Alberta is Canada's half-bred cousin. Sure, in an effort to be sociable, you pretend to admire its belt buckle the size of sewer cover, which it proudly tells you it won in a knife fight at a Greyhound depot in Estevan, but at the end of the day, you walk away shaking your head knowing it's retarded.

US:Texas :: Canada:Alberta

/got nothin'

Oh, great. More fearmongering about Muslim enemies hiding within the population. STFU, Calgary Herald. The pipeline bomber is most likely some domestic guy like Wiebo Ludwig. Back when he was bombing oil industry sites in the 90s, I think it was actually referred to more frequently as "sabotage" in the media, not "terrorism".

Either these are really incompetent terrorists, or it's some guy who has an axe to grind because the pipeline went through his land, or he's pissed that someone who owns mineral rights is drilling on his property, or it could be someone with a beef with EnCana. Or, since it's a sour gas pipe, it could even be Wiebo Ludwig himself or one of his kids or religious followers.

Subby must be from Edmonton. It's OK to be jealous,I know Edmonton is more or less Winnipegs twin city. And for anyone not in the know, that's not a good thing.

/nothing to bomb in the Peg
//some parts look like it already has.

The RCMP are calling those bombings vandalism, and area residents are claiming it's due to disputes with EnCana.

40below: Alberta is Canada's half-bred cousin. Sure, in an effort to be sociable, you pretend to admire its belt buckle the size of sewer cover, which it proudly tells you it won in a knife fight at a Greyhound depot in Estevan, but at the end of the day, you walk away shaking your head knowing it's retarded.

Dude, Estevan is in Sasketchewan. Everyone knows the Prairie Knife Fighting Championships are held in Red Deer.

/Why can't you get a blowjob in Eastern Canada?
//All the cocksuckers have moved to Alberta.

Goddamn, these "security analyst" farkers have already ruined the US, don't start here too.

hitmanric: Subby must be from Edmonton. It's OK to be jealous,I know Edmonton is more or less Winnipegs twin city. And for anyone not in the know, that's not a good thing.

Edmonton is the only reasonable part of Alberta. Edmonton is still a horrible city. My God, its horrible. So horrible. Calgary sucks more. Seriously. People wear cowboy hats in Calgary and don't get laughed at.

I know a USA airforce fighter pilot who was born in Texas and
raised in Alberta who lied both to get his security clearance and about his physical fitness to serve. I would be happy to testfy against him if ever asked.

I'm lost. When did people start hating Alberta? Whatever happened to making fun of the newfies?

sacrileg: Edmonton is the only reasonable part of Alberta. Edmonton is still a horrible city. My God, its horrible. So horrible. Calgary sucks more. Seriously. People wear cowboy hats in Calgary and don't get laughed at.

Actually, for the most part, the only people who wear cowboy hats in Calgary are the American tourists. The vast majority of Calgarians think cowboy hats are for dorks.

..Am from Calgary.
.Getting a kick out of these comments!!

Alberta = Texas of Canada


The only redeeming quality about Edmonton is the river valley.

Apparently Alberta doesn't suck...

The Three Dead Trolls in a Baggie (new window)

dallylamma: 40below: Alberta is Canada's half-bred cousin. Sure, in an effort to be sociable, you pretend to admire its belt buckle the size of sewer cover, which it proudly tells you it won in a knife fight at a Greyhound depot in Estevan, but at the end of the day, you walk away shaking your head knowing it's retarded.

Dude, Estevan is in Sasketchewan. Everyone knows the Prairie Knife Fighting Championships are held in Red Deer.

/Why can't you get a blowjob in Eastern Canada?
//All the cocksuckers have moved to Alberta.

Hey guys, is it lonely up there on your pedestal?


/Somehow you don't see people from Alberta going on and on about shiatty the east is like a bunch a douchebags. Guess it's something that's in the water out there...
//If you ever lived in Alberta you'd know none of that shiat is true. I'm a life long Calgarian, and Calgary used to be a great city until people from out east started showing up en mass. A whole bunch of self-absorbed holier than thou dickheads who love to prattle out on about how great their end of the country is. If that were true, how come everyone is coming here?
///P.S. Eat a bowl of dicks.

Alberta isn't so bad.

Flame on!

Carrot Rope: I'm lost. When did people start hating Alberta? Whatever happened to making fun of the newfies?

It started when we became the only province to not suck, economically. :)

Culturally? That's another story...

My $0.02:

False flag... nothing better to whip the masses into a frenzy!

/B..b..b..bbut think about what could happen next t..t..time!
//shutup I've been drinking

reveal101: dallylamma:
///P.S. Eat a bowl of dicks.

