Huh ? Canadian Skill Testing ???
Huh ? Canadian Skill Testing ???
I whipped into McDonalds today for a bite and when I got my receipt it said look on the back for a survey and a chance to win prizes, etc...
Printed on the receipt are things I don't quite understand the reasoning for, hopefully our neighbors from the north can enlighten me.
As I read it, only people from Province of Quebec are ineligible to win prizes from the survey. Why is that? In the US I think this has to do with some sort of Gambling thing, (game of chance) Is gambling legal throughout Canada except in Quebec?
"In order to win, a Canadian resident must correctly answer a skill-testing question"
The choice of 3 languages is interesting English (most common language in US), Spanish (spoken by a large number of US population), but French is more likely directed to the French-Canadian participants. Why do they have to answer a "skill-testing" question? Why don't the English and Spanish speaking participants have the same requirement?
When I went to the Survey site to read up on this, you are given three options of Language, Spanish, English and French. I don't read French or Spanish, but no where on the English Page did I see a explanation of the "Canadian Skill Test".
I assume there is McDonalds in Canada right? I am curious if this a McDonalds related "skill-testing" question or a "are you really a French speaking Canadian question"?
If someone would be so kind to goto the Survey web site printed on the receipt and read the French page and enlighten me.
If this is a McDonalds "skills-testing" question, what the hell would it be? How much does a quarter-pounder weigh in grams?
Printed on the receipt are things I don't quite understand the reasoning for, hopefully our neighbors from the north can enlighten me.
As I read it, only people from Province of Quebec are ineligible to win prizes from the survey. Why is that? In the US I think this has to do with some sort of Gambling thing, (game of chance) Is gambling legal throughout Canada except in Quebec?
"In order to win, a Canadian resident must correctly answer a skill-testing question"
The choice of 3 languages is interesting English (most common language in US), Spanish (spoken by a large number of US population), but French is more likely directed to the French-Canadian participants. Why do they have to answer a "skill-testing" question? Why don't the English and Spanish speaking participants have the same requirement?
When I went to the Survey site to read up on this, you are given three options of Language, Spanish, English and French. I don't read French or Spanish, but no where on the English Page did I see a explanation of the "Canadian Skill Test".
I assume there is McDonalds in Canada right? I am curious if this a McDonalds related "skill-testing" question or a "are you really a French speaking Canadian question"?
If someone would be so kind to goto the Survey web site printed on the receipt and read the French page and enlighten me.
If this is a McDonalds "skills-testing" question, what the hell would it be? How much does a quarter-pounder weigh in grams?
Yah it's just a rule in Canada that all contests have a skill testing question, otherwise its a game of pure chance (aka gambling).
Quebec is messed up is all I can say everything is different for them.
I remeber when I won this contest on oddjobjack.com (I won an xbox + beer fridge and other stuff) I had to answer some simple math problem before they would give it to me, let me tell you I went over that question again and again and again!
Quebec is messed up is all I can say everything is different for them.
I remeber when I won this contest on oddjobjack.com (I won an xbox + beer fridge and other stuff) I had to answer some simple math problem before they would give it to me, let me tell you I went over that question again and again and again!
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Well we can tell he eats here:Captain_Obvious wrote:We're talking about reading the back side of the receipt. (I guess it would really be the front side)Megor wrote:Its readable on my computer?
I'm pretty sure that not even your magical microsoft computer can do that.
http://www.google.ca/local?f=l&hl=en&q= ... 053902&t=h
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Yep, and I think that really just confirms what all of us already suspected. That De scrapes his lunch off of random spots on the side of the highway.
Where he gets all these Mc Donalds receipts remains a mystery.
Where he gets all these Mc Donalds receipts remains a mystery.
You and the Cap'n make it happen!
The receipt was in the bag I found there along with the chicken nuggets, or at least I think they were chicken nuggets.Captain_Obvious wrote:Yep, and I think that really just confirms what all of us already suspected. That De scrapes his lunch off of random spots on the side of the highway.
Where he gets all these Mc Donalds receipts remains a mystery.
Damn Internet, no privacy anymore.
Last year, I went out of town to remove and install a new sign at a Lodge in the town of Cle Elum. After a 3 1/2 hour drive, we got there and busted our butts taking the old wooden sign down and digging new foundations for the new sign. We needed to get this done in a hurry because concrete (9 1/2 yards) was coming at a predetermined time. We had time so I went across the street to get some food.
