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The Irony Of It All
Brad Hollerbach

Professor Predicts U.S. Civil War by This Fall
Cape Could Become the Canadian Riviera

Posted Monday, January 5, 2009, at 10:04 AM

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  • If said conflict between Russia and Alaska does indeed take place, I hereby appoint Sarah Palin as commander of the Alaskan troops.

    Why?

    Duh, because she can see Russia from her front porch. What other qualifications does a military commander need? I mean, she almost got John McCain elected with her extensive foriegn affairs experience.

    And golly gee, that little Alaskan accent is just so gosh darn cute.

    -- Posted by John R Cash on Wed, Jan 7, 2009, at 10:40 AM
  • I will hate having to learn the metric system. The influx of Nanaimo Bars will be nice though.

    -- Posted by devin on Wed, Jan 7, 2009, at 1:56 PM
  • RD, As the Governor Alaska, Sarah Palin is already Commander-in-Chief of Alaska's troops, their National Guard.

    -- Posted by Chief Red Hawk on Wed, Jan 7, 2009, at 1:59 PM
  • Point taken, Chief Red Hawk. You caught my blatant mistake. Oh well, she can still be the commander of hot governers.

    Now, on to more serious business. As a supporter of SEMO INDIAN'S athletics and opponent of the move to being known as the Redhawks, I hereby challenge you to a duel, Chief Red Hawk.

    -- Posted by John R Cash on Wed, Jan 7, 2009, at 2:33 PM
  • RD....yes she is a babe, a govo-babe!!

    PS....My nom de plume of choice is just my way of poking fun of SEMO's new stupid fake bird name....GO INDIANS!!!

    -- Posted by Chief Red Hawk on Wed, Jan 7, 2009, at 3:27 PM
  • I hope you are not serious about all this. If you are, then you are one of the most STUPIDIEST people who writes for the Missourian.

    -- Posted by livesound1 on Wed, Jan 7, 2009, at 3:40 PM
  • I find it hard to believe that anyone could actually read this blog entry and even remotely think that I actually believe what Professor Igor Panarin is proposing. However, the story the blog is based on is true. You can Google the professor’s name for more information.

    While I am certainly no grammarian, I think the word you are looking for might be STUPIDER or STUPIDENOUS not STUPIDIEST.

    Thanks for sort of reading.

    -- Posted by Brad_Hollerbach on Wed, Jan 7, 2009, at 4:20 PM
  • Hey, i'm from SwampEast Missouri. There are a ot of rednecks around here. Most people are one. We write it like it sounds. That's the easiest way to do it.

    -- Posted by livesound1 on Wed, Jan 7, 2009, at 4:25 PM
  • I'd be the first to sign the petition to bring back the Indians. I remember the good old Shumate days when the Red Men marched around the Show-Me-Center. Believe it or not, there were more than about 800 people there, too.

    While we're being martyrs, shouldn't we petition for the firing of Dobbins too?

    -- Posted by John R Cash on Wed, Jan 7, 2009, at 8:06 PM
  • Don't know that this area would have to 'Frenchie' up the names of cities. Looking at a map (one which I had the 'opportunity' to get quite familiar with this past summer) of Quebec, one of the many provinces of Canada which to the best of my knowledge is the only widely French-speaking part of Canada - see town names such as Sherbrooke (where Jenny tried to nab the Frog on NCIS), Danville, Victoriaville, Windsor, Richmond, Dudswell, Tingwick, Princeville, Kingbury, Westbury, Wickham, Shefford, Lawrenceville, and Roxton Falls. The locals pronounced the town names in recognizable English, albeit with a heavy French accent, of course. My personal favorite is the town of Asbestos - you guessed it - home of an asbestos mine still in operation.

    The whole time I was there - never heard anyone speak kindly of the health care system. I was also advised to carry a lot of cash and a big credit card in case the need for medical attention arose. Apparently, Canadian health-care providers are not guaranteed to accept US insurance cards.

