|
Post by Retrovision on Oct 21, 2010 13:46:56 GMT -8
I'd like to qualify my comments ahead of time by saying that I fully understood when our Northern Adventure arrived from Europe as the Sonia it was quite understandable that she was noted as arriving at Victoria. In fact, I will argue, certain events are exempt from such scrutiny; in such instances it boils down to a matter of semantics. I was perturbed, though, when the news pronounced that our federal government would be staging an event in Delta, B.C. (granted, I am biased, I do live here in Delta, quite proudly) and called the location "Vancouver" after it was staged. Allowances must be made, but congruency must be maintained. If they had said that this event was staged in "Metro Vancouver", the new name for the GVRD (Greater Vancouver Regional District), you wouldn't hear boo from me. It remains that they weren't congruent; one might argue that they were blatantly incongruent.
I am not surprised, however. I live in a community that has two vehicle links across the mighty Fraser River with only one being called regularly by its rightful name. My answer: If I would cross the Alex Fraser Bridge, I will travel through the *George* Massey Tunnel. If I travel through the *Massey* Tunnel, then I will equally cross the *Fraser* Bridge. What's in a name?
|
|
|
Post by Retrovision on Oct 21, 2010 14:30:08 GMT -8
I guess that my point was more that if they're going to announce ahead of time it's being staged in a certain community, then they should follow through and include that community's name in the official announcement. Like I said, PK, congruency is my argurment. These matters are to be expected to be put down in semantic terms, it just makes sense. When you say that you're staging an event in Markham or Hamilton, Ontario, for example, you do not say that you are staging an event in Toronto, before or after, though. I felt obliged, and did so, in context of the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympic Games, to comment at the PBS Newshour (I think that it was still The PBS Newshour With Jim Leher back then though) in text form through their website that they had put up over the "news of the day" presenter Harre's shoulder an image of Toronto. I was diplomatic but quite blunt in telling them that this would be like showing an image of New York when talking about Los Angeles.
|
|
|
Post by Retrovision on Oct 21, 2010 15:12:47 GMT -8
PK is going to tear into "Liberals"? heh. It certainly needs to be repeated that the majority of the caucus of the BC "Liberal" party is and always has been comprised of SoCreds (Social Credit), anything but a left-leaning party. I am quite happy that we agree, frankly, PK.
|
|
mrdot
Voyager
Mr. DOT
Posts: 1,252
|
Post by mrdot on Oct 21, 2010 16:37:19 GMT -8
I guess when the shree -lankan cruise ship saw the poor old sonja enter the salish sea, they thought they would follow the leader! -seeing it at the Nanaimo shipyard along with the K- ship , maybe it will be the next ferries conversion project? mrdot.
|
|
|
Post by fargowolf on Oct 21, 2010 18:37:46 GMT -8
Then there's Moscow Idaho (been there), and Lebanon Oregon (been there), and since I have pictures of my bike in front of both town signs, I can say I went to Moscow and also Lebanon! Then there's places like Idiotville, Oregon... And the bizarre place name that tops them all... DILDO, Newfoundland.... I would love t o know just what was going on when they came up with that name... Only a Newfie could come up with a name like that.
|
|
|
Post by lmtengs on Oct 21, 2010 19:05:53 GMT -8
EDIT: What I originally posted might've gotten me banned, so I'll let a link to this website do the job of saying what I wanted to say for me. The mods will know what I'm talking about when I send them the content in a question in a few seconds. Others can PM me for the original post content, if they'd like So yeah, if you're one for weird city names, then here's the place to check out: www.keepersoflists.org/index.php?lid=3864
|
|
|
Post by fargowolf on Oct 21, 2010 19:48:39 GMT -8
Yahk is spelled wrong. It's listed as "Yak" Aside from that... All that is required, is a dirty imagination for most names on the list.. ;D
Newfoundland has goofy names in general (Band is the "Arrogant Worms):
|
|
D'Elete BC in NJ
Voyager
Dispensing gallons of useless information daily...
