tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37148773.post7492728146611294733..comments2024-03-27T14:50:47.345-04:00Comments on <center>Sandwalk</center>: The advantages of being close to CanadaLarry Moranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05756598746605455848noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37148773.post-49912055954043122692009-09-04T23:19:52.687-04:002009-09-04T23:19:52.687-04:00Razib, tongue in cheek, refers to the famous quot...Razib, tongue in cheek, refers to the famous quote from Daniel Patrick Moynihan that "if you would improve your state's math scores, move your state closer to the Canadian border". <br /><br />Moynihan's academic history and the fact that he was frequently called a racist should leave no doubt what he <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/04/23/AR2008042302983.html" rel="nofollow">meant</a>.DKnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37148773.post-90764499957136419212009-09-04T23:10:09.632-04:002009-09-04T23:10:09.632-04:00John Pieret:
That would hardly explain a country ...John Pieret:<br /><br />That would hardly explain a country like say New Zealand, though, which is relatively warm comared to Canada, but seems just as sane.Efriquehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08526031804261484547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37148773.post-52028809940720948912009-09-04T23:08:32.903-04:002009-09-04T23:08:32.903-04:00@Zed Mountie who said "Or stop a Canadian cit...@Zed Mountie who said "Or stop a Canadian citizen from pretty much inventing the modern campus mass shooting two decades ago?"<br /><br />What about two decades before that at the University of Texas? Who invented what, exactly?<br /><br />And you seem to have missed this line from NationMaster statistics: "Crime statistics are often better indicators of prevalence of law enforcement and willingness to report crime, than actual prevalence."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37148773.post-20725131935363624492009-09-04T18:12:24.745-04:002009-09-04T18:12:24.745-04:00It is clear that cold has something to do with it ...It is clear that cold has something to do with it ... perhaps refrigerating the brain helps to preserve it. However, given global warming, this effect may be on its way out. Get ready for red neck Canadian crackers and very polite KKK members.John Pierethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17336244849636477317noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37148773.post-47489914756473143132009-09-04T17:02:04.889-04:002009-09-04T17:02:04.889-04:00How well does being in Canada prevent cyclists fro...How well does being in Canada prevent cyclists from getting into drunken altercations with former attorney generals and being scrapped into lampposts and eventually run over?<br /><br />Or protection from rape and burglary? (Yep, higher rates of these crimes in Canada - check NationMaster statistics.)<br /><br />Or preventing a Canadian-American dual citizen who murdered her ex-boyfriend from walking free and then killing herself and her infant son?<br /><br />Or stop a Canadian citizen from pretty much inventing the modern campus mass shooting two decades ago?Zed Mountienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37148773.post-63110022515783159032009-09-04T14:37:19.742-04:002009-09-04T14:37:19.742-04:00RE: except Alaska
Could it be that you can see Ru...RE: except Alaska<br /><br />Could it be that you can see Russia from there and the people are torn between two extremes?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37148773.post-17797791043739038892009-09-04T13:19:08.814-04:002009-09-04T13:19:08.814-04:00Oh wow. That article really made me laugh out loud...Oh wow. That article really made me laugh out loud. Seriously, why are some US citizens so anti-Canada? I mean, it really is nasty to say something like 'yeah, living close to Canada is good because we seem smart'. <br /><br />Jayreal estate in BChttp://jaybanks.canoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37148773.post-45147758955565637982009-09-04T12:48:58.411-04:002009-09-04T12:48:58.411-04:00Also colder, which I have appreciated this summer ...Also colder, which I have appreciated this summer but may change my mind about in January.Dianehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12589473046882217457noreply@blogger.com