    But anyway - as one user previously pointed out to me - I tend to over-analyze things - this blog was intended to have a humorous (or will it be 'humourous'?) take.

    *****

    As far as the university's mascot - to me, it looks more like a screamin' chicken - perhaps more appropriate in light of many recent sports campaigns. :-)~

    -- Posted by fxpwt on Wed, Jan 7, 2009, at 9:48 PM
  • Or perhaps in light of the recent money issues - a better mascot name would be the SEMO Simoleons? Kind of catchy, don't cha think? :-)~

    -- Posted by fxpwt on Wed, Jan 7, 2009, at 9:54 PM
  • Brad,

    Your article is really funny, but not as funny as the comment "thanks for reading, sort of". I'm a SEMO alumni from the horribly traumatizing switch from Indian to Redhawk. I'm a native american and never once thought the SE logo with the arrow was offensive, it made me proud of where I came from.

    Ironically, while on vacation to Banf and Calgary in Canada I ran into quite a few indians, (way more than here). My mother also had some difficulties and required medical attention from a hospital, within one hour she had been seen by a doctor, psychiatrist, and had medication without it costing us a dime. Call Canada's health care system what you want, but try getting into Southeast or Saint Francis Emergency room at 11:00 pm and getting out of there with actual help and treatment within an hour.

    This is also without the $800.00 bill I got for an x-ray and an ankle brace a few years back because they thought I had broken my ankle.

    As far as pronouncing Girardeau, I like "Shur-Aw-Dwah" better...it has that certain......jenasaqua

    -- Posted by ZeRo1 on Thu, Jan 8, 2009, at 11:02 AM
  • I think either Cape SHUR-AW-DWAH or Cape SHUH-RAH-DOO would be acceptable pronunciations. There always seems to be multiple ways to pronounce practically anything. For instance, Missouri can be MIZ-OR-EE or MIZ-OR-AH or to some, MISERY.

    My last name gets mangled quite often. Common pronunciations I answer to include HAW-LER-BOCK, HAW-LER-BOTCH, HAW-LER-BACK, HOLLOW-BACK (like the Gwen Stefani song) and of course, *SS-HOLE.

    Thanks for reading.

    -- Posted by Brad_Hollerbach on Thu, Jan 8, 2009, at 1:11 PM
  • Welcome to Canada! I'll be signing up to be a carpetbagger, eh? But since our share has all the missile silos, do you think we'll let Russia walk in and grab Alaska? Forget it! That's ours too!

    -- Posted by Martin_from_Canada on Thu, Jan 8, 2009, at 1:14 PM
  • Hi Martin_From_Canada.

    koo-ROO-koo-koo-koo-koo-koo-KOOOOO (that’s the theme used by the McKenzie Brothers of SCTV fame)

    I seriously doubt that Russia could take Alaska without at least some sort of discussions with Canada. Considering how resource rich Alaska is, I imagine that practically everyone would be clamoring for a piece of that state. For instance, the California Republic would probably also covet Alaska.

    Thanks for reading, eh.

    -- Posted by Brad_Hollerbach on Thu, Jan 8, 2009, at 3:34 PM
  • WHAT A FREAKIN NUT

    and this guy is a professor who is influencing young minds to think like this? What University is stupid enough to have this guy as an employee?

    Please tell me you are joking?

    -- Posted by Skeptic1 on Fri, Jan 9, 2009, at 10:57 PM
  • Sorry, but I am not kidding. However, he's not a professor at any university in the United States. He's a professor in Russia.

    Thanks for reading.

    -- Posted by Brad_Hollerbach on Sat, Jan 10, 2009, at 8:35 PM
  • On Canada Day (July 1) They are gonna change the flag from the Maple Leaf to a zamboni.

    -- Posted by Trikzter on Mon, Jan 12, 2009, at 7:28 PM