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发表于 2007-10-11 19:09 | 显示全部楼层 |阅读模式
老杨团队,追求完美;客户至上,服务到位!
NEW RULES FOR ENTERING ALBERTA* c# U. r9 m, d: f' F; G$ Y. c

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1. Bring your own house.1 C! c  A  G. S* m( V8 |

! x' e, N7 W( I2 H1 V 2. If going to the Oil Sands, bring your own house, school and
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! w3 c- L! K( [3 C* K  B 3. If going to Edmonton , wear your flak jacket. This is the murder
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4. If driving to Edmonton, it is also the auto theft center of Canada .8 z0 E& i" A% U! X
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5. If you are bringing drugs, head to West Edmonton Mall, the drug! [% M) x; Q, L9 ]5 a8 E. V
capital of Canada .
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7 X# e- V( Z( g/ w% n 6. If you are looking for work, look no further. Minimum wage is
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7. If you work downtown, parking costs $10.00/hour.
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& G1 d; R: d: r6 l" ] 8. If you are able to buy a house in Calgary , why not spend the money0 g( L( U; @2 _; {. z
on a 15 year holiday ?: P  R( ?2 l, k8 q0 T) D# F4 f. j8 i1 F
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9. If you drive a Hummer, look out. We sit amongst the highest gas
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% o) G& x0 {& K! F$ Z) x& ~10. In Edmonton we have 5 hospitals. 10 years ago we had 7. Don't come
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11. In Calgary, the population has exploded. The last road was paved 12
4 ~' x, S/ a7 K/ pyears ago. Calgary is a no-parking zone.
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3 ]; b  L: H- c  @ THE NEW RULES FOR DRIVING IN EDMONTON :7 W+ A) q& H( E& M* ~8 F2 s) z

- Z+ M' H& K6 J- \0 x1 q1 u; A# f1. You must first learn to pronounce the city name, it is: " E-MIN-TIN ".
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! b! N( d$ e8 ?9 b0 d( A, S2 N2. The morning rush hour is from 5:00am to noon. The evening rush hour
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8 \* V7 g* q. s& O( c3 . Forget the traffic rules you learned elsewhere. Edmonton now has its* ], a0 j$ ~  r. ~. t4 T. z8 `) J
own version of traffic rules. For example, cars/trucks with the loudest+ A7 c) N3 k! P$ i# D8 U  N" N
muffler go first at a four-way stop; the trucks with the biggest tires1 P2 I1 `; Z% E( u- H% W9 m
go second. However, south-west Edmonton , SUV-driving, cell! S6 o# q) x' }. \) l, Y$ L* `1 L+ o
phone-talking moms ALWAYS have the right of way.6 J+ y  L8 q5 y+ D

6 B8 |4 w  p" T1 \4 . If you actually stop at a yellow light, you will be rear ended,' }- H5 r2 ^3 B+ V
cussed out, and possibly shot.& @( i9 w7 E9 b' _  p# W; b" N

3 X: W  ^, t& u& G. q7 e# n6 k2 n5 . Never honk at anyone. Ever! Seriously! It's another offense that. Z( T- S! A: v
can get you shot.
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6 . Road construction is permanent and continuous in Edmonton . Detour
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day's driving a bit more exciting, but nothing ever gets finished, and
4 O6 l' K% i$ g6 B3 e6 bmore construction starts everyday.9 b5 [& m+ C( v% o8 k7 n

  V  v- x  `3 E2 J1 P2 t; K  7 . Watch carefully for road hazards such as drunks, skunks, dogs, cats,) p2 F2 w! e8 q- b. P( E) {
deer, barrels, cones, cows, horses, mattresses, shredded tires, garbage,! a# q0 I$ P  |, ]
squirrels, rabbits, crows, and coyotes feeding on any of these items.
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/ r+ N9 f5 ?- `3 h9 t9 G8 E7 K5 \8 . Calgary Trail, Gateway Boulevard, Highway 2 and the QE2 are all
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1 V4 U) Q& s4 [+ C6 G9 . If someone actually has their turn signal on, wave them to the
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activated."
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10 . If you are in the left lane and only driving 110 in a 80-90 km* g! B7 ~2 C4 m2 v; o4 F3 i" H
zone, you are considered a road hazard and will be "flipped off"' D* C' ]$ f7 ]$ e, V& Z  g* v
accordingly. If you return the flip, you'll be shot.
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11     . For winter driving, it is advisable to wear your parka, toque, fur
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blankets in the vehicle, as snow removal from the city streets is+ s+ @( B' g' v6 N/ c- r
virtually non-existent until the spring thaw.
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发表于 2007-10-11 19:19 | 显示全部楼层
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有点夸张。不过还是佩服生活在这的人,大部分人都活下来了。
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发表于 2007-10-11 19:26 | 显示全部楼层
又是一个挨砖的帖子。
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发表于 2007-10-11 19:28 | 显示全部楼层
老杨团队 追求完美
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发表于 2007-10-11 19:51 | 显示全部楼层
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发表于 2007-10-11 20:32 | 显示全部楼层

