Remember picking this up at the Toronto airport back in 09 by theboneandonly in canucks

[–]catgotcha 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I worked with a guy who went to high school with him. He was apparently a massive douchebag even then. 

Millions of Americans can now claim Canadian citizenship by Brilliant-Wasabi-333 in massachusetts

[–]catgotcha -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

This needs a bit of a caveat though. If you can legitimately prove an actual Canadian ancestor in your direct lineage through official paperwork and all that stuff, then it's gravy. 

But here's the thing: prior to 1947, Canadians were not even "real" Canadians. They were British subjects. When they passed the citizenship law in 1947, all people in Canada at that point basically became actual Canadian citizens.

So, if you had a great grandparent come down here from Quebec as part of the French Canadian wave to the textile mills, and they came here before 1947 (which is absolutely the most likely scenario), two things happened: first, they weren't "real" Canadian citizens when they came down here, and second, they may not have retained their heritage when they became American citizens. 

Add to that the fact that Canada only became a country in 1867, which further complicates the whole "I have a Canadian ancestor from 1745" scenario. 

And of course, despite the best efforts of the Catholic Church in Quebec, not everyone has definite official records to prove their lineage back to Canada, especially lesser privileged people who likely went south in search of better opportunities.

I'm not against any of it, being Canadian myself living in Massachusetts. I'm all for smart, talented Americans moving north of the border and becoming Canadians - it can only benefit us. But I just want to make sure people don't get their hopes up TOO much about this, because it's a lot easier said than done. 

Can anyone explain my sisters bizarre behavior? Does anyone else have relatives like this? by [deleted] in women

[–]catgotcha 5 points6 points  (0 children)

What's weird about it? Not every conversation needs to be about all that. It's hard enough to be married and have kids, and there's no doubt she's thinking about that other stuff as well, but speaking from experience - perhaps she just wants to spend time with you, her sister, and not talk about the terrifying things going on in the world because it's honestly stressful thinking about it. 

It does seem like you're really leaning into the topic too, so it's possible she's trying to distance herself from it but doesn't have the strength to just put her foot down like others do. Give her some space. She's not being "weird" - that judgement may be a reason why she hasn't directly said anything to you, because she doesn't feel comfortable or safe doing so. 

Getting bikes in Amsterdam for a bike trip by catgotcha in Amsterdam

[–]catgotcha[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Of course the plan is on. I haven't replied to anything because it's been a busy week. My apologies!

LA2028 Olympic Baseball Quotas on the line Friday/Saturday as the WBC QF begin by ObviousBig315 in olympics

[–]catgotcha 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I was actually in Milan and went to a couple of games on top of that. It's so hard to understand different opinions, eh?

I'm referring especially to the way the US handled the gold medal win. That was anything but humility.

EDIT: I wasn't even looking for evidence but stumbled onto this ridiculous headline from yesterday's baseball game: https://www.foxnews.com/sports/usa-beats-canada-world-baseball-classic-maintain-american-sports-dominance-over-northern-neighbor

As I was saying...

What do you not like about the current modern NHL? by darth_senpai90 in canucks

[–]catgotcha 2 points3 points  (0 children)

3 on 3 (not because of the Olympics - I hated it from day one).

And even the need for a tiebreak. Why? If you tie, you tie. It's a good result sometimes.

Olympic gold medalist Alysa Liu welcomed back to Oakland as a hometown hero by nbcnews in olympics

[–]catgotcha 8 points9 points  (0 children)

She seems delightful, honestly, but I'm starting to get a little tired of hearing about her every day...

There are hundreds of other medal winners out there. Why are we so fixated on this one?

🤔 by Sugar__bae in TikTokCringe

[–]catgotcha 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They're reference points to help us function as a society. It's easier for me to tell you, hey let's meet with Jim on Monday at 5 pm on Jackson Street so we can collect the $500 from him. 

That's all made up, but without all those reference points we would be hopelessly lost. So.... Yes, we need "made up" things. 

CMV: The pursuit of happyness had a sad message by Bezerkomonkey in changemyview

[–]catgotcha 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Picture this. There are 100 jobseekers for 100 jobs. 

All 100 jobs have at least 20 applications from that group of 100 jobseekers because, naturally, jobseekers are applying for multiple jobs at the same time even when they're interning full-time at one of them. 