Someone's choked his Flames did just that, two games in a row. :)

reveal101: dallylamma: 40below: Alberta is Canada's half-bred cousin. Sure, in an effort to be sociable, you pretend to admire its belt buckle the size of sewer cover, which it proudly tells you it won in a knife fight at a Greyhound depot in Estevan, but at the end of the day, you walk away shaking your head knowing it's retarded.

Dude, Estevan is in Sasketchewan. Everyone knows the Prairie Knife Fighting Championships are held in Red Deer.

/Why can't you get a blowjob in Eastern Canada?
//All the cocksuckers have moved to Alberta.

Hey guys, is it lonely up there on your pedestal?


/Somehow you don't see people from Alberta going on and on about shiatty the east is like a bunch a douchebags. Guess it's something that's in the water out there...
//If you ever lived in Alberta you'd know none of that shiat is true. I'm a life long Calgarian, and Calgary used to be a great city until people from out east started showing up en mass. A whole bunch of self-absorbed holier than thou dickheads who love to prattle out on about how great their end of the country is. If that were true, how come everyone is coming here?
///P.S. Eat a bowl of dicks.


You were saying?

I'm actually surprised so many people don't like Calgary. All the people I know are actually quite nice, and I can't say the same of other Canadian cities.

Ouch dude... cheap shot in the headline. I live in Calgary, and despite a large number of backwater hicks and whatnot, there are a surprising number of liberal, literate, learned people here.

Note that this surprising number is still totally outnumbered by the idiots that are, at least from my experience on the internet, in the majority everywhere.

Pipeline Bombings = Weibo. Reeks of him.

Most people who hate Calgary have never visited for any length of time, same goes for Toronto haters.

Why cant we all just get along?

Why do Canadians have to make everything a pissing match? It's just the place they live. I'm not a racist or a homophobic hick... I must be the only one in Calgary right?

The real Terrorists are the people who say Terrorists are everywhere...
So the real Terrorists are.... The police. And the newspaper that won't print both sides of a story(one sided to the cops press release). And the government for ignoring the constitution and civil rights.

A quote from Benjamin Franklin:::
They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety.

I live in Calgary. I love this city and have been here my whole life.

I'm liberal, as are most of my generation (university students...UofC).

Calgary and Alberta are not the Texas of Canada just because we cook a mean steak and have the Calgary Stampede.

And as was stated above, if you don't like Alberta, don't move here to get a job that pays above 2 bucks an hour.

/Nobody i know wears a cowboy hat here unless it's stampede time.
//Edmonton still sucks.

Poop-n-Slop:

Hey guys, is it lonely up there on your pedestal?


/Somehow you don't see people from Alberta going on and on about shiatty the east is like a bunch a douchebags. Guess it's something that's in the water out there...
//If you ever lived in Alberta you'd know none of that shiat is true. I'm a life long Calgarian, and Calgary used to be a great city until people from out east started showing up en mass. A whole bunch of self-absorbed holier than thou dickheads who love to prattle out on about how great their end of the country is. If that were true, how come everyone is coming here?
///P.S. Eat a bowl of dicks.


You were saying?

Seems this particular Albertan must get bottled water from the east.

/Spent ten years in AB.
//Glad to be back in SK. Just like AB, but you never have to drive through Brooks.
///Worst smell EVER!!

toobsok: I live in Calgary. I love this city and have been here my whole life.

I'm liberal, as are most of my generation (university students...UofC).

Calgary and Alberta are not the Texas of Canada just because we cook a mean steak and have the Calgary Stampede.

And as was stated above, if you don't like Alberta, don't move here to get a job that pays above 2 bucks an hour.

/Nobody i know wears a cowboy hat here unless it's stampede time.
//Edmonton still sucks.

... and vote conservative, as in Texas where the Republicans usually win
... and have highest guns per capita
... and are most anti-abortion
... and are most pro capital punishment
... and have among the highest violent crime rates
... and are home to the Canadian bible fundie belt
... and have cities built on oil

the comparison does not start and end with beef and stampede.

Carrot Rope: I'm lost. When did people start hating Alberta? Whatever happened to making fun of the newfies?

Aren't all the newfies working in Alberta these days?

Jow Sithm: sacrileg: Edmonton is the only reasonable part of Alberta. Edmonton is still a horrible city. My God, its horrible. So horrible. Calgary sucks more. Seriously. People wear cowboy hats in Calgary and don't get laughed at.

Actually, for the most part, the only people who wear cowboy hats in Calgary are the American tourists. The vast majority of Calgarians think cowboy hats are for dorks.

..Am from Calgary.
.Getting a kick out of these comments!!

