Another question for americans
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Topic: Another question for americans
Posted By: choopie911
Subject: Another question for americans
Date Posted: 20 January 2008 at 5:47am
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The ski jump thread, and a snowboard magazine I have made me think of this. I could be way, way off on this, but I think this is a more canadian thing...so...
Americans, what is this: 
Canadians, if they don't know, don't tell them. I want to see if this is true or not. |
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Posted By: Pezzer
Date Posted: 20 January 2008 at 8:13am
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No clue. Though I had an idea to build something like that many many years ago, and did. I didn't know someone already made them though.
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Posted By: Tolgak
Date Posted: 20 January 2008 at 9:16am
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Let's see... The fins on the bottom are for stability, that black thing on top is the hyperdrive. Clearly it's an inter-galactic spacecraft of some sort. ------------- 
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Posted By: sinisterNorth
Date Posted: 20 January 2008 at 9:18am
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No idea what they're called but I've seen them around in stores and at the local sledding hill.
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Posted By: Skillet42565
Date Posted: 20 January 2008 at 9:56am
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It looks like a Canadian tank to me.
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Posted By: Gatyr
Date Posted: 20 January 2008 at 10:02am
Canadian armed forces came to mind for me as well. ------------- 
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Skillet42565 wrote:Posted By: carl_the_sniper
Date Posted: 20 January 2008 at 10:10am
| I have 3 of them in my garage. |
Posted By: STOcocker
Date Posted: 20 January 2008 at 10:39am
| Its a snow bike. Or at least I think thats what they are called. |
Posted By: carl_the_sniper
Date Posted: 20 January 2008 at 10:43am
Wrong |
Posted By: STOcocker
Date Posted: 20 January 2008 at 11:01am
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I figured it out now. I never knew those were called that. I will let other people have their guess instead of saying it though. |
Posted By: Linus
Date Posted: 20 January 2008 at 11:12am
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I think it's for wheel-chair bound people so they can still ski. ------------- 
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Posted By: ShortyBP
Date Posted: 20 January 2008 at 11:25am
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Sled.
No matter whether it has another technical term... it's nothing more than a sled. Looks like a fun one, too. |
Posted By: procarbinefreak
Date Posted: 20 January 2008 at 11:44am
| i'm with shorty. |
Posted By: Benjichang
Date Posted: 20 January 2008 at 12:03pm
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Canadian wheelchair
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Posted By: Bolt3
Date Posted: 20 January 2008 at 12:05pm
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I've never seen one in person. Definitly not as popular in the US as it must be in Canadia. ------------- <Removed sig for violation of Clause 4 of the New Sig Rules> |
Posted By: .357 Magnum
Date Posted: 20 January 2008 at 12:05pm
| I had one of those before, but that was long ago and I have no clue what it's called. |
Posted By: ammolord
Date Posted: 20 January 2008 at 12:07pm
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Posted By: RoboCop
Date Posted: 20 January 2008 at 12:07pm
| From the looks of it, it looks like a multiperson sled/cart. |
Posted By: hoginds24
Date Posted: 20 January 2008 at 12:18pm
| A driveable sled?? |
Posted By: Thor
Date Posted: 20 January 2008 at 12:26pm
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Man, I have hurt myself so many times on those things. ------------- A second class drive is always better than a first class walk. |
Posted By: little devil
Date Posted: 20 January 2008 at 12:33pm
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If you take off the spring for the wheel it becomes the best thing ever to take off a jump. I'd say better than hitting jumps on a board. I honestly cant believe noone has named it yet. Which hockey player was backing them up back in the day? weirdest sponsorship ever. |
Posted By: Man Bites Dog
Date Posted: 20 January 2008 at 12:37pm
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I think all these LOLZ AMERICANS DON'T KNOW WHAT THIS IS LOLOLOL threads are sad/lame. ------------- 
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Posted By: Ken Majors
Date Posted: 20 January 2008 at 1:03pm
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It's one of those things that guys ride on behind snowmobiles with a rope.
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Posted By: oreomann33
Date Posted: 20 January 2008 at 1:38pm
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Rare species of moose?
