What the Quiznos fan said...

Don Cherry On The Offensive With Stephen Colbert

by Ryan Porter msn.ca 21/03/2007 8:54:00

Don Cherry was in a fighting mood as the guest speaker on Stephen Colbert Day in Oshawa, Ontario, on Tuesday, March 20.

"I didn't know if he was left wing, but somebody told me this afternoon he's a left-wing pinko, and you'd expect a left-wing pinko not to show up and face the music after starting something," the Quiznos fan said of The Colbert Report host.

As if that wasn't insulting enough, Don spit out, "He wears a visor too, I think." We don't know what that means, but it sounds pretty humiliating.

Stephen was given his own day after the OHL team, the Oshawa Generals, lost a bet to the Saginaw Spirit, whose mascot, Steagle Colbeagle the Eagle, had caught Stephen's attention.

If they'd won, Stephen would have worn an Oshawa Generals jersey on-air. But that didn't happen, so instead the mayor's birthday was declared Stephen Colbert Day.

Three thousand people attended the party at the General Motors Centre. In a taped message, Stephen continued to taunt the city. "Bold, innovative, vibrant: none of these words have been applied to the city of Oshawa," he said. "But how about these words: beaver pelt."

Ouch! You know Don Cherry is going to be lurking on a dark side street with a broken bottle of Molson Canadian with Stephen's name on it after that.

Oshawa's 'Stephen Colbert Day'

TORONTO (CP) - Ever since his satirical news program took to the airwaves in late 2005, American comic Stephen Colbert has revelled in taunting Canada.

He welcomed Canadian viewers to "The Colbert Report" - pronounced "ra-PORE" - when it launched on The Comedy Network in November '05 by telling them: "I am Stephen Colbert. I have balls. If you're lucky, they might just rub off on you."
When the Conservatives booted the Liberals out of power in last year's federal election, Colbert was quick to take credit, crowing: "I fixed Canada in 77 days!"
Now Canada, it appears, is ready to thank Colbert for his repair work by holding a "Stephen Colbert Day" celebration, featuring none other than Don Cherry himself, the type of no-nonsense straight-shooter who would be well and truly adored by Colbert's faux right-wing pundit.

A night of festivities, including a Colbert lookalike contest, is being held Tuesday in Oshawa, an industrial city east of Toronto better-known for its GM plant than its tendency to whoop it up.
"The only cool thing that has ever happened to Oshawa," commented one blogger on her blog It's Gonna Be a Blue Moon Rising.

Shannon McFadyen, a spokeswoman for the city of Oshawa, said Sunday that Colbert himself is not appearing at the event, but added "The Colbert Report" may send a field producer for a future segment on the show.
Nonetheless, more than 1,500 people are expected to turn out at the General Motors Centre, a gleaming new venue in downtown Oshawa that opened in November and seats 6,000, McFadyen said.

"We're getting a really interesting mix of people who are coming," McFadyen said. "There are hockey fans, Don Cherry fans and then sort of younger university students who are really into the Colbert show. We have a group of kids coming up from New York University, for example, and some interest from Newfoundland. It's a real blend of people because the themes are hockey and comedy."

It all started when about two million Colbert fans inundated an online contest to name the mascot of the Saginaw Spirit, a Michigan OHL team. Steagle Colbeagle the Eagle was born as a tribute to the comedian.
Colbert soon threw his support behind the squad and began trash-talking its OHL rivals, especially the Oshawa Generals.

After a public volley of taunts and counter-taunts, Oshawa Mayor John Gray issued a challenge to Colbert on the eve of a recent showdown between the two teams: if the Generals won, Colbert would have had to wear a Generals jersey for an entire show. If the Spirit won, Gray had to declare Colbert's birthday "Stephen Colbert Day" in Oshawa.
Colbert, whose pundit was inspired by Fox News's belligerent Bill O'Reilly, accepted the challenge but had a more humiliating suggestion: he wanted "Stephen Colbert Day" to be declared not on his own birthday, but on Gray's - March 20. And so it was.
"How old are you going to be?" Colbert asked Gray in a recent interview on his show. "Old enough to know better than to take on Stephen Colbert?"
"Hopefully, in the future, yes," Gray, who turns 48 on Tuesday, admitted sheepishly.

