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New Canadian icebreaker to be named after John

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New Canadian icebreaker to be named after John Diefenbaker


Political | 208474 hits | Aug 28 8:46 am | Posted by: Hyack
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INUVIK, N.W.T. - Prime Minister Stephen Harper summoned up the jowly ghost of one of his Conservative predecessors Thursday, announcing that John Diefenbaker would be both the name of Canada's new anywhere, anytime icebreaker and the inspiration for his v

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  1. by avatar herbie
    Thu Aug 28, 2008 4:13 pm
    Starting a new tradition of naming icebreakers, bulldozers and wrecking-balls after Conservative PMs?

  2. by avatar robmik43
    Thu Aug 28, 2008 4:48 pm
    Yep...but they'll stay with Liberal PM names for
    snow blowers, industrial vacuums and wind farms.

  3. by avatar DrCaleb
    Thu Aug 28, 2008 4:50 pm
    "herbie" said
    Starting a new tradition of naming icebreakers, bulldozers and wrecking-balls after Conservative PMs?


    No, once it's built and tested, they'll destroy the plans and prototypes.

  4. by avatar Mustang1
    Thu Aug 28, 2008 4:57 pm
    "DrCaleb" said
    Starting a new tradition of naming icebreakers, bulldozers and wrecking-balls after Conservative PMs?


    No, once it's built and tested, they'll destroy the plans and prototypes.

    Why would the current government resort to Cold War standard procedures? I hope we're not opening up another orgy of mytholization Arrow tangent :twisted:

  5. by avatar Tracker
    Thu Aug 28, 2008 6:03 pm
    The Diefenbraker... hmeehhhh.

  6. by avatar tritium
    Thu Aug 28, 2008 6:11 pm
    This is great...

  7. by avatar Streaker
    Thu Aug 28, 2008 6:15 pm
    Naming it after a PM who was all talk and no walk..... How fitting.

  8. by avatar tritium
    Thu Aug 28, 2008 6:21 pm
    "Streaker" said
    Naming it after a PM who was all talk and no walk..... How fitting.


    Then the next icebreaker should be named after you... :wink: :lol:

  9. by avatar Streaker
    Thu Aug 28, 2008 6:24 pm
    "tritium" said
    Naming it after a PM who was all talk and no walk..... How fitting.


    Then the next icebreaker should be named after you... :wink: :lol:

    Now that was just lame. :roll: :lol:

  10. by avatar Zipperfish  Gold Member
    Thu Aug 28, 2008 7:03 pm
    They should calll it the HMSS "What's Your Sign?" I've always found that to be a good icebreaker. :lol:

  11. by avatar Pseudonym
    Thu Aug 28, 2008 7:11 pm
    "Zipperfish" said
    They should calll it the HMSS "What's Your Sign?" I've always found that to be a good icebreaker. :lol:

    Boo! Hiss! :P

  12. by avatar kenmore
    Thu Aug 28, 2008 7:15 pm
    They could have named it tory bullshit.. that would cover everyone of them.. :)

  13. by avatar saturn_656
    Thu Aug 28, 2008 7:23 pm
    I guess you can all quit your bitching about the slushbreakers now (you know who you are). :roll:

  14. by avatar bootlegga
    Thu Aug 28, 2008 7:26 pm
    They can call it whatever they want, it'll be cancelled in 6 months anyways...



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