make a rock he can't lift? *If practice makes perfect and nobody is perfect why practice? BigDunc 19:14, 5 November 2009 (UTC)
  • Shouldn't we be worried, that doctors 'practice' medicine?
  • If a tree falls in the woods, and hits a mime, does anyone care? Canterbury Tail talk 19:20, 5 November 2009 (UTC)
  • If pro and con are opposites, wouldn't the opposite of progress be congress? for our American cousins across the pond BigDunc 19:25, 5 November 2009 (UTC)
  • Congress is also another word for sexual intercourse (or sexshul innercourse as Bill Clinton would call it).--Jeanne Boleyn (talk) 07:00, 6 November 2009 (UTC)
  • Why do you drive on a parkway but park on a driveway?
  • Will CPAC ever hire a male, to handle the french-to-english translations.
  • Did you ever notice that when you combine The IRS together into one word you get Theirs?

Most annoying commericals

  • The Gray Powers Insurance, where the woman in the car growls "Come on everybody, let's go". Appears every 5 minutes (it seems).
  • The Cealisus & Viagra commericals, with their feeble attempts at humour.
  • A commercial from the late 1960s advertising margerine, and a woman kept shrieking, "But it's not the brand you borrowed".
  • "Where's the beef?!".
  • The Slap Chop salesman. Wouldn't ya like to put his 'nuts' into the machine?
  • Cal Worthington, the car dealer. His stupid commercials always interrupted the late-night films every five minutes. If you need a brand new car, go see Cal.... Yeah, right!
  • Budlight Beer: The guy beating up the plastic giant octopus, which was disrupting the beach party.
  • The Gray Powers Insurance, where the guy is a terrible driver & yells out at the beginning (on his cell phone) "Hey, how are ya? my number one client". GoodDay (talk) 15:27, 9 May 2010 (UTC)

Humans were never on the Moon

This 'Cold War' propaganda is laughable. In 2009 - humans can't get to the moon, yet 1969 to 1972 - humans could? Please.

What do you mean, they can't get to the moon in 2009. I was there just last week, and let me tell ya, it was outasight, man. It really blew my mind. Major Tom was the first person on the moon- he landed there in 1969.--Jeanne Boleyn (talk) 06:54, 19 November 2009 (UTC)
Wait.. Are you serious about this one? LOL! Because between this and your Republican leanings, I might actually have a stroke talking with you! ;) Dphilp75 (talk) 17:25, 11 October 2010 (UTC)
The whole hoax was a by-product of the Cold War. The hoax was created to give the impression that the USA was technologically ahead of the USSR. GoodDay (talk) 20:18, 11 October 2010 (UTC)
And the recent photographs released by Academia showing the Lunar Landers and footprints left by the Astronauts? Dphilp75 (talk) 01:16, 12 October 2010 (UTC)
If it's the photos I've seen, they were blurry & distant, not very convincing. GoodDay (talk) 14:41, 12 October 2010 (UTC)

Alright, what about these FACTS; It's pretty difficult to fake transmissions from 400 000km away, yet those transmission were confirmed by the Soviets! If it *WAS* faked, and there was *ANYWAY* to prove it, the Soviets would have jumped at it, yet they never said a word.

There were upwards of 15 000 people that worked just on the Apollo project, and everyone of them would have to have kept their mouths shut until this very day, There is no doubt that the technology exists, and did exist to get us to the Moon, there is just not the political capital, nor money to want to do it again.

Lastly, the Government can't keep secrets it DESPERATELY wants to keep (Watergate ETC) how could it possibly keep a secret THAT huge? (Surely there would have been someone of note from the Government of the day come forward!) There, riddle me those!! :P Dphilp75 (talk) 11:17, 22 January 2011 (UTC)

I Have a Dream

I have a dream for GoodDay: You awaken to discover that:

Sweet dreams are made of this.......--Jeanne Boleyn (talk) 07:23, 20 November 2009 (UTC)

  • Devolutionists are barred from UK related articles. GoodDay (talk) 04:52, 20 December 2010 (UTC)

I support the CEP

Northern Ireland has an Assembly, Wales has an Assembly & Scotland has a Parliament. It's time for England to have a Parliament too. Fair is fair. GoodDay (talk) 15:18, 1 March 2010 (UTC)

How boring is my life?

