DonAndersen Posted October 23, 2007 Share Posted October 23, 2007 Guys/Gals, Been wondering why. When Lougheed & Getty retired, they got schools, hospitals, parks et al named after them. Well, Raphie got a swamp named for him. Been wondering why. Do the Conservatives believe that the swamp was appropriate? You'd think that they might have came up with: 1] the Raph Klien Memorial General Hospital 2] A chair in the U of C for cut and paste to high marks 3] Ralph Klien bottle recycling depot. 4] A school of economics - privatize electrical system and watch the prices fall 5] The Shot, shovel and Shut-up school of Public Health There obviously is a whole lot of things that should bear Ralphies name. How about adding to the list. catch ya' Don Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricinus Posted October 23, 2007 Share Posted October 23, 2007 How about a Ralphie series of fly hooks, guaranteed to release fish safely Regards Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harryarse Posted October 23, 2007 Share Posted October 23, 2007 How about Ralph Klein's Homeless cuz your too lazy to get a job Shelter and Alcoholics not so Anonymous. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wongrs Posted October 23, 2007 Share Posted October 23, 2007 an annual pie-klein event aka "The see if you can get pie up klein's nose event" or a dedicated day for abusing legislative pages aka "The I'm an upset baby and nobody listens to me day" or the construction of a facility where anybody who enters is free to openly poke fun at people who are disabled or a monthly event where everybody rich goes downtown, gets totally bombed and berates the homeless at their shelters aka "Memorial denigration of the poor day". those have to make the list. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbowtrout Posted October 23, 2007 Share Posted October 23, 2007 http://www.assembly.ab.ca/lao/library/PREMIERS/klein.htm He did fine in my books Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wongrs Posted October 24, 2007 Share Posted October 24, 2007 betcha he had a blood alcohol above 0.00 when he did all that jazz! sorry i don't really know the guy. just think it's funny for the leader of the province to act the way he does. and by funny, i mean really depressing. sorry, no more politics-talk. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
esleech Posted October 24, 2007 Share Posted October 24, 2007 C'mon guys, we should name a provincial park after this guy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ladystrange Posted October 24, 2007 Share Posted October 24, 2007 which province doesn't have a provincial sales tax? oh wait. i dont agree with everything he did and i didnt live here for most of it but he made the difficult decissions and cut spending and budgets, yes something suffered but on the whole, i'd say alberta is doing better than it was 20 years ago Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
esleech Posted October 24, 2007 Share Posted October 24, 2007 , i'd say alberta is doing better than it was 20 years ago Yeah, If you are in the oil and gas sector, must be nice to make more in an hour than your IQ. OH Snap, did I just say that! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ladystrange Posted October 24, 2007 Share Posted October 24, 2007 yeah, but where do you work - dont answer that. there in lies the problem. very few people there will ever make more than $16/hr i'm not in oil and gas and i make nearly 70% more than when i first started (6 yrs ago), not including over time and possible but not guaranteed bonuses. when i worked at the same place you do, the starting wage was $8.25/hr i have heard recently it was around $12. so in 2 years the wages there have gone up what 25%. not bad considering it is retail, which is usually min wage anyway Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
esleech Posted October 24, 2007 Share Posted October 24, 2007 yeah, but where do you work - dont answer that. there in lies the problem. very few people there will ever make more than $16/hr i'm not in oil and gas and i make nearly 70% more than when i first started (6 yrs ago), not including over time and possible but not guaranteed bonuses. when i worked at the same place you do, the starting wage was $8.25/hr i have heard recently it was around $12. so in 2 years the wages there have gone up what 25%. not bad considering it is retail, which is usually min wage anyway So true. I do make ALOT more than 12$ an hour. I cant buy my crack on that wage! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ladystrange Posted October 25, 2007 Share Posted October 25, 2007 So true. I do make ALOT more than 12$ an hour. I cant buy my crack on that wage! you could sell yourself like some of the junkies Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
esleech Posted October 25, 2007 Share Posted October 25, 2007 you could sell yourself like some of the junkies Already do. I'm writing this from my laptop on the corner of 11th and Mcleod. Should be a good night. Flames WON! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KingSalmon Posted October 25, 2007 Share Posted October 25, 2007 Ralph Klein was an idiot...but NAIT named a new trades building after him. What a waste of letters Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WesG Posted October 25, 2007 Share Posted October 25, 2007 I named my $400 cheque after him, isnt that enough?.. I bet he will be the only premier in my time to do that. He needs some sort of recognition for that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weedy1 Posted October 25, 2007 Share Posted October 25, 2007 Latest I heard is Ralphie is going to join Sheila Copps as the new Herbal Magic spokesperson. Maybe he'll get his name on some aromatherapy candles and essentail oils......... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ladystrange Posted October 26, 2007 Share Posted October 26, 2007 oooo, a ralph rub Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pythagoras Posted October 26, 2007 Share Posted October 26, 2007 oooo, a ralph rub Uggghhh...now that gives me the shivers right in time for Halloween....'shudder'.... I like the idea of calling those cheques 'Ralph Bucks" cause I spent mine on the same stuff that he liked.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ladystrange Posted October 26, 2007 Share Posted October 26, 2007 Uggghhh...now that gives me the shivers right in time for Halloween....'shudder'.... I like the idea of calling those cheques 'Ralph Bucks" cause I spent mine on the same stuff that he liked.... booze? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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