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One thing I've noticed about men on male-dominated sports forums is many of them seem to enjoy pissing contests. LOL! or maybe I should say it's like watching 2 rams or bucks lock horns. I guess it's all the extra testosterone guys have?

She will hang on as long as possible for the good of the country.

I can't believe Trump still has about 43% support in the USA. That is more bizzare to me than Trump's behaviour.

Yes, we're the underdogs, but we have a chance to win this thing. I'm getting more excited and hopeful as the week goes on.

Agree. Time to focus on FOOTBALL!!

I think some of you who grew up as white boys in a large city in a large school, and who were in touch with popular culture all your lives have no understanding of people who are older and grew up without English as their first language, no TV, flush toilets, no warm water (until later), no gym in their schools, nearest neighbours 10 miles away, and rarely saw a magazine or newspaper. I didn't see a black person until I was 9 yrs old when a black teacher came to our isolated community with his blonde wife and blonde daughter. They were immediately accepted because we were a community of immigrants who had been persecuted, called displaced persons, given the worst land in the province, etc. Once I saw a picture in Life magazine of a fountain and a washroom marked Whites and another said Negroes. I asked my Mom why people have to drink from different fountains and go to different washrooms, and she said They don't know any better in the States. It's not your fault you make quick judgments about such Canadians as my nephews are white privileged city boys too who can't imagine such a life and sometimes just can't help laughing when they hear how my parents and I grew up. Along the line, even in university in the early 70's, I missed blackface. Sorry!

Where did I excuse JT? I said I have no idea if he knew what it meant. Him growing up in a big city and very cultured, he might well have. I ran it by my 100 FB friends, and it sounded like very few had known the origins of it and others had never seen it before. Btw, I voted Conservative in the federal election and Liberal in the provincial . Usually I vote NDP actually, but this year, I didn;t think they had a chance, and provincially I wanted to encourage my local candidate (immigrant from Africa) and a 3rd party. I don't like JT!

I certainly knew blackface was wrong when I saw it. I honestly had not seen anyone, nor any picture of blackface until the Trudeau picture. Call it living under a rock and call me a moron if you wish, but don't call me a racist. I welcome you to my FB page so that you can see all of my posts which are pro-immigration, pro-LGBTQ, and anti- racist, anti-Trump. I was wearing a badge in university which said NO TO RACISM well before you were even born Brandon. PM me, and you can do a Friend Request, and I will accept you temporarily so you can check out my posts.

They were very good: https://3downnation.com/2019/11/18/tv-ratings-bombers-riders-delivers-largest-cfl-finals-number-in-recent-years/ Did the Tim & Sid Show even mention the CFL today?? They were blabbing about the NFL right off the top, so I tuned out and sent them a note of complaint. You'd think with Hamilton in the Grey Cup they would have at least mentioned it.

I was thinking the same thing.

Possibly. You all seem to learn a lot from sit coms, and here I thought they were a total waste of time.

Well Whoopie for you! Not all of us follow movie and TV stars. Big news where? In the tabloids? Do you think people in rural areas had all those American channels back then? Did it make the CBC?

You are being very disrespectful equating a lack of knowledge of popular American culture (TV shows, cartoons, Rap music, etc) with racism. You are showing your own ignorance of cultures and a demographic outside your own world... immigrants, rural folks, Mennonites for example. You sound like a white, privileged city slicker who thinks he knows everything! If everyone in Canada knew the origins of blackface, why the heck were they publishing all those articles about the meaning of it after the Trudeau photos came out??

I certainly agree with you there!

I'm a refugee from the other site too. I grew up on a farm in the Interlake of Manitoba. Watched my first CFL game on my aunt's TV in 1961 when the Bombers beat the Ti-Cats in overtime in the Grey Cup. My older brother and I listened to games on the radio and sometimes charted them on pages of foolscap taped together. We made CFL scrapbooks and, although we didn't like cereal, we ate a lot of it just so we could get the Post football and hockey cards on the back of the boxes. We memorized football and hockey stats together. What a crazy hobby for a little girl eh? lol! When I went to visit the Hockey Hall of Fame in Toronto by myself as an adult, they had this computer NHL quiz game I played against others. I stunned the unsuspecting men who came along , beating all of them with a higher score. Piece of cake! Haha! I played women's flag football (running back, DB and punter) and hockey ( centre) at the U of M and did some reffing back in the 1970's. Sat on the East side ZOO section at some Bomber games. Years later, got my nephews interested in the CFL. Were they ever excited today! Oh, except the one who lives in Sask and is a fanatical Rider fan. Since the stadium is way across the city for me now, and I've been discouraged by the long Grey Cup drought, I've gone to hardly any games. Also, it's a fairly long walk alone from the bus stop in the dark to get home. Last time I went a man was walking the same route back, which was kind of scary until he crossed to the other side of the street. I am determined to take in a couple of games next season. I love the Bombers and the CFL with a passion.

We all have different areas of expertise. People from all ages and backgrounds here.

LOL! No offense to the younger fans. One of my nephews who is 25 likes Rap. I'm a 64-yr old woman who remembers Kenny Ploen and the 1960's Grey Cups. Not quite a dinosaur like Don Cherry, but getting there.

Let me solve the mystery for you. Bobby Kraemer become a committed Christian and felt a higher calling ... to start Athletes in Action. https://p2c.com/bob-kraemer-70s-post/ Matthias Goossen was the spiritual leader for Blue Bomber Christians before he felt called by God to become a policeman. You might be surprised at how many devout Christian CFL players there have been and are, and how this has affected the moves and trades by some coaches and players in the CFL over the years. It explains the Wally Buono and Hufnagel connection for example. Pinball Clemons, Milt Stegall, Anthony Calvillo , Henry Burris, Kerry Joseph. coaches Dave Ritchie and the deceased Richard Harris, and now Cody Fadjardo and a host of others make decisions of where to go and what to do based on where they feel God is leading them. Every year Athletes In Action hosts a breakfast at the Grey Cup that always sells out. https://greycupbreakfast.ca/ Btw, one year Athletes In Action organized a CFL vs NFL flag football game which both sides took very seriously, and the CFL won Also, one reason Henry Burris was so offended when he was criticized by Milt Stegall a couple of years ago was because they share the same faith. Milt felt that, even if they are Christian brothers, he had to be honest and challenge him to be more mature.

Never heard of Jeeze Chappelle. Some of us were not glued to TV or comedy shows . OK. Just looked him up. How many people 40 and over even listen to Rap?

Trump and his administration are slowly but surely drowning in a swamp of their own making.

I don't have to apologize to Lapo or even Hall for that matter, as I was never overly critical of them . I was critical of OShea until this season because I saw him as too stubborn, not taking responsibility for mistakes and making some bonehead decisions during games. This hasn't been the case recently except for his challenges, which are on borderline calls far too often.

Fact is 20 years ago, very few Canadians knew the origins of blackface. Heck, I doubt if most did until a few months ago. That's the first time I ever heard about how it began as a mockery in Hollywood. Only Canadians who studied drama or black history in the USA knew. As far as Cherry, I liked watching him, but his comments were definitely racist though he probably didnt even realize they were. For those who still don't know the origins of blackface: https://qz.com/1544324/cork-shoe-polish-and-the-history-of-blackface/ Did Trudeau as a younger man know? I have no idea.