Are you going to miss me? I'm going south of the border (down Washington way) for the long weekend. Chris's birth certificate came in time, and so we have all that we need! (Except for that AC adaptor...)
It's going to be weird, being out the country from Remembrance Day. Last year Meg, Karl and I went to the 21 gun salute at the Legislative Building. I sure will be wearing my poppy, at least.
Speaking of commemoration, I was confused by some seasonal advertisement at the mall the other day: it was a display of shoes, surrounded by fall leaves, and with a sign reading "Lest we forget." (Lest we forget what? Shoe sales?) And in that display, I saw the downfall of civilisation as we know it.
And so, here is your discussion topic for the weekend, while I'm gone: what other ways could we inappropriately commemorate the signing of the Armistice (and all else that is commemorated on Remembrance Day)? Be creative, and make me laugh when I come home!
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I'm gonna be JEALOUS! I LOVE WA. Have fun!
Each year it seems that the Legion tries something rather funny (except for this year). Last year it was poppy spangled teddy bears.
My own suggestion: McDonalds could come out with it's McPoppy Burger. Each bun would be dyed red and shaped like the flower. It could have the tagline "Lest we forget deliciousness."
HA!
I know...why don't we get the Royal Canadian Mint to make quarters that have a poppy in the middle, and pick the most stereotypically Canadian franchise from which to distribute them, angering some people who think it's unfair to associate our national identity with a particular very successful fast food chain? That's been done? Well, what about other truly Canadian stores? Maybe the Great Canadian Bagel donates money for every poppy-seed bagel sold in the month of November? A&B Sound and Future Shop could put all war movies on 1/2 price to honour those who gave their lives in the wars that those movies bastardize? Canadian Tire could make an 11-cent piece of Canadian Tire money in honour of the Armistice. Or maybe stores like Zellers and The Bay stay open on Remembrance Day. Alright, my work is done here.
Derek out.
You could have the Wal-Mart happy face painted red with a big black nose (like a poppy), and underneath it could say: "Wal-Mart will be open 8-5 on Rememberence Day".
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