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Posted By: Benjichang
Date Posted: 20 January 2008 at 1:40pm
HAY CANADAIANS YOU KNOW WUT THIS IS??!!!one ------------- irc.esper.net #paintball |
Posted By: brihard
Date Posted: 20 January 2008 at 1:42pm
"All these"? What, pray tell, are the other ones? ------------- "Abortion is not "choice" in America. It is forced and the democrats are behind it, with the goal of eugenics at its foundation." -FreeEnterprise, 21 April 2011. Yup, he actually said that. |
Posted By: Benjichang
Date Posted: 20 January 2008 at 1:44pm
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Canadians have no baseball, apple pie, or Jesus. They are the Communists to the North.
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Posted By: Man Bites Dog
Date Posted: 20 January 2008 at 1:46pm
The tea one may be the only other one I can remember, but they are just annoying enough to make it seem like more. -------------
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Posted By: brihard
Date Posted: 20 January 2008 at 2:20pm
LOL. A bit of good natured ribbing between us and you never hurt anybody. Suck it up. ------------- "Abortion is not "choice" in America. It is forced and the democrats are behind it, with the goal of eugenics at its foundation." -FreeEnterprise, 21 April 2011. Yup, he actually said that. |
Posted By: tallen702
Date Posted: 20 January 2008 at 3:31pm
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I've seen them called "Ski-sleds" before. As a matter of fact, there's a popular mechanics article about how to build a worm-driven version IIRC. Regardless, it's a sled. ------------- <Removed overly wide sig. Tsk, you know better.> |
Posted By: pntbl freak
Date Posted: 20 January 2008 at 3:37pm
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How the hell Im I supposed to know? I grew up in Indiana. Sure the winters are cold and we get snow but everything is flat for the most part.
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Posted By: Styro Folme
Date Posted: 20 January 2008 at 3:54pm
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WHAT!? Canadians have already invented a time machine? ------------- X |
Posted By: choopie911
Date Posted: 20 January 2008 at 4:22pm
Don't be such a woman, it's a simple question to see if I was right in thinking that americans don't know what it's called. It's a GT Snow Racer. |
Posted By: Man Bites Dog
Date Posted: 20 January 2008 at 4:33pm
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Posted By: choopie911
Date Posted: 20 January 2008 at 4:39pm
Just saying, don't whine so much and don't take it so seriously. This has nothing to do with "LOL AMERICANS DON'T KNOW WHAT IT IS!!!" I heard that it was pretty much a strictly canadian thing, and I figured I'd find out if it were true by asking the best place I know how. |
Posted By: Man Bites Dog
Date Posted: 20 January 2008 at 4:45pm
Saying something is lame = whining now? If so, you have done a fair share of it. -------------
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Posted By: choopie911
Date Posted: 20 January 2008 at 4:49pm
Oh whale....whale....what happened to you 
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Posted By: Shub
Date Posted: 20 January 2008 at 4:55pm
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I live in the ski slope part of PA, and I have seen them before, but I wouldn't have known what they were called, nor have I ever ridden them.
I don't think these threads are a US vs Canada thread...it's just the difference in cultures. When I visit my sister in Tennessee, born and bred Southerners often ask us about how different certain things are. |
Posted By: carl_the_sniper
Date Posted: 20 January 2008 at 5:00pm
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Despite the stereotypical belief, there is little difference between Canadian and American culture. |
Posted By: Man Bites Dog
Date Posted: 20 January 2008 at 5:09pm
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Posted By: tallen702
Date Posted: 20 January 2008 at 5:10pm
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So STHU NOOB!   ------------- <Removed overly wide sig. Tsk, you know better.> |
Posted By: Man Bites Dog
Date Posted: 20 January 2008 at 5:13pm
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Also much less moose and woolen hats.
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Posted By: ¤ Råp¡Ð F¡rè ¤
Date Posted: 20 January 2008 at 5:44pm
My thoughts exactly. When I was a kid I had a small, plastic sled that was almost identical to that. A bench/seat in the middle with two skis on the sides, and a steering ski in the middle front. |
Posted By: Tolgak
Date Posted: 20 January 2008 at 6:37pm
Eh? -------------
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Posted By: impulse!
