h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

Entry: The Royal Canadian Mounted Police - A3781532
Author: anhaga (What country's going to attack us that hasn't tried a dozen times before? ) - U215480

A little piece spurred by current events.

Hardly impartial - but I can't think of anything bad to say about the Mounties - except that stupid television programme.



Why is Canadian Pacific now going round and round in my head ?

Impartial? Of course it's impartial. I've included all the bad bits.

McKay - Do you mean 'Due south'?

This looks like a good entry, if a little pro-Mounties

Alex

Is my Screech piece too pro-Screech?

Due South - that was it.

I haven't read the screech owl yet.

'screech owl'


you'll see.

Without having seen the other entry, I'm hoping/assuming it's about ...

I liked Due South

"friends and neighbors who have pledged to serve and protect."
'who *they* have pledged'?

adulterate - adulterated

The quotes from the Fort Benton Record and from Rex Murphy need to be in italics.

"took a turn dangerous to Canada"
I think 'took a turn dangerous toward Canada' might sound better.

7000 - 7,000 (House Style)

"Three of the dead where Mounties"
were

"another thee Mounties"
three

arctic - Arctic

1990's - 1990s

"While it's members"
its

maneuvers - manoeuvres

"set to music performed by a team of 32 horses and riders"
Music performed by horses... I want to see that I think what you mean is:
'consists of a series of equestrian displays set to music, performed by a team of 32 horses and riders' Although there may be a better yet way of phrasing that sentence.

'Musical Ride', 'Musical ride', or 'musical ride'?

You need to put a paragraph tag around "The Guidon, when not paraded for ceremonial occasions, is on display in RCMP National Headquarters in Ottawa."

Very nice. About time there was a Mountie entry!

Have you seen this?

http://www.thehistorynet.com/we/blsittingbullandthemounties/

Good article from Wild West Magazine

I hadn't seen that, Taliesin. Thanks. I'm not sure: should I add a link?

I'll get on those right away, Gosho.

And one more I missed - neighbor/neighbour

There we go, Neighbour Gosho.

I'm an idiot. I think I've gone and done the last correction the wrong way.

Or have I? Help! Which is BBC correct? Neighbour or neighbor?



I put in a link to Sitting Bull and the Mounties.

Neighbour is BBC correct

I'm safe. That's anhaga correct as well.

Excellent entry Anhaga. A good read, especially having had first hand contact with the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. Once in a bar in Calgary and at the Airport in Edmonton. Woke me up he did, at 6:00 AM. Still, he woke everyone else up as well, so I can't complain.

An interesting footnote: The Royal Canadian Mounted Police is the only police force left with Royal in the tile. There used to be three of them. The Royal Hong Kong Police, The Royal Ulster Constabulary and The Royal Canadian Mounted Police.

The other two have disappeared but the Royal Canadian Mounted Police goes on.

Donald

I fear you err:


http://www.gov.nl.ca/rnc/index.htm

(the RNC mentions six 'royal' police forces.)