Things You Should Know About Newfoundland

[Sheba]

THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT NEWFOUNDLAND & THE NEWFOUNDLANDERS

If you're a Newfoundlander, you should be proud! Here are a few
tidbits of information that you may have never known before:

WE WERE......

the first province to respond to Titanic's distress signal
the first to vaccinate for smallpox
the first to host a transatlantic flight
the first to have wireless communication in the world
the first place to discover proof of the theory of
continental drift

WE HAVE......

the oldest street in North America
the oldest city in North America
the oldest rock in the world
the oldest continuous sporting event (Regatta Day rules!)
the largest university in Atlantic Canada
the most pubs per square foot in Canada (George Street)
the longest running radio program in North America
caught the world's largest invertebrate (giant squid)

WE ARE......

the funniest people in Canada (ask anybody)
the sexiest people in Canada (Macleans magazine survey)
the only province that has four identifiable flags
the only province able to land the space shuttle
the most giving people in Canada (Stats Canada)
the most sexually active people in all of Canada (what else
are we gonna do?)

NEWFOUNDLANDER......

built the world's first artificial ice arena
invented the gas mask
was once govenor of northern Rhodesia
was with Abraham Lincoln at Gettysberg

WE ARE THE ONLY PROVINCE TO HAVE ITS OWN........
encyclopedia
dictionary
pony
dogs
cultural publication

By reading this, you now know more about Newfoundland
than...well, almost everyone!!
Sheba..

 

[peter]

Two points of disagreement Sheba, Here in Alberta, more speciffically here in Edmonton, our Army base (Namao) is capable of landing the shuttle here, it has been talked about before.
Secondly, the most sexually active province has been reported to be Quebec.
However, thx for the thread, it is interesting.

 

[hot4]

Sheba,
don't forget the large amount of codfish portuguese fishermen brought to Portugal from the Newfoundland seas. They had fished a lot!! Now they can't.

Do you remember that time?

Frank

 

[Beaker]

Sheba,
don't forget the large amount of codfish portuguese fishermen brought to Portugal from the Newfoundland seas. They had fished a lot!! Now they can't.

Do you remember that time?

Frank

If I were you Frank I'd start running Sheba will be coming after you

 

[peter]

That will raise a sore point with Atlantic fisherman, Frank.

 

[hot4]

That will raise a sore point with Atlantic fisherman, Frank.

I don't think so Peter. That happened as a deal between two different people by their governments. That has been very very important for Portugal.

Portuguese people is very aware of the relevance of Newfoundland in our History. That historical link cannot be forgotten and the 100 ways you can eat codfish cooked by portuguese is the fact.

Now portuguese fisherman are integrated as European and codfish banks must be well keeped. May be Sheba don't like those government deals, may be ...

 

[peter]

100 different ways you can eat cod,or 100 different ways to cook cod
None the less that is interesting.
I was'nt referring speciffically to Portugese fishing off the Atlantic, In general there has been vast over fishing by these huge gigantic trawlers from all nations, I'm sure Sheba can speak to this better than I can.

 

[hot4]

You are right, I would say: 100 different ways to cook codfish. But you may agree that in such case you can eat codfish in 100 different ways

Portuguese fished in small boats (one man in a boat) during +- 6 months in Newfoundland seas

 

[peter]

Interestingly enough Frank, I heard a report the other day, which said, we Canadians only eat fish 3% of the time, very low compared to other nations, myself, I love fish!

 

[Dennis Bassboss]

Interestingly enough Frank, I heard a report the other day, which said, we Canadians only eat fish 3% of the time, very low compared to other nations, myself, I love fish!

I eat a lot of fish....What kind of fish? You name them...

 

[peter]

I eat a lot of fish....What kind of fish? You name them...

How about prawns?

 

[hot4]

Interestingly enough Frank, I heard a report the other day, which said, we Canadians only eat fish 3% of the time, very low compared to other nations, myself, I love fish!

You are like other people Peter. We don't need to eat fish 100% of the time

If you mean that canadian people eat fish 3% and meat 97%, that can be a bad health habbit really.

 

[gsobier]

Peter:

Sounds pretty fishy to me.

Regards,
George

Interestingly enough Frank, I heard a report the other day, which said, we Canadians only eat fish 3% of the time, very low compared to other nations, myself, I love fish!

 

[peter]

I eat a lot of fish....What kind of fish? You name them...

And Dennis, you know how I feel about herring.

 

[peter]

Peter:

Sounds pretty fishy to me.

Regards,
George

Coming from some one that eats and loves herring as much as I do George, thats funny!

 

[peter]

George, I'll see you at the coffee shop later for a Latte.

 

[Dennis Bassboss]

How about prawns?

Only small ones....shrimps...
Honestly we eat fish raw here at times....
Old tradition day during the spring...And we thank the great spirit!Pour some salt on it and take your best shot...Delicious......
But it doesn't beat these Toronto sausages vendors....

 

[gsobier]

Coming from some one that eats and loves herring as much as I do George, thats funny!

 

[peter]

Maybe that was Beaker, I know he loves herring....pickled of course.

 

[Sheba]

Thanks for the interesting answers. I just got that info in my email today and thought to share it with you guys. I am not 100% sure the space shuttle landing but I do know we are able to land the shuttle here. (In between the RDF) The Shuttle guys were in St. John's a few years ago and checked that out.


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