Date Posted: 20 January 2008 at 8:26pm
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Posted By: Shub
Date Posted: 20 January 2008 at 9:11pm
For the most part you are right. But every region has their own unique cultural 'quirks'. So, compared to northern America, it isn't very different from Canadian culture. However, drive into New Mexico and Arizona, you'll find a culture that has more in common with Mexican culture. |
Posted By: carl_the_sniper
Date Posted: 20 January 2008 at 9:18pm
We have both, you have both. |
Posted By: Styro Folme
Date Posted: 20 January 2008 at 10:08pm
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People are taking this thread way to seriously. Everyone just chill. I have no idea what it is. I find the humor in it, intended or not. ------------- X |
Posted By: .357 Magnum
Date Posted: 20 January 2008 at 10:18pm
There's a few differences.  |
Posted By: TinMan
Date Posted: 20 January 2008 at 10:18pm
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Hoser, we don't speak like that eh. |
Posted By: .357 Magnum
Date Posted: 20 January 2008 at 10:20pm
I say eh an I'm not even from Canada. |
Posted By: Thor
Date Posted: 20 January 2008 at 11:03pm
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Gyarr. The yanks need to lighten up a bit. And in Quebec we used to call them "trois-ski" because us quebecers are all smart and stuff.
Seriously though, as far as pop culture goes, the yanks and canucks are basically the same. The only thing that makes us different is the level of retards masquerading as normal people in the states and farmers who serial kill hookers in canada. At least we're polite about it ;) ------------- A second class drive is always better than a first class walk. |
Posted By: choopie911
Date Posted: 20 January 2008 at 11:06pm
Yeah, Eh isn't just tagged on the end of every sentence, it has proper usage. It's essentially a replacement for "isn't that right?" "That was a good movie eh?" |
Posted By: brihard
Date Posted: 20 January 2008 at 11:07pm
LOL AMIRITE!?!? ------------- "Abortion is not "choice" in America. It is forced and the democrats are behind it, with the goal of eugenics at its foundation." -FreeEnterprise, 21 April 2011. Yup, he actually said that. |
Posted By: Rambino
Date Posted: 20 January 2008 at 11:17pm
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When I was a kid, all the kids who thought they were cool had those dealies. And then us regular kids would beat them down the hill on our cheapo sleds. Those things just aren't as fast as they look, IMO. ------------- [IMG]http://i38.tinypic.com/aag8s8.jpg"> |
Posted By: choopie911
Date Posted: 20 January 2008 at 11:21pm
They must have had junkie ones, cause those things can fly. |
Posted By: SSOK
Date Posted: 20 January 2008 at 11:29pm
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I need to write the "Americans Guide to Canada" one day. Canadian Truck (or vehicle of choice):
Canadian Military Ammunition:
Canadian Money:
Best Export of Canada:
Canadain Food:
Canadain Chainsaw/Woodworking tool (no sexual innuendo):
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Posted By: choopie911
Date Posted: 20 January 2008 at 11:30pm
| Meh. |
Posted By: SSOK
Date Posted: 20 January 2008 at 11:45pm
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You know I like to tease you Canuckistanis. Feel free to write the "Canadians guide to Americarbs" or whatever. -------------
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Posted By: carl_the_sniper
Date Posted: 21 January 2008 at 12:10am
What?
You wouldn't like it. |
Posted By: Kingtiger
Date Posted: 21 January 2008 at 12:21am
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Posted By: scrumsguy
Date Posted: 21 January 2008 at 12:44am
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lol u guys have no ketchup chips!! I've rider one of those thingys but it was really flimsy and I just rolled down the hill, clutching the sled ------------- Help support the Youth In Asia! Member Of Sgt. Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band |
Posted By: benttwig33
Date Posted: 21 January 2008 at 1:46am
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hah, needs a cushioned seat so you can jump! ------------- Sig is WAY too big. |
Posted By: Bunkered
Date Posted: 21 January 2008 at 1:47am
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Posted By: JohnnyCanuck
Date Posted: 21 January 2008 at 10:04am
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gt sno racers are a blast. I think the worst winter snow-toy-invention that I can remember were super slider sno skates. Basically the same stuff crazy carpets were made out of, laces added to them, strap them to any size boot and fly like the wind..or so they advertised. guaranteed concussion or your $ back. Tallen pointing out that crispy cream > tim hortons, he is right, I had my first crispy cream last month, I was amazed..simply heaven. I bought 2 of these mini-sled things called zipfy, they look retarded, but they fly like crazy and are quite easy to steer;
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Posted By: carl_the_sniper
Date Posted: 21 January 2008 at 10:53am
What is the point? We each have both... Krispy kreme only have good origional doughnuts, the rest are crap. Tim Hortons does them all well and at a better price. |
">Posted By: Rambino
Date Posted: 21 January 2008 at 11:21am
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In case this wasn't already mentioned... Did anybody else just cut holes in garbage bags and use your butt as a sled? If the slow isn't deep you can get pretty good velocity that way... ------------- [IMG]http://i38.tinypic.com/aag8s8.jpg"> |
Posted By: carl_the_sniper
Date Posted: 21 January 2008 at 11:25am
Not everyone grew up in the deperession.. 