Ummm no. Americans don't think of anywhere in Canada as cowboy-land. No one in the entire world outside of Canada thinks of cowboys when they think of any part of Canada, Alberta included, unless they follow rodeo religiously. Not many Americans follow rodeo hardcore enough to know about Stampede.

Those idiots in cowboy hats and boots? Albertans. Many of them city slickers. Don't try to delude yourself. The rural guys and gals get a pass. The rest don't.

+1 subby, I lol'd.

I lived in Cow-town for a year, lemme tell you! the greatest view of Calgary is in the rear-view mirror.

/Oil undefeated.
//Flames lose 2 in a row!
/// KI-PPER, KI-PIRR, KI-PPER
//// too many Rexall beers
/Slashies are fun...

stpats: ... and vote conservative, as in Texas where the Republicans usually win
... and have highest guns per capita
... and are most anti-abortion
... and are most pro capital punishment
... and have among the highest violent crime rates
... and are home to the Canadian bible fundie belt
... and have cities built on oil

the comparison does not start and end with beef and stampede.

Let's just generalize the whole damn province! That's fun!

Every Torontonian is a douchebag! Everybody from the maritimes is a Newfie and stupid! Every Quebecer wants to secede! Everybody from Saskatchewan plays banjo! Everybody from BC smokes weed!

And i'm going to assume you bring up 'cities built on oil' up as an impartial comparison.

Most people I know are pro-choice, most are against capital punishment. And bible belt? Maybe some of our little towns that have 4 people in them.

And the violent crime rates? Mostly asian gang related.

That's what happens when the economy is good in a province. Everybody moves there. Good and bad.

reveal101: Somehow you don't see people from Alberta going on and on about shiatty the east is like a bunch a douchebags. Guess it's something that's in the water out there...

Ok, tell me your opinion on Toronto then.

toobsok: stpats: ... and vote conservative, as in Texas where the Republicans usually win
... and have highest guns per capita
... and are most anti-abortion
... and are most pro capital punishment
... and have among the highest violent crime rates
... and are home to the Canadian bible fundie belt
... and have cities built on oil

the comparison does not start and end with beef and stampede.

Let's just generalize the whole damn province! That's fun!

Every Torontonian is a douchebag! Everybody from the maritimes is a Newfie and stupid! Every Quebecer wants to secede! Everybody from Saskatchewan plays banjo! Everybody from BC smokes weed!

And i'm going to assume you bring up 'cities built on oil' up as an impartial comparison.

Most people I know are pro-choice, most are against capital punishment. And bible belt? Maybe some of our little towns that have 4 people in them.

And the violent crime rates? Mostly asian gang related.

That's what happens when the economy is good in a province. Everybody moves there. Good and bad.

No, the crime thing is symptomatic of the entire west, including pre-boom. Of the top 10 crime rates in Canada, nine are in the west, from Winnipeg to Vancouver. Boomtown or not. Halifax brings up the rear at #10. It most certainly isn't "mostly asian gang related".

You are taking issue with generalizing the province when comparing to Texas? WTF do you think any comparison between two places does? GENERALIZE. Stating that someplace has the highest gun ownership per capita is nowhere near implying EVERYONE has a gun. It's the most gun-friendly province. Gun ownership is, in general, a point Texans pride themselves on. Your stupid "everyone in Quebec wants to secede" supposed comparison is thus not applicable and an epic FAIL.

Good lord, you are a black hole for logic.

Carrot Rope: I'm lost. When did people start hating Alberta? Whatever happened to making fun of the newfies?

I got a newfie today at work (tech support).

normally i just make fun of the damn quebecois, but newfies... wow. like a georgian soccer mom.

Kinda sounds like Texas or Arizona.

As an Electrical Instructor at SAIT, let me educate you:

Calgary
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Economy and Labour

Calgary ranks 1st among Canadian cities in 2006, with an estimated 6.9% Real GDP growth rate.

Calgary is among the most cost competitive cities in the world for the cost of establishing and operating a business. The 2006 KPMG Competitive Alternatives study showed that Calgary has a 5.3% operating cost advantage over the United States. It is the third least expensive of major Canadian cities in which to do business and in comparison to large international cities outside Canada, Calgary comes in second place only to Singapore.

The Boyd Company's October 2004 study on operating costs revealed that Calgary had the lowest operating costs among 52 cities across North America. Particularly, it is the lowest cost city to operate a head office - lower by more than 35% compared to the most expensive city, San Francisco.

Calgary is the third largest civic municipality, by population, in Canada. As of the 2007 civic census, Calgary's population was 1,019,942. The metropolitan population (CMA) was 1,079,310 in 2006, making Greater Calgary the fifth largest Census Metropolitan Area in the country.

