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  1. Yes we all can't stand to see Americans be proud of their way of life. We are SOOO incredibly jealous of you. Sometimes when I lie asleep in my igloo at night I wish that I was an american. But then the Polar bears show up and I'm too busy trying to fend them off to worry anymore. Gimme a break, Canadians are very proud NOT to be Americans so i don't see why we would be so jealous of you. I know it's sorta sad, but a lot of Canadians identify withthemselves as not being an American. Up here we actually have a series of HILARIOUS commercials in which we make fun of ignorant americans (not to say all americans are) and then drink beer. They are quite successful up here but I doubt you would get them done there. Back to the topic, I don't support Bush in the slightest, but I have no ill will towards the troops who are being sent off to fight HIS war. Saddam is an evil bastard but there are better ways to deal with him. thats my 2 cents. Gee..I've never really given THAT much thought to issues about Canadians, or atleast not until I started reading all the silly horseshit around here. Canada even has commercials that insult Americans..? WOW! That's a little too much hyper focusing on something I should think, but if you say it's nothing to do with some deep issues or jealousy of some sort...I guess you know what you're talking about! @*- Whats there to be jealous of??? Being so close to you, we get all the benefits of being American without the hassel. We get your TV shows, your movies, your products, etc. Like you even said we get your protection too, I'm not gonna deny that. We have a better reputation, less crime and better social services like our eductaion and health care. Sure we have to pay a little more but I don't mind. I would much rather that than have to go into a hospital only to be turned away becuase I can't afford it. Plus we don't have someone like Bush trying to take away many of our civil liberties (if you don't believe that then trying doing a little research on something called the Patriot 2 act). So why wouldn't we make fun of America? We get made fun of and insulted by your politicians on a regular basis. You don't seem to mind that so why would matter if the same is directed at you.
  2. Yes we all can't stand to see Americans be proud of their way of life. We are SOOO incredibly jealous of you. Sometimes when I lie asleep in my igloo at night I wish that I was an american. But then the Polar bears show up and I'm too busy trying to fend them off to worry anymore. Gimme a break, Canadians are very proud NOT to be Americans so i don't see why we would be so jealous of you. I know it's sorta sad, but a lot of Canadians identify withthemselves as not being an American. Up here we actually have a series of HILARIOUS commercials in which we make fun of ignorant americans (not to say all americans are) and then drink beer. They are quite successful up here but I doubt you would get them done there. Back to the topic, I don't support Bush in the slightest, but I have no ill will towards the troops who are being sent off to fight HIS war. Saddam is an evil bastard but there are better ways to deal with him. thats my 2 cents.
  3. NiftyBoy

    OMG OMG OMG!