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Posted By: JohnnyCanuck
Date Posted: 21 January 2008 at 11:58am
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the point is that there isnt a donut in tim hortons that even comes close to crispy creme. I'd rather buy a donut from safeway than tim hortons anyway. what are you, a lawyer for tim hortons? ------------- Imagine there’s a picture of your favourite thing here. |
Posted By: Skillet42565
Date Posted: 21 January 2008 at 11:59am
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I was a fan of using plastic trash can lids when I was young and we still had snow...
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Posted By: Rambino
Date Posted: 21 January 2008 at 12:04pm
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Here's a question for the Canadians... do you know what this is:
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Posted By: Skillet42565
Date Posted: 21 January 2008 at 12:06pm
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A broken image?
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Posted By: Rambino
Date Posted: 21 January 2008 at 12:07pm
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Really? Try this one:
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Posted By: Benjichang
Date Posted: 21 January 2008 at 12:23pm
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Looks like something I'd kill myself trying to maneuver.
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Posted By: Benjichang
Date Posted: 21 January 2008 at 12:24pm
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I'd kill for some ketchup chips, btw.
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Posted By: RoboCop
Date Posted: 21 January 2008 at 12:25pm
| Rambs, you could atleast get one without the company logo on it. I didn't even know what it is, but it only took me 5 seconds to find out. |
Posted By: procarbinefreak
Date Posted: 21 January 2008 at 12:47pm
| we used to use mattresses as sleds.... someone actually got their hands on an old queen or king sized one... good god we had a lot of people on that beast. |
Posted By: Rambino
Date Posted: 21 January 2008 at 1:30pm
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This is not a Google-fu test, n00b. ------------- [IMG]http://i38.tinypic.com/aag8s8.jpg"> |
Posted By: Brian Fellows
Date Posted: 21 January 2008 at 1:34pm
Actually, it's German in origin. |
Posted By: FlimFlam
Date Posted: 21 January 2008 at 1:43pm
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Used to sled with some guys who had an old fiberglass Satellite dish (circa 1984). It was like a giant saucer sled that held 6 people. Most fun sledding ever... Oh, and I'd take a man's life right now for a hot Krispy Kreme... ------------- 
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Posted By: ¤ Råp¡Ð F¡rè ¤
Date Posted: 21 January 2008 at 2:21pm
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Posted By: choopie911
Date Posted: 21 January 2008 at 2:56pm
That looks so much like a sex toy it's rediculous. |
Posted By: JohnnyCanuck
Date Posted: 21 January 2008 at 3:01pm
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^ Ha i know, especially when after you sit down you can't see the black handle anymore ------------- Imagine there’s a picture of your favourite thing here. |
Posted By: choopie911
Date Posted: 21 January 2008 at 3:04pm
| Well I guess it would keep you in place.... |
Posted By: brihard
Date Posted: 21 January 2008 at 9:17pm
YOU'RE DOING IT WRONG! ------------- "Abortion is not "choice" in America. It is forced and the democrats are behind it, with the goal of eugenics at its foundation." -FreeEnterprise, 21 April 2011. Yup, he actually said that. |
Posted By: impulse!
Date Posted: 22 January 2008 at 12:53am
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Posted By: Mehs
Date Posted: 22 January 2008 at 3:27am
Yeah I was about to say...O_O ------------- [IMG]http://i27.tinypic.com/1538fbc.jpg"> Squeeze Box ☣ |
Posted By: Ace_Of_Spades
Date Posted: 22 January 2008 at 12:21pm
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is it skis for the handicapped? i prefer blading a boarding ------------- 
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Posted By: choopie911
Date Posted: 22 January 2008 at 3:02pm
Yeah, cause all kids are so x-treem |