公厕

老杨团队,追求完美;客户至上,服务到位!
朋友坐在一起聊天的时候,最怕有人带来公厕的味道,弄得大家好好的生活都觉得恶心。
& ?6 x" }+ \" I1 R0 r满腹牢骚的人看似独树一帜,其实大多数都一生一无所成,能混个平常日子都不错了。因为他们把自己看得太高了,什么都屈才。. L2 G2 H( m& M! w. Y5 s6 ^
有一个人,他骂了自己所在单位一辈子,由于长期持有一种心情,一种哀怨的表情,脸色都是土灰色的了,可就是没见他作出什么成就,已没有离开他的破单位,却大大煞了周围人生活的风景。
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发表于 2007-10-11 21:05 | 显示全部楼层

ZT: The same joke

来自多伦多的朋友 忽悠 其他朋友 来爱民屯说 :
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此地钱多, 人傻, 速来 $ I& ?( J' |& U9 e/ p7 S

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[ 本帖最后由 April 于 2007-10-11 22:12 编辑 ]
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发表于 2007-10-11 21:20 | 显示全部楼层
老杨团队,追求完美;客户至上,服务到位!
原帖由 HOAH 于 2007-10-11 21:32 发表
9 ?2 _& V' q) i! b8 F+ P朋友坐在一起聊天的时候,最怕有人带来公厕的味道,弄得大家好好的生活都觉得恶心。. O7 L1 N7 F0 F! N% y, ]1 y% @! s
满腹牢骚的人看似独树一帜,其实大多数都一生一无所成,能混个平常日子都不错了。因为他们把自己看得太高了,什么都屈才。# k/ ]" A5 r2 C' h
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说事,谈话题,别攻击人。什么素质?整个一厕所。
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发表于 2007-10-11 21:23 | 显示全部楼层
老杨团队,追求完美;客户至上,服务到位!
是原创吗?楼主太有才了,佩服啊!!
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发表于 2007-10-11 21:26 | 显示全部楼层
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发表于 2007-10-11 21:34 | 显示全部楼层
原帖由 pacibridge 于 2007-10-11 22:20 发表
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说事,谈话题,别攻击人。什么素质?整个一厕所。

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这么刺痛你了吗?; m" v# X" S! u5 I
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我可指的是极少数人,如果你不是,就别往自己身上想。
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发表于 2007-10-11 23:23 | 显示全部楼层
同言同羽 置业良晨
原帖由 HOAH 于 2007-10-11 21:32 发表 2 p, l/ b( _4 {8 `* N
朋友坐在一起聊天的时候,最怕有人带来公厕的味道,弄得大家好好的生活都觉得恶心。
- K$ w, p) [9 n" M2 C满腹牢骚的人看似独树一帜,其实大多数都一生一无所成,能混个平常日子都不错了。因为他们把自己看得太高了,什么都屈才。
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( D2 N7 i! Z' d你这样不太好吧!每个人都有抱怨的权力。对待不合理的现象大家都齐声颂扬,好象不是民主自由的加拿大的特点。5 n2 I/ k0 N) N' T2 V' k

- v! |4 X+ {, h$ K7 Z$ S再次申明我的观点,Edmonton是全世界最好的城市。
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发表于 2007-10-12 06:53 | 显示全部楼层
老杨团队,追求完美;客户至上,服务到位!
埃德蒙顿, 是一个盛产冠军的城市! 能在埃德蒙顿扎根发展的人, 都是强者中的强者!
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发表于 2007-10-12 07:30 | 显示全部楼层

可能 你真的不知道 埃德蒙顿 同样 藏龙卧虎

Please mark ZT when 分享 other people's 原创. Thanks.- d' Q2 Y2 N/ U+ ]

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发表于 2007-10-12 09:35 | 显示全部楼层
就是一还“有点才”的调侃嘛。有些人干吗那么serious啊
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发表于 2007-10-12 14:34 | 显示全部楼层
同言同羽 置业良晨
以前见过,这好像是西门莎菲大学的人写的(不敢肯定).不光EDMONTON,还有别的省,市.只是调侃.
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