Posts: 1,671
|
Post by D'Elete BC in NJ on Oct 22, 2010 3:19:25 GMT -8
EDIT: What I originally posted might've gotten me banned, so I'll let a link to this website do the job of saying what I wanted to say for me. The mods will know what I'm talking about when I send them the content in a question in a few seconds. Others can PM me for the original post content, if they'd like So yeah, if you're one for weird city names, then here's the place to check out: www.keepersoflists.org/index.php?lid=3864LOL...I happened to notice a repeat on that list...see if you can find it. What's a little more humourous with that list is if you google the PA sites (hint, hint, the double is in PA) and look to see the towns around them that didn't make the list...context drives the gutter humour further on! ;D
|
|
|
Post by lmtengs on Oct 22, 2010 5:38:24 GMT -8
EDIT: What I originally posted might've gotten me banned, so I'll let a link to this website do the job of saying what I wanted to say for me. The mods will know what I'm talking about when I send them the content in a question in a few seconds. Others can PM me for the original post content, if they'd like So yeah, if you're one for weird city names, then here's the place to check out: www.keepersoflists.org/index.php?lid=3864LOL...I happened to notice a repeat on that list...see if you can find it. What's a little more humourous with that list is if you google the PA sites (hint, hint, the double is in PA) and look to see the towns around them that didn't make the list...context drives the gutter humour further on! ;D After a short little look, I couldn't find it. Where is it?
|
|
D'Elete BC in NJ
Voyager
Dispensing gallons of useless information daily...
Posts: 1,671
|
Post by D'Elete BC in NJ on Oct 22, 2010 8:09:48 GMT -8
LOL...I happened to notice a repeat on that list...see if you can find it. What's a little more humourous with that list is if you google the PA sites (hint, hint, the double is in PA) and look to see the towns around them that didn't make the list...context drives the gutter humour further on! ;D After a short little look, I couldn't find it. Where is it? 6 and 50...then do a google search of the town noted, and you'll see number of names from the list and ones that, in context, should have made the list, too. You can get some pretty funny shirts from said town...
|
|
Neil
Voyager
Posts: 7,192
|
Post by Neil on Oct 22, 2010 11:07:53 GMT -8
I'd like to qualify my comments ahead of time by saying that I fully understood when our Northern Adventure arrived from Europe as the Sonia it was quite understandable that she was noted as arriving at Victoria. In fact, I will argue, certain events are exempt from such scrutiny; in such instances it boils down to a matter of semantics. I was perturbed, though, when the news pronounced that our federal government would be staging an event in Delta, B.C. (granted, I am biased, I do live here in Delta, quite proudly) and called the location "Vancouver" after it was staged. Allowances must be made, but congruency must be maintained. If they had said that this event was staged in "Metro Vancouver", the new name for the GVRD (Greater Vancouver Regional District), you wouldn't hear boo from me. It remains that they weren't congruent; one might argue that they were blatantly incongruent. I am not surprised, however. I live in a community that has two vehicle links across the mighty Fraser River with only one being called regularly by its rightful name. My answer: If I would cross the Alex Fraser Bridge, I will travel through the *George* Massey Tunnel. If I travel through the *Massey* Tunnel, then I will equally cross the *Fraser* Bridge. What's in a name? If I read about a news story from Pittsburgh, it really doesn't matter to me whether it took place in Pittsburgh proper or in a neighboring municipality. I doubt that it would matter much to anyone other than the people living there; for the purpose of getting the news to a national audience, general location is good enough. The Alex Fraser bridge is called that because, 1. it was the man's name, and 2. it's not the only bridge going over the Fraser River, and it's not named for the river. We don't need to always say George Massey tunnel because there's no other Massey tunnel it might be confused with. I don't see any contradiction or 'incongruency'. As for the term 'Liberal' one of the classic definitions of the word is in the economic sense, that is, a belief in a fairly unfettered marketplace and a 'free enterprise' system. Our provincial party fits that bill. One could also say that some of their policies, such as their stand on gay marriage, negotiations with first nations, and some environmental policies, might fit at least the American standard for social liberalism.
|
|