Mrs. De, who was missing here hubby (and also works for the same company I do) decides to see if there are any webcams in the area we are in. Well son of bit&* if there isn't one. At the moment she logs in (with the entire shop watching over her shoulder, including the boss) what do they see? De walking back from the Burger King across the street happily munching on my whooper. They literaly panned the fu&*(%^ webcam and follwed me till I was out of site of the cam.
Then the shop called and told us we need to work faster, harder, and De needs to stop eating BK. My partner laughed it off, then asked how they knew De went to Burger King. They told us of the webcam. We spent the next 1 1/2 days avoiding that fu*&^& camera. lol I still catch crap over eating lunch to this day. My partner and I are always watching for webcams also.
The webcam they used is here. http://71.39.192.2:81/CgiStart?page=Single&Language=0
Pan left (not the Windemere sign) to see the sign we worked on. Pan right (across the road, Burger King) see what a nice view they had my entire walk back to the truck. lol bastards !!!
Last year, I went out of town to remove and install a new sign at a Lodge in the town of Cle Elum. After a 3 1/2 hour drive, we got there and busted our butts taking the old wooden sign down and digging new foundations for the new sign. We needed to get this done in a hurry because concrete (9 1/2 yards) was coming at a predetermined time. We had time so I went across the street to get some food.
Mrs. De, who was missing here hubby (and also works for the same company I do) decides to see if there are any webcams in the area we are in. Well son of bit&* if there isn't one. At the moment she logs in (with the entire shop watching over her shoulder, including the boss) what do they see? De walking back from the Burger King across the street happily munching on my whooper. They literaly panned the fu&*(%^ webcam and follwed me till I was out of site of the cam.
Then the shop called and told us we need to work faster, harder, and De needs to stop eating BK. My partner laughed it off, then asked how they knew De went to Burger King. They told us of the webcam. We spent the next 1 1/2 days avoiding that fu*&^& camera. lol I still catch crap over eating lunch to this day. My partner and I are always watching for webcams also.
The webcam they used is here. http://71.39.192.2:81/CgiStart?page=Single&Language=0
Pan left (not the Windemere sign) to see the sign we worked on. Pan right (across the road, Burger King) see what a nice view they had my entire walk back to the truck. lol bastards !!!
You can find the information about it here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skill_testing_question
With respect to Quebec, gaming and liquor laws are under the jurisdiction of the provinces in Canada and I believe that Quebec has outlawed many forms of contests.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skill_testing_question
With respect to Quebec, gaming and liquor laws are under the jurisdiction of the provinces in Canada and I believe that Quebec has outlawed many forms of contests.
Not nearly as much as the people who did this video.Captain_Obvious wrote:In other news, De has wayyyyy too much time on his hands.
It starts with a Japanese anime that last approx 1min 30sec, then that actual video starts. Some of these are pretty cool like the magnet one.
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid ... 67&pl=true
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lol I've seen that. I think they're trying to drive us crazy with that song at the end of each one.
Here's one long machine that makes your dinner for you:
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Here's one long machine that makes your dinner for you:
<object width="425" height="350"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/1kvdq8cRNBM"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/1kvdq8cRNBM" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="425" height="350"></embed></object>
You and the Cap'n make it happen!
Poor Frenchies are always missing out on contests.
The skill testing question is usually something like 10(4 + 2) - 6 = ?. Super simple stuff and if the person gets it wrong then they deserve to be stoned.
The skill testing question is usually something like 10(4 + 2) - 6 = ?. Super simple stuff and if the person gets it wrong then they deserve to be stoned.
We were somewhere around Barstow on the edge of the desert when the drugs began to take hold. I remember saying something like “I feel a bit lightheaded; maybe you should drive…†And suddenly there was a terrible roar all around us and the sky was full of what looked like huge bats, all swooping and screeching and diving around the car, which was going about a hundred miles an hour with the top down to Las Vegas. And a voice was screaming: “Holy Jesus! What are these goddamn animals?â€
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I guess the Japanese don't have their own word for bowling. All that work for instant noodles though. Geesh!Captain_Obvious wrote:Here's one long machine that makes your dinner for you:
We were somewhere around Barstow on the edge of the desert when the drugs began to take hold. I remember saying something like “I feel a bit lightheaded; maybe you should drive…†And suddenly there was a terrible roar all around us and the sky was full of what looked like huge bats, all swooping and screeching and diving around the car, which was going about a hundred miles an hour with the top down to Las Vegas. And a voice was screaming: “Holy Jesus! What are these goddamn animals?â€