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It is the law.
All contests in Canada need to have a "skill-testing" question. ( I did not know that, Google told me)
"the Criminal Code prohibits the conduct of contests in which winners are determined solely by chance." and by adding the skill test, it is an acceptable workaround to the law.
As for why Québec is nearly always excluded from contests is the the consumer protection laws (since 1978) ask that if you do a contest, you must pay a percentage of the prize in escrow to be certain that the prizes will actually be awarded; and that contest "owners" do not want to do that.
I'd rather be phishing!
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Thanks for the info! What silly neighbors we have; thank Bog they're mostly harmless.
Will Rogers never met me.
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Quote: thank Bog they're mostly harmless Are you sure?
Quote: Will Rogers never met me Nor have I, YET
Life is like a s**t sandwich; the more bread you have, the less s**t you eat.
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PhilLenoir wrote: Nor have I, YET
Ask PJ; he has.
Will Rogers never met me.
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A weekend I will not soon forget.
I would love to do it again but with a wife and daughter now a four day weekend to drive to Arizona and back is not likely ho happen again any time soon.
Within you lies the power for good - Use it!
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PJ Arends wrote: A weekend I will not soon forget.
Nor will I, Pete... I haven't looked at burros in quite the same way since then.
But one day before I die I might make my way North to Canadia for a visit. All I have to do is find the time, and spend 6 months to a year wasting time to clear a 22 year old DUI long forgiven off my record before the border cops will let me in. Right... I'll get right on that.
Will Rogers never met me.
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Cops aside, we Canucks always (even adoptees like me) have the Welcome Wagon ready ... and you are correct we're mostly harmless!
Life is like a s**t sandwich; the more bread you have, the less s**t you eat.
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Zoinks! Let's get outta here Scoob!
"the debugger doesn't tell me anything because this code compiles just fine" - random QA comment
"Facebook is where you tell lies to your friends. Twitter is where you tell the truth to strangers." - chriselst
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You in Oz yet?
Expecting a call for the catch up. Know you're dodging the piss up in 15 days. S'pose I'll have to call the Aussie Mobile later today to see what's doing.
Michael Martin
Australia
"I controlled my laughter and simple said "No,I am very busy,so I can't write any code for you". The moment they heard this all the smiling face turned into a sad looking face and one of them farted. So I had to leave the place as soon as possible."
- Mr.Prakash One Fine Saturday. 24/04/2004
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Next week.
And I was a client of Crazy Johns who were bought out by Vodafone who are incapable of handling customer conversions so I'm not sure I even have an Oz number anymore.
The most I know about my trip is that I'll be spending the majority of my time in the air or in peak hour traffic. It's going to rock.
cheers
Chris Maunder
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Chris Maunder wrote: peak hour traffic
I bet you miss that, eh Chris?
Will Rogers never met me.
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It can't be worse than Toronto...
(However, I am pretty sporadic with my travel times so I tend to avoid the worst of the worst here. However: Winter this weekend! Can't wait! 12.4M people who have ice amnesia and drive like crazies! w00t!)
cheers
Chris Maunder
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Clickity[^]
Sold all rights to the game for $500, Hasbro have made an estimated $40 million out of it.
Some men are born mediocre, some men achieve mediocrity, and some men have mediocrity thrust upon them.
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About once every 6 months or so I see something that reminds me that the NHS is one of the greatest institutions ever. This was one such.
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As if Brits get oral surgery!
Government is not reason; it is not eloquent; it is force. Like fire, it is a dangerous servant and a fearful master. ~ George Washington
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They do, they really do.
My teeth are perfect, it's my gums that have to be extracted.
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Act- dentistry is no longer available on the NHS..it was costing too much for no noticeable gain (stiff upper lips mean no smiling)
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Yeah... But we can't have that here... Noooo, that would be evil scary socialism!
So yeah... You guys have better government services, we have better food. Now I want pizza... Bleh... No good pizza places around here... And it's too early for lunch...
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If you repeat that often enough it might come true!
Life is like a s**t sandwich; the more bread you have, the less s**t you eat.
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Duncan Edwards Jones wrote: or so I see something that reminds me that the NHS is one of the greatest institutions ever.
You know, we really need a sarcasm icon for you, if for no other reason than your subtlety sometimes obscures your sarcasm, especially for slow people like me.
Marc
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I'm happy to contribute, but $25000? This is chump change for Hasbro. Where the heck are they?
Marc
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