tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8689245642139665514.post8424462954396067532..comments2024-03-28T20:13:21.900-06:00Comments on The Blog Fodder: O CanadaThe Blog Fodderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11441978691701289074noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8689245642139665514.post-70486644573776698392016-02-10T22:46:54.964-06:002016-02-10T22:46:54.964-06:00According to The Canadian Encyclopedia (http://www...According to The Canadian Encyclopedia (http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/o-canada/) the current version was recommended in 1967, and I am sure sung since that time. It became official in 1980 along with the entire piece as our National Anthem. The Blog Fodderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11441978691701289074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8689245642139665514.post-13017214950995724322016-02-10T19:42:38.030-06:002016-02-10T19:42:38.030-06:00Aha! I thought I was wrong, but I was mistaken. ...Aha! I thought I was wrong, but I was mistaken. It wasn't the "God keep our land" line that I was remembering differently; it was the "From far and wide" line. It was originally "We stand on guard, O Canada, We stand on guard for thee.", and in 1980 they changed it to the current version. (Guess that was more than a coupla decades ago, though. Oops.)<br /><brDiane Hendershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07563115165301223420noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8689245642139665514.post-75186855000251633962016-02-10T11:41:58.450-06:002016-02-10T11:41:58.450-06:00Dauntless means unafraid. I did find a definition ...Dauntless means unafraid. I did find a definition of Donk meaning a large bottom usually applied to the female of the species. Who knew?<br />http://www.internetslang.com/DONK-meaning-definition.aspThe Blog Fodderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11441978691701289074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8689245642139665514.post-78979852671746109592016-02-10T11:05:28.471-06:002016-02-10T11:05:28.471-06:00I didn't know much about the Seven Years War (...I didn't know much about the Seven Years War (French and Indian down here)until 1975 when The Band did "Acadian Driftwood". It is nice that Canadians can adapt to societal changes. Many on this side of the border want to revert back to a mythical time of about a hundred years ago because things were so much better then.<br />Apparently "donkless" means unafraid, but it Jonohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18170214396483091419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8689245642139665514.post-20425310734123473002016-02-10T01:08:34.478-06:002016-02-10T01:08:34.478-06:00You are right; I couldn't remember what the ne...You are right; I couldn't remember what the new line was, nor if it is official yet. There were complaints about reference to God but no changes that I can find. The Blog Fodderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11441978691701289074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8689245642139665514.post-27429892195140669352016-02-10T01:01:35.534-06:002016-02-10T01:01:35.534-06:00Thanks, JackieSueThanks, JackieSueThe Blog Fodderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11441978691701289074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8689245642139665514.post-23989467286769145442016-02-09T20:47:40.304-06:002016-02-09T20:47:40.304-06:00I still like your's ...love to sing it too..so...I still like your's ...love to sing it too..sons, daughters..who cares..you fecking love Canada.yellowdoggrannyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14906624317290990109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8689245642139665514.post-90576913423085623092016-02-09T18:55:41.647-06:002016-02-09T18:55:41.647-06:00"Wolfe the donkless hero"! Bahahaha!!! ..."Wolfe the donkless hero"! Bahahaha!!! I'm still laughing!<br /><br />I thought they'd pretty much agreed on "...in all of us command" for the latest gender-neutral rendition. And I thought there had been a change to the line 'God keep our land' a coupla decades ago or so, but I'm probably making that up - with a memory like mine, life is a constant Diane Hendershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07563115165301223420noreply@blogger.com