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= March 25 =

SNL canadian politics
When was the last time that SNL ever did a sketch about a Canadian politician? Canadian Air Farce get to make fun of both Canadian and American politicians? What about SNL? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 174.89.42.70 (talk) 03:37, 25 March 2011 (UTC)


 * "Get to"? That implies that there's some sort of rule or force holding them back.  If SNL were to make fun of any particular Canadian politician, I don't think most of the US audience would get it.  Sure, we poke fun at the use of the word "eh" and the Canadian stereotype of the pronunciation of words like "about" (a-boot) but most US-ians couldn't even name one Canadian politician.  And this isn't just me saying this.  There was a recent program on Vermont Public Radio which was discussing just how little US-ians know about Canadian affairs while at the same time, Canadians know so very much about US affairs (take that how you like with respect to the Clinton years).
 * But in response to your question, I don't know when SNL ever did a sketch about Canadian politics/politicians. Dismas |(talk) 06:31, 25 March 2011 (UTC)


 * Yes, I live right on the Canadian border, yet I couldn't tell you much of anything about Canadian politics, as it doesn't make the news here. I used to get both the CBC and TVO networks, which kept me informed.  But, since the digital conversion, I can't get those stations any more, so am now as ignorant of Canadian affairs as everyone else in the US. StuRat (talk) 09:02, 25 March 2011 (UTC)


 * I don't know about politics, but there was a ridiculous SNL sketch about a Canadian talk show recently, maybe a couple of weeks ago? It was terribly lazy of course. Canadian politics isn't really that interesting...or maybe it's just hard to make an intelligent satire of it. You may have noticed that Air Farce sucks. Rick Mercer can do it, I guess, better than Air Farce anyway. Adam Bishop (talk) 07:58, 25 March 2011 (UTC)


 * Way back when SNL started, they used to name-drop Prime Minister Pierre Elliot Trudeau and his wife Margaret Trudeau in a few sketches. I'm not sure if an actor ever portrayed either of them though, and there hasn't really been a Canadian politician who has registered on the US radar since. --Xuxl (talk) 15:47, 25 March 2011 (UTC)

I'm looking for the most robust and shock-proof guitar to buy. Help?
Guitars seem to break a tad too easily. That was one of the reasons why I never took up guitaring.

Therefore, I hope to find any guitar that will withstand a drop from the height of my head (6 feet). (Higher would be better, of course.)

A guitar that will last quite a bit longer than the ordinary variety, and put up with far more abuse, wear and tear will be the guitar for me.

Where is that guitar? Would you please post links to music store sites' listings of said guitar? Thanks. --70.179.169.115 (talk) 03:50, 25 March 2011 (UTC)


 * Acoustic or electric ? A 6 foot drop with no damage is probably unrealistic (depending on the floor material).  It sounds like you need padding on it, which would tend to dampen the sound, especially in an acoustic.  You could also pad or carpet the floor, instead, wherever you plan to play it.  Another way to go is just to buy lots of cheap guitars, and replace them as needed.  StuRat (talk) 08:55, 25 March 2011 (UTC)


 * I own two acoustic guitars, a Takamine Jasmine Dreadnought, bought for $US 150 new, and a Fender CD-140SCE, bought for $US 600 new, as well as an Aria baritone ukelele from the 1960's which I inherited. The Jasmine has taken a few hits, and has a few noticable dings on the face, as well as some superficial pick scraping; it still plays great.  The Fender I've owned about a year, and have never had any problems with; and the Aria has been through two owners and doesn't have a ding.  If you take care of guitars, they can probably outlive you.  The Jasmine has been dropped from playing height before (strap latch broke) with no ill effects; I blundered into an organ with it once (the source of a ding on the front) and it survived fine.  If you are worried about damage in transport, you can get a good guitar hardcase for less than $US100.  Otherwise, there is no conceivable reason why a guitar would be dropped from over 6 feet high.  -- Jayron  32  14:01, 25 March 2011 (UTC)

Tress MacNeille Tiny Toon Adventures stalker?
Okay, I've been trying to find some sources for Tress MacNeille's article. There is not much out there, which suggests to me she doesn't really like giving interviews or doing public appearances. Anyway, while I was researching I can across a rather odd story (on a forum, I must admit) which claimed that, as the voice of Babs Bunny on Tiny Toon Adventures, Tress was subjected to some kind of crazy stalkers. I can't find any reputable internet or press source which mentions this in any way, so can anyone confirm whether this story is anything more than a crazy rumour? Thanks. Gran2 12:56, 25 March 2011 (UTC)