I've memorised all the Popes & their reigns, from Boniface VIII (r. 1294-1303) to Benedict XVI (r. 2005-present). All the British Isles monarchs/reigns beginning with Egbert of Wessex & Kenneth III of Scotland. All the French monarchs beginning with Louis V, and alot of other monarchs/reigns. GoodDay (talk) 19:05, 3 April 2010 (UTC)

Ok, now you need to memorise all the English/British royal consorts. When you've done that, do the same thing with the French Queen consorts, then the US First Ladies. When you've finished you may change your name to Jeanne Boleyn, and we can be blissfully boring together as perfect Wikipedian twins.--Jeanne Boleyn (talk) 19:45, 3 April 2010 (UTC)
I've actually memorised quite a few of those. GoodDay (talk) 21:53, 3 April 2010 (UTC)
LOL. It's better than counting sheep!--Jeanne Boleyn (talk) 12:10, 4 April 2010 (UTC)

I've a messeage for Governor General Michelle Jean. "What occured in Rwanda in the 1990's, wasn't my concern nor my responsibilty". "In future, please don't apologize on behalf of all Canadians 'again'. GoodDay (talk) 14:56, 23 April 2010 (UTC)

She never did. --Ħ MIESIANIACAL 15:25, 23 April 2010 (UTC)
Boot'er out anyways & abolish the office. Come on Stevie, just don't nominate a successor. GoodDay (talk) 15:30, 23 April 2010 (UTC)
Won't happen. Queen is constitutionally bound to appoint a governor general; office can't be abolished without agreement of all provinces and the federal parliament; plus, dictatorsihp doesn't sit well with alotta people. I'm surprised it does with you! --Ħ MIESIANIACAL 15:32, 23 April 2010 (UTC)
I'm trying to remember when Elizabeth II was elected Queen of Canada, or when MJ was elected Governor-General of Canada. GoodDay (talk) 15:36, 23 April 2010 (UTC)
So, you're inferring we're already in a dictatorship? Tisk, tisk, GD... ;) You know the position of monarch is created, filled, and bound by our constitution, which can be altered at any point by our elected representatives in parliament. It even has specific instructions on how to change or eliminate - yes, abolish! - the monarchy. Democracy is more than simply direct elections; even in democratic republics, not everyone is elected. --Ħ MIESIANIACAL 15:48, 23 April 2010 (UTC)
I'm still waiting for that plebescite to occur. Monarchy (even constitutional ones) is a hypocracy to democracy. GoodDay (talk) 15:54, 23 April 2010 (UTC)
In constitutional monarchies, the crown exists to temper the excesses of democracy - to prevent a tyranny of the majority, which even the founding fathers of the US knew the danger of. Republics attempt to imitate that same balance (did you know the Americans considered a monarchy when writing their constitution?). So, monarchy is incompatible with democracy only if you believe republicanism is counterintuitive to democracy, as well.
Of course, neither is. Democracy is generally accepted as meaning a system wherein the people ultimately rule, partly via regular voting and partly through more long term, self-imposed strictures. For Canadians, and their ancestors - either blood or national - going back to the Glorious Revolution, the monarchy has been one of the most key of those self-imposed restraints. As we keep it over ourselves by choice, it could be thrown off, of course. But then, one has to seriously consider if there's anything that will do the job better in the crown's place.
There's no explanation, though, for why I sound like a long-winded constitutional history professor. --Ħ MIESIANIACAL 16:29, 23 April 2010 (UTC)
A plebescite is needed, even Australia had a kick at it. GoodDay (talk) 21:59, 23 April 2010 (UTC)
No, it's not needed. --Ħ MIESIANIACAL 18:25, 24 April 2010 (UTC)
It's needed. GoodDay (talk) 14:28, 25 April 2010 (UTC)
*Sigh* ;) Okay, I'll bite: Why is it needed? --Ħ MIESIANIACAL 16:26, 25 April 2010 (UTC)
Sheer boredom. The last time something almost exciting happend, was when the opposition parties threatened to form a coalition government. These days, things feezle out too often. GoodDay (talk) 20:55, 25 April 2010 (UTC)
Hmmm... well, how about a referendum on annexing the Turks and Caicos? That keeps fizzling out, too. I could use a sunny vacation that doesn't require me to be physically and emotionally violated at a US airport layover. --Ħ MIESIANIACAL 01:48, 26 April 2010 (UTC)
We need something to occur within Canada. The GG firing the PM, the Liberals overthrowing Ignatieff, the BQ dissolving itself, etc etc. GoodDay (talk) 14:04, 26 April 2010 (UTC)

British sea life against the term Irish Sea

I represent the sea life on the British side of the Sea-in-question. They say, they're against the name Irish Sea because of it's political tone. They prefer Britain and Ireland Sea. GoodDay (talk) 19:28, 6 August 2010 (UTC)

I offer a compromise in an attempt to meet opposing views half-way & are the opposers just as flexible? not a chance. I've had enough of the Devolutionist PoV being pushed at that article. Having control of the Countries of the United Kingdom, England, Scotland, Northern Ireland & Wales articles, isn't enough for them. Their political PoV, is more important to them then a NPoV. GoodDay (talk) 01:18, 13 January 2011 (UTC)