tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8369493130283425436.post440390447139571222..comments2023-11-30T03:01:40.709-07:00Comments on lauralea.ca: So Get Over It AlreadyLauraleahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10521054238842667014noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8369493130283425436.post-66080008057660566422008-08-22T07:21:43.000-06:002008-08-22T07:21:43.000-06:00Girl, you were totally correct. I had no idea abo...Girl, you were totally correct. I had no idea about the difference - except that there was one. Do you have the email address of those who sat at the table with you? I would have no problem sending them an anonymous email to set them straight... ;)Paulahttp://www.spinoriginal.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8369493130283425436.post-54884923536843132292008-08-22T08:15:48.000-06:002008-08-22T08:15:48.000-06:00Flashback moment here ! When I was growing up in ...Flashback moment here ! When I was growing up in a land far away there was a joke going the rounds - What's the difference between a buffalo and a bison ? ...You can wash your hands in a bison.<br><br>Does that translate ? In 1970's UK it passed as humour... Nuff said ?Rachelnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8369493130283425436.post-24531967182137044842008-08-22T09:17:10.000-06:002008-08-22T09:17:10.000-06:00Well, how about that! At the time I would have pr...Well, how about that! At the time I would have probably "corrected" you as well, although hopefully not in an embarrassing way.<br><br>My dad has always referred to them as "Bison", correctly, I know see. It was my understanding that "buffalo" vs. "bison" was an American vs. Canadian version issue. I always preferred the term "buffalo"---may because it was the opposite of what my dad said; maybe it sounded cooler (i.e. Buffalo Bill).<br><br>I stand humbly corrected.<br><br>Someone should inform the Old American West and all films set at that time.Marchttp://vandersluys.canoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8369493130283425436.post-43114457184134732422008-08-22T09:43:09.000-06:002008-08-22T09:43:09.000-06:00Buffalo, bison - who cares?Don't sweat the sma...Buffalo, bison - who cares?Don't sweat the small stuff.There are much mor things to get all bent out of shape about, eh?Jean Hardernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8369493130283425436.post-87430581316155389262008-08-22T09:50:38.000-06:002008-08-22T09:50:38.000-06:00I think the joke totally translates, Rachel... but...I think the joke totally translates, Rachel... but that might just be my British heritage showing through!<br><br>Yeah. Somehow "Bison Bill" doesn't have quite the same ring to it, eh Marc?! (but the longer I say it, the better I like it...) And how can you be "Home, home on the range", if you've got Bison? What do you do with the lost syllable?! I suppose it could be "where the deer and the Big Bison play"...<br><br>: )lauraleanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8369493130283425436.post-15661026113814995942008-08-22T09:57:53.000-06:002008-08-22T09:57:53.000-06:00Where the deer and the bison DOTH play... :DWhere the deer and the bison DOTH play... :DPaulahttp://www.spinoriginal.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8369493130283425436.post-5642547089797660892008-08-22T10:18:04.000-06:002008-08-22T10:18:04.000-06:00THAT'S it!THAT'S it!Lauraleanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8369493130283425436.post-25575626682983851552008-08-22T10:34:06.000-06:002008-08-22T10:34:06.000-06:00Wait...isn't the lyric "Where the deer an...Wait...isn't the lyric "Where the deer and the ANTELOPE play?" That's how I've always heard it sung.<br><br>According to this, buffalo are not mentioned:<br><br>http://www.kididdles.com/lyrics/h020.htmlMarchttp://vandersluys.canoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8369493130283425436.post-89239749337901296252008-08-22T13:49:13.000-06:002008-08-22T13:49:13.000-06:00Without looking at the website, I know you're ...Without looking at the website, I know you're totally right. It's all bison over here. When we drove to MN from BC we stopped in Jamestown, ND--home of the White Bison (and Louis L'Amour). But even there museum used Buffalo in the name.Davidhttp://www.wandering-in-the-wilderness.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8369493130283425436.post-22224314820968476652008-08-22T15:26:29.001-06:002008-08-22T15:26:29.001-06:00I'm with Marc! I thought it was:"Home, h...I'm with Marc! I thought it was:<br><br>"Home, home on the range,<br>where the deer and the antelope play.<br>Where seldom is heard<br>a discouraging word<br>and the skies are not cloudy all day!"<br><br>Am I right? No buffalo.... anyway, "Home on the Range" aside, I'm glad you had your moment of vindication. :o)Laurenhttp://www.kiwilauren.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8369493130283425436.post-11524565712201204852008-08-22T15:26:29.000-06:002008-08-22T15:26:29.000-06:00Wait a second, I have a PS:Isn't there a lyric...Wait a second, I have a PS:<br><br>Isn't there a lyric about "give me a home where the buffalo roam"?Laurenhttp://www.kiwilauren.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8369493130283425436.post-3209341044415137472008-08-22T16:03:31.000-06:002008-08-22T16:03:31.000-06:00Oh, MAN! It IS where the deer and the antelope pla...Oh, MAN! <br><br>It IS where the deer and the antelope play...<br><br>So, I suppose the politically correct version might go something like:<br><br>Oh give me a home where the Bison all roam, where the deer and the antelope play...<br><br>Unless you're singing the "Homemakers Anonymous Theme Song"... (http://lauralea.ca/?p=111)lauraleanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8369493130283425436.post-26904419915086503122008-08-23T04:48:15.000-06:002008-08-23T04:48:15.000-06:00Strangely enough, I was asked the very same questi...Strangely enough, I was asked the very same question (about bison vs buffalo) last night and said that they were Am vs CDN versions of the same term; however technically buffalo was water buffalo as in India. (So I guess I get double points?) Note that on the border between NWT and Alberta there is Wood Buffalo National Park - so buffalo was used here previously; and the cross between a cow and a bison is known as a beefalo. (Is that enough Trivial Pursuit for today?)Mayhttp://maydt.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8369493130283425436.post-26329802903083905992008-08-23T05:23:49.000-06:002008-08-23T05:23:49.000-06:00Bonus points for May! I should get some prizes...Bonus points for May! I should get some prizes...Lauraleanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8369493130283425436.post-46098968421181625202008-08-23T05:48:13.000-06:002008-08-23T05:48:13.000-06:00How did I miss "buffalo" IN THE FIRST LI...How did I miss "buffalo" IN THE FIRST LINE of that song?<br><br>Demerit for me.Marchttp://theeagleandchild.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8369493130283425436.post-60110155411123515772008-09-24T18:57:16.000-06:002008-09-24T18:57:16.000-06:00good site kxzntmgood site kxzntmokhttp://onet.plnoreply@blogger.com