    Hey Ash, what walmart was that?
  4. hey thanx for the 411 TM. You don't realize how jealous I am of you though. I'd go buy a crapload of stuff too but there's nowhere here that has any. I ordered a bunch of Spytroops but they probably won't come in for awhile. I too would be very sad to see JvC suffer an early death.
  5. TM's right that they don't have many mediums in which to tell a story like that but what if the IF implied that they were pursuing a medium in which they could tell it. Say like maybe a TV show????? just wishful thinking on my part. Also who is this DDD? I've seen refernces to him before but have no idea who this person is.
  6. Whatever Clam, do you think I really care whether or not anyone pays attention to me. I'm merely stating my thoughts and opinions on here like everyone else. No cares about them? So what.
  7. i'm some what confused...are you saying those type of qualities in g.ijoes don't appeal to you anymore and that's why you perfer JVC???? No, I would like to see some of those qualities in JvC but it's not gonna kill me if I don't. All the RAH stuff is out there, you can go see pretty much all the Joes on yojoe.com but thats it. There isn't more of them coming out, thats all sh wrote. The appeal to me is te sensation of new. Finally getting the new figures, opening them up and finding out whether they're as cool as they look, seeing the prototypes on ebay, etc, etc. It's something to look forward to. RAH is said and done so I don't see any point in buying them.
  8. Clam I'm curious what makes you such an authority on what makes someone a TRUE Joe fan? You said that it was your opinion nad that you weren't imposing it on anyone. Yet you then critize people whose opinion differs from you and insult them instead of presenting your arguement in a mature way. That doesn't make sense to me? Sure this new toy line might not appeal to some of you but who are you to judge. How many people on this board are between the ages of 7-10? I know Ashton is 13 so his views would seem a lot more valid to me since he's much closer to the target age group than most of the collectors here. The idea when making toys is to find things that appeal to the youth of today, and unfortunatly what they find appealing is different than what was popular in the 80's. So what is Hasbro supposed to do give up and pack all those molds away or try and get kids interested in GI Joe again. RAH was great when I was a kid. Emphasis on WHEN. At that point int time they were great, but I find no appeal in them compared to JvC. Sure they were made better, had cooler accessories and better vehicles but they also had Ninja Force, Street Fighter, bright neon colored weapons, and Manimals. Wave 1 had no O-ring but the '82 Joes had the crappy striaght arm. Same #$##, different color. As was said before this is for the youth out there today. You've all had your Joes. Enjoy them for what they were and try and let kids enjoy what they get. And don't try any of that "I wouldn't buy those if I was a kid". Sure when you a kid you wouldn't but you aren't now and times are very different. I guarantee you'd be a very different person if you were born today. To all those out there who would judge and critize others for enjoying something that you dont, F**K OFF!!! Go back to your room in your moms basement and beat off to RAH. I've had it with bigots who think they're better than eveyone else. I love JvC, Spy Troops, MUV, the Patriot Grizzly, the new HISS, NAC, and even that sad excuse for a Destro figure. Now I'm going to go enjoy my life and have fun collecting what Hasbro puts out. If they out stuff I don't like then I'll do something crazy.....not buy those items. I know it's a pretty radical idea but I think I might be onto something. This way I sae money, only get stuff I like, and won't be bitter about buying stuff that I didn't really want. But hey, that's just MY opinion..........
  9. Hey I hope everyone realizes they are under no obligation to buy these toys. This doesn't seem to affect the normal JvC line that much since Hasbro has been continuing to make more waves and even increases the amount of figures and vehicles produced. So what if Hasbro puts out some crappy toys, no one here has to buy them. In RAH there was a lot of good stuff but there was also some crappy stuff put out too. If all the "##$%$#s" that have been asking for them don't buy them either then Hasbro will realize that it made a mistake and stop producing these. It's really as simple as that. Bitching about Hasbro and some stupid decisions that they make isn't gonna do a whole lot. Instead of wasting time ranting about how stupid Hasbro is I think some people should take a little initiative and do something productive. Like for example the Joes wants survey that Nas (it was nas right?) did. Cuz aside from that and buying the company itself no one is going to accomplish much by bitching here. Personally I don't mind the idea so much. Hollow Point looks alright and if you did make him to be Rock N Roll those to guns that attach to his arm are appropriate. I don't think I'll be buying it but I would be very interested if these began to make bases of playsets like that. A customizable headquaters sounds pretty nifty to me.
  10. I don't participate on the forums here much and don't care to get involved in these little disputes but I noticed this and couldn't resist. CD said his Prime Minister was french and falbby faced. I took this to be Jean Chretien seeing as how Tony Blair isn't French and I'm pretty sure he hasn't suffered a stroke. Then Devil Bat wrote died for this country and many others, including yours Crazy Drummer (a country that's been actively inbreeding for centuries amongst the "royals" by the way). Your bashing the very country that came to Great Britain's aid during World War 2; had it not been for freedom-loving countries like the United States getting involved in the war, you'd probably be speaking German right now instead of the "Queen's English", and you would most definitely not be enjoying the democracy you are at this moment. and Why don't you post your garbage on some British website So if Canada was speaking in German America would have most likely followed suit since most of the worId would probably be under the control of Germany/Japan/etc. Also America didn't run in to save anyone. America waited around on the fence (like Canada is doing now, I'll be the first to admit that) until Pearl Harbor. Then you guys realized that a world war involved the whole WORLD. I find this extreemly humorus b/c CD was making fun of America's Eductaion system in the post in question, and then Devil supported his argument. I really love those "you'd be speaking German now if it wasn't for us" statements. It sounds so Grade 1. Anyways I just thought I'd point that out. I'm not critizing America. There's a lot thats bad about it but there's a lot thats good too.
  11. NiftyBoy

    HELP PLZ

    Hey, I don't know how to contact hasbro but I live in Winnipeg as well. I don't know how well you know the local comic shops and events but there are two places I know of that you can get some stuff. There was a convention yesterday at the Oakwood Room (by the airport). There were 2 tables with JvC stuff. One table had wave 4 stuff. I got Snake-Eye's vs CC for $15, most of the other ones were $13. He's been at the last two shows but carries more Star Wars and Simpsons stuff. There's another guy there which is your best bet of finding JvC stuff in the 'Peg. I don't know his name but he sets up a table at some flea market on McPhillips on the weekends as well as the conventions. He had a lot of wave 3 &4 at the show plus a couple Spy Changers (recondo, barrel roll, hacker, and tunnel rat) He charges about $18 on average. Not that great but aside from ordering online or going down to the States it's your best bet. Ordering online isn't that bad either though if you can. I recently ordered some stuff and it worked out to about $16 per 2 pack. I share your pain though. No where in this crummy city has anything. I had heard from some other canadians on the DD forum that Walmarts might be getting Spy Changers. I doubt we will though. Hope this helps you out somewhat.
  12. The old was will always have a specail place in my heart. It brings back good memories of when i was a kid. But aside from that the original show is pretty corny. The new one is so much cooler. Much more mature and has a more solid story.
  13. The splinter being a rat is from the original comic and the movie. I did a bit of checking up and the cartoons actually follow a lot of stuff that happens in the original comic. The first episode started the exact same way that the original comic did. Like I talking EXACTLY. go check it out at www.ninjaturtles.com personnally I love the new show. The interaction between the characters is great, specially Miky. He comes across very well as the imature one of the group. Plus its very cool how they're always sticking to the shadows. Makes much more sense than the original cartoon. The original was cool in a nostalgic way but it pales in comparison to the new show. I hope the show lasts for awhile.
  14. Thanx for the feedback, there doesn't seem to be any negative sentiments towards smalljoes so I think I'll do.
  15. Just wondering if anyone has had any experience with smalljoes.com Good? Bad? whatnot. I"ve just gotten some money and was thinking of getting some Spy Troops. I don't want to order a whole shipment and since you can get indvidual 2 packs it seems ideal for me.
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