A lightshow instead of fireworks would be like going camping and using an electric space heater instead of a camp fire. I guess it gets the job done, but totally boring.
I am not making an opinion of the reasons why it was originally cancelled. It's kind of conflicting for me personally, but fireworks are fun. There has got to be a way to promote reconciliation and keep fireworks.
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The fact is that fireworks, in general, are a true waste of public money. I don't know what a fireworks show costs, but I'm guessing in a few hundreds of thousands range considering all security measures, staffing, traffic control and other crap. All for a 15-min look in the sky. If they had the wits to announce cancellation for this simple reason, I think that most people would not even care to notice it as they are deep asleep by the showtime anyway. Personally, I would have said "good riddance" myself. It's the stupid "in the spirit of..." that caused so many to say "are you f...n serious???"
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Obviously everyone must suffer so that I can benefit. They offered to cancel fireworks for everybody to respect a minority so let's cancel the Stampede next because I am offended by cowboys stereotypes and I'm allergic to hay bales. Everybody should have something public and fun taken away from them so my feelings are respected.
The needs of the few outweigh the needs of the many!
The fact is that fireworks, in general, are a true waste of public money. I don't know what a fireworks show costs, but I'm guessing in a few hundreds of thousands range considering all security measures, staffing, traffic control and other crap. All for a 15-min look in the sky. If they had the wits to announce cancellation for this simple reason, I think that most people would not even care to notice it as they are deep asleep by the showtime anyway. Personally, I would have said "good riddance" myself. It's the stupid "in the spirit of..." that caused so many to say "are you f...n serious???"
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The fact is that fireworks, in general, are a true waste of public money. I don't know what a fireworks show costs, but I'm guessing in a few hundreds of thousands range considering all security measures, staffing, traffic control and other crap. All for a 15-min look in the sky. If they had the wits to announce cancellation for this simple reason, I think that most people would not even care to notice it as they are deep asleep by the showtime anyway. Personally, I would have said "good riddance" myself. It's the stupid "in the spirit of..." that caused so many to say "are you f...n serious???"
Really then, anything entertaining is a waste of money. Hockey? Good lord, why, what does that do. Airshows? Man, things go zoom by you a few times and look at all the fuel being burned. HORRIBLE
I've been Yoho'd. Is this a good thing? Does it make me a progressive?
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I think I would have preferred they stick to their guns.
so you made a dumb horsecrap decision for absolutely ridiculous reasons. But now you are also a giant Puss who has no courage to stick to that. So you are an idiot and a weak puss?
Use a carbon tax emissions excuse or something.
God I hate white people. They victimized the hell out of the first nations and most everyone else and now its white people being absolutely ridiculous. How about white people just STFU for once.
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I think I would have preferred they stick to their guns.
so you made a dumb horsecrap decision for absolutely ridiculous reasons. But now you are also a giant Puss who has no courage to stick to that. So you are an idiot and a weak puss?
Use a carbon tax emissions excuse or something.
God I hate white people. They victimized the hell out of the first nations and most everyone else and now its white people being absolutely ridiculous. How about white people just STFU for once.
Such a ridiculously stupid baiting post. Congrats you hate all white people based on events that transpired before you were born.
I got some bad news for you my man you’re not going far in life, it seems you’ve already decided you’ve lost.
I think I would have preferred they stick to their guns.
so you made a dumb horsecrap decision for absolutely ridiculous reasons. But now you are also a giant Puss who has no courage to stick to that. So you are an idiot and a weak puss?
Use a carbon tax emissions excuse or something.
God I hate white people. They victimized the hell out of the first nations and most everyone else and now its white people being absolutely ridiculous. How about white people just STFU for once.
Overreaction of the year award!
Put your hands in the air, stand up, and take 2 steps away from your keyboard.
You must be new here and don't get the joke. Fotze could win an award for "whitest guy I know". Humor is used to show how ridiculous a situation is when taken to its extremes of logic.
You must be new here and don't get the joke. Fotze could win an award for "whitest guy I know". Humor is used to show how ridiculous a situation is when taken to its extremes of logic.
You must be new here and don't get the joke. Fotze could win an award for "whitest guy I know". Humor is used to show how ridiculous a situation is when taken to its extremes of logic.
That kind of humour just isn’t his speed. Can’t blame him.
Throw a “Knock knock” joke at Yoho, though, and you’ll have him in stitches for hours!
