tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17909993.post115352986079948433..comments2023-10-09T05:28:35.705-07:00Comments on Creekside: A four-tier Canadian passport systemAlisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09811694143714068436noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17909993.post-78707955930881272612009-08-25T14:10:38.115-07:002009-08-25T14:10:38.115-07:00Have you tried here?Have you tried <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alternate_history" rel="nofollow">here</a>?Alisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09811694143714068436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17909993.post-5235902987254246612009-08-25T13:59:23.569-07:002009-08-25T13:59:23.569-07:00No, not that one--Dick's best, IMO. That was s...No, not that one--Dick's best, IMO. That was set mostly in California. The one I've been trying to track down is set in Britain. No luck so far.Dr.Dawghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00416571487451925246noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17909993.post-20912634816289196062009-08-25T13:50:00.275-07:002009-08-25T13:50:00.275-07:00Dawg : Was it "The Man in the High Castle&quo...Dawg : Was it "The Man in the High Castle" by Philip K. Dick?<br />Good tale.Alisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09811694143714068436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17909993.post-59165229883911948432009-08-25T13:22:26.147-07:002009-08-25T13:22:26.147-07:00Strange--I read an "alternate world" nov...Strange--I read an "alternate world" novel many years ago, in which Germany had won the Second World War. There were indeed gradations of passport, with the prized "Full Passport" going to party officials.<br /><br />Hmm. Not to Godwin or anything. :)Dr.Dawghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00416571487451925246noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17909993.post-1153672157727069772006-07-23T09:29:00.000-07:002006-07-23T09:29:00.000-07:00q i think i may be slysdexic too. i guess some us...q i think i may be slysdexic too. i guess some use the word verification to keep the spammers away, and they are an outright bore and pain in the butt. i don't need to have kava kava in me to have to try up to three or four times to get those letters right.<BR/><BR/> i've applied at creekside for a sixth-sense passbot but alison is strict , very strict.scouthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05620666432383256799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17909993.post-1153655710624398272006-07-23T04:55:00.000-07:002006-07-23T04:55:00.000-07:00Thanx scout. I have problems with the verification...Thanx scout. I have problems with the verification letters too, even when I'm not drinking. There's so much pressure to get them right and being a dyslexic-Canadian I lose confidence and sometimes feel so 4th-tier trying to comment here. But who can stay away, always anticipating a new lego post that may be in the offing?...grrrrrAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17909993.post-1153642544455637912006-07-23T01:15:00.000-07:002006-07-23T01:15:00.000-07:00>why can't you be more like dave?because i'm not a...>why can't you be more like dave?<<BR/>because i'm not a single good-looking guy who lives in the north?<BR/><BR/>is there a prize to answer that question , like, hmmm, maybe a step-up in passport status?<BR/><BR/>o.k. o.k., i went out tonight and drank lots of kava kava.....truly fluid thoughts. damn, i can't even enter the stupid word verification letters right! diving in for a second attempt....scouthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05620666432383256799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17909993.post-1153633279086636112006-07-22T22:41:00.000-07:002006-07-22T22:41:00.000-07:00Scout, Tim, Q, and Phyl:Look, people, there aren't...Scout, Tim, Q, and Phyl:<BR/>Look, people, there aren't going to be any additional tiers here. There's just <BR/>~corporate, <BR/>~rich whitish from anywhere, <BR/>~home-grown whitish, and<BR/>~brownish.<BR/>All other applicants get temporary work permits.<BR/><BR/>No customizing, no substitutions, no sneezing, and <I>definitely no hyphens</I>.<BR/><BR/>Why must you lefties always complicate things?<BR/>Why can't you be more like Dave?Alisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09811694143714068436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17909993.post-1153603855183503442006-07-22T14:30:00.000-07:002006-07-22T14:30:00.000-07:00Sheesh, you left out the fifth tier, for non-Canad...Sheesh, you left out the fifth tier, for non-Canadian born! Actually, that should be fifth for WHITE non-Canadian born, and sixth for BROWN non-Canadian born. And maybe seventh for "likely to offend" non-Canadian born provisional citizens, whose citizenship we will happily revoke any time they commit a crime or even sneeze the wrong way.<BR/><BR/>Sounds like a plan to me.Phylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11847701912261320347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17909993.post-1153597652722380282006-07-22T12:47:00.000-07:002006-07-22T12:47:00.000-07:00Sweet, another status symbol to pursue! Kids don'...Sweet, another status symbol to pursue! Kids don't forget, without wealth...you're nothing!<BR/><BR/>Platinum: Co-ordinated military strike to recover you and avenge any lost assets.<BR/><BR/>Gold: Stephen Harper will fly you out himself (if you promise to vote for him)<BR/><BR/>Silver: Our ambassador will ask for you to be released from prison, and returned to Canada for a local heroes welcome<BR/><BR/>Bronze: Some low level employee of FAIT will get around to ask for your brutallized corpse to be returned to your family...whenever they can get around to it if they like.Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14970933028366815756noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17909993.post-1153568169071380462006-07-22T04:36:00.000-07:002006-07-22T04:36:00.000-07:00Ouch. Being Irish-Canadian and a smart ass, I'd be...Ouch. Being Irish-Canadian and a smart ass, I'd be grovelling for bronze. We should hyphenate our heritage now in case we're tempted by "free delivery", so people can say, see, I knew it, you can't trust those Irish-Canadians when there's fertilizer and a cause.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17909993.post-1153553185524064792006-07-22T00:26:00.000-07:002006-07-22T00:26:00.000-07:00Scout : That and a good fer you should get you tin...Scout : That and a good fer you should get you tin.<BR/><BR/>What, no uranium passport? Steve was trying to sell uranium passports in London before the G8.<BR/>They are reserved just for those who buy our resources without ever setting foot on Canadian soil.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17909993.post-1153545670972841262006-07-21T22:21:00.000-07:002006-07-21T22:21:00.000-07:00should i brush up on my canuk lingo to qualify for...should i brush up on my canuk lingo to qualify for some kind of passport?<BR/><BR/>you hoser, pass the maple syrup, eh? Thank you, thank you, please, you're welcome, please, sorry, so sorry. Yup, looks like snow's coming. Hey did ya check out the new Yamaha four-stroke snowmobile? I'm pissed off. Where's my toque? <BR/><BR/>while i realize this may only consider me for an alloy passport, it's better then nothing.scouthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05620666432383256799noreply@blogger.com