Sunday, November 25, 2012

100th Grey Cup

This float from the Santa Claus Parade honours the 100th Grey Cup championship game of the Canadian Football League which takes place today here in Toronto. The Grey Cup game is played in a different city each year and by chance our Toronto Argonauts qualified last weekend to play against the Calgary Stampeders so the weeklong party has been extra special this year and yesterday featured repeated attempts by the Calgary fans to ride a horse through the lobby of the Royal York Hotel (probably the most prestigious one in town). This tradition had started in 1948 by Calgary fans but the hotel held them off with security guards until finally relenting in mid-afternoon and then Marty, the horse, walked proudly through the lobby surrounded by excited fans!  Canadian football is similar to American but there are only 3 downs, a larger field, and other small scoring differences. Go Argos!!
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15 comments:

  1. LúciaNovember 25, 2012 at 11:08 AM

    I'm sure the boys love this float! ;-)

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  2. ShaunNovember 25, 2012 at 12:53 PM

    That float is the most awesome ive seen in a while !!!

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  3. William KendallNovember 25, 2012 at 2:02 PM

    Admittedly not a fan of the game at all. Good float though!

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  4. LowellNovember 25, 2012 at 5:57 PM

    I almost always learn some interesting stuff on your blog! Go Argos, indeed!

    Is that you in the pic...red hair?

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  5. HalcyonNovember 25, 2012 at 7:47 PM

    I am watching right now! Go Argos... go!!! :)

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  6. hamiltonNovember 25, 2012 at 8:54 PM

    we just can't escape this thing, eh?!!
    Toronto definitely does not have a sense of fun and the absurd.

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  7. RandyNovember 25, 2012 at 11:02 PM

    I'll bet sports fans loved this one.

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  8. SharonNovember 26, 2012 at 12:57 AM

    Love that charging football player! Go Argos!

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  9. AndyNovember 26, 2012 at 3:46 AM

    This year's Santa Clause Parade had some great floats and this is one. It was nice for Toronto to win the Grey Cup. Next year will be the The Blue Jays turn to win Baseball's World Series

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  10. MoNovember 26, 2012 at 5:29 AM

    I still don't understand the game.

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  11. EG CameraGirlNovember 26, 2012 at 7:11 AM

    I was in the States over Thanksgiving weekend and saw three NFL football games. I must say that I truly enjoy CFL football way more. :)) YAY, Argos!

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  12. Chrissy BrandNovember 26, 2012 at 8:09 AM

    What a huge player!

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  13. AnonymousNovember 26, 2012 at 9:21 AM

    Wouldn't want to try and block/tackle this particular player!

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  14. PerthDailyPhotoNovember 26, 2012 at 10:14 AM

    I have a picture of the horse being led through the lobby of a posh hotel Pat, that would have been fun to see.
    I can see why you would have a dread of hail. Thankfully this storm didn't cause too much harm, now the one we had last year, that's a whole different story!

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  15. ArtandArchitecture-SF.comNovember 27, 2012 at 10:45 AM

    Now there is some Canadian history I knew nothing about - how fun. Leave it to the Calgary fans to parade a horse through a lobby. I am sure it was a long management decision to allow the fun to continue. Great story - fun float.

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