The Dude (aka Michael Sylvester) said: > Do united States students studying in Canada get Thanksgiving day > off? It would seem that since Jewish students get off on the > Jewish holydays,U.S students would also get the day off.
to which Michael Burman protested: > Although I'm fully aware I'm feeding the trolls, I think it's worth > pointing out that I find this post offensive. It's especially > ironic since it's coming from the "multi-cultural dude". Offensive? That's meshugge! It's not even a troll, just Michael S. posing one of his little puzzles for us to contemplate. If one wants to be offended there are enough examples of vile stuff (and some of it staggeringly vile) than to go looking for it where it's not. The question is probably intended as a joke, but the serious answer would be no: In Canada we've had our turkey coma a long time ago, and the US day on which turkeys die has no official standing in Canada. But in practice, I imagine most profs in Canada wouldn't mind if American dudes cut class on that special Thursday. We're very understanding, and dead grandmother claims are not required. And please, please, can we not have a debate about this? Do I have to call someone a Nazi to get it to stop (see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Godwin%27s_law )? Stephen -------------------------------------------- Stephen L. Black, Ph.D. Professor of Psychology, Emeritus Bishop's University Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada e-mail: sblack at ubishops.ca --------------------------------------------- --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [email protected]. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df5d5&n=T&l=tips&o=14334 or send a blank email to leave-14334-13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df...@fsulist.frostburg.edu
