Plane carrying Syrian refugees arrives in Toronto, met by Prime Minister Trudeau

[Shalimar]

After months of prep, today, Thursday, first gov't plane load carrying Syrian refugees arrived in Toronto, in a military aircraft. They were met by Prime Minister Trudeau, who helped some of them pick out new winter

coats. Other ministers and dignitaries were present also. Bienvenu chez nous! Welcome home. Today, my heart smiles, and I eagerly await the refugees who hopefully will soon arrive in my home town.

 

[Ameriscot]

That is awesome, Shal!! :love_heart:

 

[Shalimar]

Thanks Annie, I am so excited.

 

[Ameriscot]

I'm liking your new PM more all the time.

 

[Shalimar]

Thanks Annie. He is also working hard to mend relations with our indigenous people. He went to the national chief's meeting. I believe his father may have been the last Prime Minister to do so.

 

[SifuPhil]

Question, Shali, from a political no-nothing: do they have to go through "screening"?

 

[Ralphy1]

How dare you suggest such a thing as screening these poor wretches...

 

[Ameriscot]

They always get screened.

 

[Shalimar]

Of course they do Philly. Also, currently we are not accepting single men, only women and families.

 

[Shalimar]

Ralphy, where is your birth certificate????? What is your true ethnicity???? It seems one can never be too careful.

 

[Ralphy1]

I am an American by birth but an Englishman at heart--God Save the Queen and the lovely Camilla!

 

[Shalimar]

Hmmm. At this point I am not prepared to believe you are born of woman at all, without irrevocable proof. You could be a dangerous alien.

 

[SifuPhil]

I am an American by birth but an Englishman at heart--God Save the Queen and the lovely Camilla!

You've just been placed on the watch list for seditious acts, Ralphy ...

 

[Ralphy1]

Look out for a Santa wearing a suicide vest...

 

[SifuPhil]

Look out for a Santa wearing a suicide vest...

Wow, or in your sack - what a great cover that would be.

 

[Ralphy1]

What sack are you takin about? Maybe Shali knows...

 

[SifuPhil]

The sack! You know ... the big bag! The loot carrier! Felix's Righty-O bag! The ...

... oh, forget it - put on your bloody vest.

 

[Ralphy1]

Nothing in my sack! Don't want them blown off! But maybe they would go anyways...

 

[SifuPhil]

Nothing in my sack! Don't want them blown off! But maybe they would go anyways...

They're usually the first to go. I've worked recovery ops.

 

[Ralphy1]

Well, they are kind of useless these days so it probably wouldn't matter...

 

[Shalimar]

Hey, can we say hijacked??

 

[Ralphy1]

Those were the old days of terrorism. Now it is guys like the shoe and underwear bombers that we must keep off of planes...

 

[Ameriscot]

You've just been placed on the watch list for seditious acts, Ralphy ...

Unfortunately, I had to pledge allegiance to the queen and her heirs (I didn't mean it!) in order to get UK citizenship. And that was fine with the US which I am still a citizen of.

 

[Ralphy1]

You should be taken to the Tower and dealt with harshly for your deceitful behavior...

 

[Ameriscot]

You should be taken to the Tower and dealt with harshly for your deceitful behavior...

Sure, except the Tower is only a tourist attraction now.