The Ugly Canada Thread

[O-tacular]

Originally Posted by SignalHillHiker

I'll never eat souvlaki again.

Also, this:

Gotta hand it to Quebec, when they do something they go all out. Reminds me of Elvis Gratton.

[Acajack]

Originally Posted by O-tacular

Gotta hand it to Quebec, when they do something they go all out. Reminds me of Elvis Gratton.

This reminded me of how there is a huge national mythology in Quebec about the beauty of our women.

I mean, this is the name and the logo of one of the biggest motorcoach operators in the province:

[O-tacular]

Quebec has interesting mythology in general. Off the top of my head this is one of the best examples:



And let's not forget everyone's favourite mascot:



Can't think of any other lumberjack snowmen around the world.

[Daveography]

^ Is...is he doing a nazi march there?

[O-tacular]

Originally Posted by Daveography

^ Is...is he doing a nazi march there?

Join the Carnaval or off to the gulags!!!

Edit: He must be the Nazi bastard that sent us the oompa-pa bandstand!

[Xelebes]

Originally Posted by O-tacular

Quebec has interesting mythology in general. Off the top of my head this is one of the best examples:

Western Canada has a few fun ones:

Sasquatch (semi-benevolent)/Makiskanewew (semi-malevolent)

The Olive May (steamboat for which the Cremation of Sam McGee is based on.)

[Acajack]

Originally Posted by Xelebes

Western Canada has a few fun ones:

Sasquatch (semi-benevolent)/Makiskanewew (semi-malevolent)

The Olive May (steamboat for which the Cremation of Sam McGee is based on.)

Ogopogo too.

Another good legend is the giant Angus MacAskill from Cape Breton. He really existed.

[O-tacular]

[O-tacular]

The best Bonhomme Carnaval picture of them all.

[Echoes]

This horrendous suburban condo in Saskatoon called "Aqua Terra" is tacky enough without its special water feature: "cascading waterfalls" down the street-facing side of the buildings:

https://www.google.ca/maps/@52.1500396,-...mzZfLYrvE3sYFAJ_eiXvA!2e0!7i13312!8i6656

Now I've heard that water damage to the buildings from the waterfalls has resulted in a massive cash call to owners for the repairs.

If you have so little taste that you bought a condo in this project, I'm not sure I have sympathy for you now that you're out thousands of dollars extra.

Do a 360 of the area and it's all ugly as hell. Yuck.

[MolsonExport]

Originally Posted by O-tacular

The best Bonhomme Carnaval picture of them all.

Needs to be photoshopped into Clockzilla scenes. Fear the goosestepping Harpeur.

[MolsonExport]

Originally Posted by O-tacular

Ah, the best of Quebec. Needs a bit of Longueuil skyline, a Tempo, and maybe a MayWest or two, along with a faux-mansard roofed cheapo apartment building. Throw in Pauline Marois banging a pot (or pushing PK Peladeau away from the podium) and we would have the représentation fidèle du Québec laide.


natpost

[O-tacular]

Originally Posted by MolsonExport

Ah, the best of Quebec. Needs a bit of Longueuil skyline, a Tempo, and maybe a MayWest or two, along with a faux-mansard roofed cheapo apartment building. Throw in Pauline Marois banging a pot (or pushing PK Peladeau away from the podium) and we would have the représentation fidèle du Québec laide.


natpost

Yes those would be good additions. Originally I was considering having Bonhomme lobbing giant poutine bombs at Clockzilla. Maybe even the giant Orange Julep stand. Perhaps smog monster Gilles could also make an appearance.

[O-tacular]

Originally Posted by Echoes

This horrendous suburban condo in Saskatoon called "Aqua Terra" is tacky enough without its special water feature: "cascading waterfalls" down the street-facing side of the buildings:

https://www.google.ca/maps/@52.1500396,-...mzZfLYrvE3sYFAJ_eiXvA!2e0!7i13312!8i6656

Now I've heard that water damage to the buildings from the waterfalls has resulted in a massive cash call to owners for the repairs.

If you have so little taste that you bought a condo in this project, I'm not sure I have sympathy for you now that you're out thousands of dollars extra.

Do a 360 of the area and it's all ugly as hell. Yuck.

I love that a tacky condo feature was single handedly responsible for a special assessment for damaging the units. That's like proof positive that tackiness is a destructive force unto itself.

[Daveography]

Originally Posted by O-tacular

The best Bonhomme Carnaval picture of them all.

Oh great that's where he learned it from.

[Daveography]

Originally Posted by O-tacular

Ok this totally works. Bonhomme is going all karate master on Clockzilla. Hi-YA!

[Proof Sheet]

Originally Posted by O-tacular

Yes those would be good additions. Originally I was considering having Bonhomme lobbing giant poutine bombs at Clockzilla. Maybe even the giant Orange Julep stand. Perhaps smog monster Gilles could also make an appearance.

Can one or both of these lovely QC vistas be inserted somehow?

https://goo.gl/maps/ozvSBZqgxzw

https://goo.gl/maps/tawjBfq8s9J2

[O-tacular]

Originally Posted by Proof Sheet

Can one or both of these lovely QC vistas be inserted somehow?

https://goo.gl/maps/ozvSBZqgxzw

https://goo.gl/maps/tawjBfq8s9J2

Thank you for reminding me of that mafia house! It's even easily identifiable from above in the Google earth view. Stands out like a sore thumb. I'll see what I can find for pictures of that house and it's Roman statues.

[O-tacular]

Get ready because I found pictures of inside 7570 Avenue de Lugano:









Doesn't it just ooze.... Uh.... Class and sophistication. Or maybe it just oozes...

[HomeInMyShoes]

I feel dirty.