As of 2005, Calgary had a labor force of 649,300 (a 76.3% participation rate). In 2006, Calgary had the lowest unemployment rate (3.2%) among major cities in Canada.
Post-secondary Education

Calgary is the site of five major public post-secondary institutions. The University of Calgary is the city's primary large degree-granting facility. 28,807 students are enrolled there. Mount Royal College is one of the city's largest post-secondary institutions with 13,000 students, granting degrees in a number of fields. With over 14,000 full-time students, SAIT Polytechnic provides polytechnical and apprentice education, granting certificates, diplomas and applied degrees.
Quality of Life

Calgary has ranked highly in quality of life surveys: 25th in the 2006 Mercer Quality of Living Survey, and 10th best city to live in according to the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU).

Despite the oil industry's dominance in Alberta's economy, the Mercer Quality of Living Survey also ranked Calgary as the world's cleanest city.

Just so ya know. ;)

Maybe Mr. Floatie is on the loose.

Can't wait for the day other source of energy will be developed so places like Alberta (and Texas for that matter) will return to cattle ranching. Pollution in that province is now a serious matter.

Alberta is like a rich uncle that made fun of all of us for 20 years. When he comes back and ask for help, we make sure we look the other way

//Seriously hate the Flames since 1989
//Don't even metion the Oilers in my precense

Do you know where the one creationist museum in Canada is? Thats farking right, its Alberta.

Aw, something else to harass my best friend with, thanks subby.

As an Albertan I am getting a kick out of these replies, mainly because most of them are feeble.

Comparing Alberta to Texas in the political arena is a fallacy. Yes, both places are considered 'conservative', but Canadian conservative and American conservative are different things altogether. I don't think the majority of Albertans would vote Republican if given the opportunity to cast a ballot in the US.

Saying that Alberta is selfish and protectionist with regards to its abundance of natural resources has some truth to it, but ask yourself - if Manitoba or Ontario was blessed with the oil instead, would they act any differently? Unlikely.

Claims that the West is a haven for violent crimes - whaaaa? Statistics such as '9 out of the top 10 most violent cities are in the West' seems suspect. There aren't even that many major urban areas West of Winnipeg! Methinks this is some 'per capita' claim that really shouldn't be used as a yardstick to gauge how safe a place is. If two guys get shot in a town of 50, that's a murder rate of 4%. The point is that you are no safer in the dangerous areas of Toronto or Montreal that you are in the ones in Vancouver or Edmonton.

/but what do I know, I live in England now

Oh farking barf!

This so-called "reporter", and their free-lance "terrorism" expert buddies, should eat a million dicks for this ridiculous American-style fear mongering.

But you know, it's time to protect the oil patch from international terrorists! Deploy the army! Arm the citizenry! It's only the most expensive oil on planet farking Earth!

Stockwell Day creamed his jeans when he heard the news I'll bet.

sacrileg: People wear cowboy hats in Calgary and don't get laughed at.

While seeing lots of people wear them might be disconcerting (except during the stampede) - and apparently doesn't actually happen - I'm not sure why a random person choosing to wear one needs to be ridiculed.

/Perhaps they're on medication that requires them to avoid sunlight.

40below: Alberta is Canada's half-bred cousin. Sure, in an effort to be sociable, you pretend to admire its belt buckle the size of sewer cover, which it proudly tells you it won in a knife fight at a Greyhound depot in Estevan, but at the end of the day, you walk away shaking your head knowing it's retarded.

That was very funny: lol, tea, keyboard, monitor etc.

Alberta isn't that bad is it? I've only been there once, and thought the area and the people were nice. At least I wasn't harassed by crazed meth heads like in the Council Bluffs greyhound depot.

Carrot Rope: I'm lost. When did people start hating Alberta? Whatever happened to making fun of the newfies?

Or Toronto?

High Level what?

Not available for comment

IamPolarBear: US:Texas :: Canada:Alberta

/got nothin'

Oh, but is there a city with high crime and few guns, ala Chicago, Washington DC, New York City....

I love the Atlantic Coast...grew up in the Annapolis Valley.

I love the Pacific Coast, horrible, horrible Junior High years not withstanding.

I love the Prairie. It's where my roots are, where my wife's roots are, where I've spent more than half my life. It's just a better, more laid-back place to be. Who the fark cares what people wear on their heads?

Exception of course for Calgary. Vile, stinking, evil place, that is, for some reason, brown. And the streets are too narrow. And the numbering system is retarted, when they even bother. And the sports teams suck in comparison with the sports teams from Edmonton.

/I'll admit that the Saddledome has a real nice display for their Cup team
//of course, if Edmonton used all that space there wouldn't be room for anything else...
///Robert Nillson is the new Todd Marchant