One of the highlights of the night's festivities promises to be the selection of the winning Colbert lookalike.
Five semi-finalists have been chosen from across Canada and the winner will be determined by the competitor who gets the loudest cheers from the audience on Tuesday night. The victor wins a trip to New York City, where he'll attend a taping of the "The Colbert Report," a spawn of Jon Stewart's "The Daily Show."

There will also be a hockey challenge featuring a showdown between the team's mascots: the Generals' Shooter and the Spirit's aforementioned Steagle Colbeagle the Eagle.
For the $5 cost of admission, there will also be free cake and Dr. Pepper - Colbert's favourite soft drink.
For McFadyen, the entire Stephen Colbert event signifies that the city of Oshawa, which has long lived in Toronto's shadow, has a sense of fun all its own.
"It's just one of the things we are doing to say Oshawa has a lot to offer. It's an exciting place to be."

the butcher the baker AND the candlestick maker?

Decided to let those in Ottawa know that we will be up for Easter

to chase the Easter bunny, color some eggs and go to church of course!

(don't worry the cathedral is booked!)

We have to go check out some wedding reception sites (again).

Its hard to find the *perfect* place for our winter wedding day.

We have a few more places in mind

(all of which are now top secret)

Also, we found and reserved our creative gang of wild photographers

and found a fantastic florist!

Now I gotta track down a cake maker unless I try to construct

our giant

foam

tower

of

decorated

fondant

myself???

At least I designed it.

Hmm, *tiny little ants* ate my

Bonnie Gordon blue fake-cake by the way!

I am hesitant to construct another at home for fun.

Its also pretty difficult to roll fondant onto foam

in a tiny condo

with

3 furry pets!

sounds appetizing huh?

Otherwise, all else is on track...

well except for our lotto 649 ticket that is...

Get your Easter baskets out, the bunny's coming soon!
We stumbled across Mister Munchy, he is no longer the plain 1980's-esque

old fluorescent pink boxed up

Mister Munchy,

he got a whole new look! go see for yourself!

--its about time ya think?

Also my Aunt Kelly and her hockey obsessed son Chris

will be here this Saturday for a week

from good old Edmonton!

Wish we didn't have such a crappy hockey team

Umm...lets see who is left to cheer for...

with some glimmer of hope...

Go habs Go!

Happy Saint Patti's by the way...

We had a super Saturday full of laughs, super good hair, guinness and green beer.
We met at JC Salons in bloor west village at high noon

and then headed off to the Swan & Firkin
for suds, cheer, glittery green derbys and loads of nachos!
We sure missed those that couldn't join us, but they were there in spirit(s)

International Women’s Day

Beginning on March 8, as part of International Women’s Day, Amnesty International supporters are calling on various governments, including Afghanistan, Nigeria and Belarus, to ensure that the police and security forces, and other actors in the criminal justice system receive specific training on how to protect women and properly investigate reports of violence against women.

Violence against women is prevalent in every society in the world and cuts across boundaries of wealth, race and culture. The experience or threat of violence inhibits women everywhere from fully exercising and enjoying their human rights. For that reason, Amnesty International is joining women throughout the world to expose and counter violence against women.

TAKE THE QUIZ NOW!

http://www.amnesty.ca/quiz/seeithearit/seeithearit.htm

TAKE 20 SECONDS TO SEND AN E-CARD TO FOREIGN MINISTER PETER MACKAY!

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old vineyard

It would be amazing if Vincent painted somethng more wintery

I wonder how he would paint a blizzard in oil

and how he would represent the colors outside my window today.

And I am sure that this woman would be wearing snowpants as well!

snowglobe glitter

I am stuck in a snowglobe right now!

Time to welcome March with a blast of snow!

Its a weird view from up in our tower right now

you can't see anything

just racing white stuff.

And the trees down below look chilly too.

Nothing like a blast of snow to get me in the right mood

for planning our winter wedding next year though!

Its a "good thing" too that I have saved every

Martha Stewart magazine too

including her winter issues...

look at all that Christmas shortbread...

a wreath made out of gumdrops how elegant

and peppermint hot fudge sundaes...wow

its a good time to be inside after all!

Apple strudel and fruitcake and montebianco oh my.

Now if only we had a fireplace to cozy up to!