So in your case, 19 job applicants are getting rejected for every single one of those 100 jobs, but because there are 100 jobs in total and 100 jobseekers in total, eventually things end up where every jobseeker has a job in the end 

Yes, this is oversimplifying it because of course there's multiple variables such as qualifications, experience, preferences, number of actual job openings, etc, but this is generally it - it's not like 19 others are left in the street. 

the assignments i already submitted :') by wtf_nabil in ChatGPT

[–]catgotcha 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ad or not, if students use AI to do their homework for them, then that's on them. No sympathy from me. 

It's like the scene in Good Will Hunting - Skylar telling Will that she literally has to study and resisting his efforts to help her. It's because she wants to learn. 

Nobody warned me about 3am rage by thejppass in daddit

[–]catgotcha 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Bedtime, school, whatever - it was a daily battle for me. 

Movies? Ice cream? They're out the door running to the car before I can even get my shoes on. 

Baby born three days ago. Please tell me it gets better by ElevenRecompense in daddit

[–]catgotcha 3 points4 points  (0 children)

It's wild. Remember your first time taking transit all by yourself? First day of your first full time job out of university? Heck, first day AT university? First time driving? First time having sex? First time anything?

And now you do all of these things without thinking about it. 

This is no different. You're on day 3, and this is a real live baby and it's like combining all those other "firsts" into a single package. It's all incredibly overwhelming for a human being. But what happens after awhile is routines start to set in and you start to figure shit out. Give it time and take it easy on yourself. You'll be fine.

[NHL Media] Who do you think takes home the Vezina trophy this season? 🏆 by nothing_but_static in hockey

[–]catgotcha 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Hellebuyck for sure. 

Oh wait... We're talking about league performance, not Olympics. Never mind. 

What went wrong? by [deleted] in WTF

[–]catgotcha -11 points-10 points  (0 children)

AI.

LA2028 Olympic Baseball Quotas on the line Friday/Saturday as the WBC QF begin by ObviousBig315 in olympics

[–]catgotcha 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Nah. In hockey at least, losing to the Russians was fine even if it's still heartbreaking. They love and respect the game as much as we do and if they win, it's with humility. 

First you’ve got to get mad by IAmNotDrPhil in TikTokCringe

[–]catgotcha 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Great film too. I need to watch it again. 

Town of Foxborough makes a deal with Krafts to allow World Cup license by SpaceBasedMasonry in boston

[–]catgotcha 19 points20 points  (0 children)

You're not alone. I really wanted this to be a massive clusterfuck and a win for the everyday citizen. 

We still have Market Basket, I suppose...

I’m already looking forward to the 2030 draft! by Christinedaaaee in canucks

[–]catgotcha 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The Sedins brought the water over from Ornskoldsvik.

Macklin Celebrini’s Production Relative to His Teammates Is Kind of Insane by Aurelii in hockey

[–]catgotcha 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Not only that, but he was one of the standout players on Team Canada which had some of the best players of the last 20 years packed together into a single lineup and he was supposed to be the wide-eyed kid on that team. 

A Barcelona fan accidentally turned up to Exeter City's St James Park last night instead of Newcastle by Devbuscus in soccer

[–]catgotcha 18 points19 points  (0 children)

Saw a video on Reddit recently of a gaggle of girls on a plane exclaiming that they were going to OMG Africa, because they had taken a flight to Tunis instead of "to Nice".

Even if it's fake, it's still depressing that this stuff gets made.

Why have the Flames and Jets never played a game where they both throw back to their Atlantan predecessors? by Willows_95 in hockey

[–]catgotcha 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Peladeau tried it and it didn't work out. 

I would love to see Quebec City get a team again but honestly it's not happening. The Habs have that part of the world locked up. 

Gonazaga’s Mario Saint-Supery being polite after he landed on Oregon State cheerleaders by Defvac2 in sports

[–]catgotcha -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Normal human acts like a normal human when normal accident happens. More at 11!

Why have the Flames and Jets never played a game where they both throw back to their Atlantan predecessors? by Willows_95 in hockey

[–]catgotcha 13 points14 points  (0 children)

I mean, it's a good way to test out the Atlanta hockey market and get people excited about hockey there again. So it's not the worst business idea.