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Games

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Trivia

The Board

Them days you sent a youngster up the road to say there was a game on. Now you send the code, and if a chair's still empty when you deal, one of the regulars takes it.

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Down the road

Well, Sunday after Mass we'd walk it. Start at the gate and go down, and every house along here I'll tell you who's in it.

Mary Walsh Career

Mary Walsh is one of Canada's most accomplished and fearless performers, born in St. John's, Newfoundland in 1952. She is best known internationally as a founding member of CODCO (1973–1992), the groundbreaking sketch comedy troupe that originated in St. John's and eventually became a national hit on CBC Television. CODCO was wickedly satirical, politically sharp, and distinctly Newfoundland in it

Mary Walsh is one of Canada's most accomplished and fearless performers, born in St. John's, Newfoundland in 1952. She is best known internationally as a founding member of CODCO (1973–1992), the groundbreaking sketch comedy troupe that originated in St. John's and eventually became a national hit on CBC Television. CODCO was wickedly satirical, politically sharp, and distinctly Newfoundland in its sensibility. After CODCO ended, Walsh co-created 'This Hour Has 22 Minutes' in 1993, where she played her most famous character, Marg Delahunty, 'Princess Warrior' — a blustering, intrusive interviewer who ambushed politicians on camera with pointed questions wrapped in absurdist comedy. Her targets included multiple Canadian prime ministers, premiers, and even George W. Bush. Walsh is also an accomplished dramatic actress, playwright, and author. She wrote the play 'Dancing with Rage' and has appeared in numerous film and television dramas. Her memoir 'Crying for the Moon' addressed her Catholic upbringing, trauma, and complicated relationship with Newfoundland identity. She has been a vocal advocate for mental health, addiction recovery, and women's rights. Walsh has received the Order of Canada, multiple honorary doctorates, and is widely regarded as one of the architects of modern Canadian comedy. She remains deeply tied to Newfoundland and continues to be a prominent public voice on social and political issues.

Fact

On the go

Them days the garden party was the whole summer. Here's what's on the go now, and when.

The kitchen

Well, Sunday the pot was on before Mass and the smell of it met you at the gate. Here's what was in it, and how it's done.

The hall

Them days the hall had a dance Saturday and the kitchen had music the rest of the week. It's still playing. Come in and listen.

The yarns

He said, you know the one about the light on the water. I said, I do. That's a story, mind, and I'll tell you which parts.

Not the house

No, I said, that's not the house. It was down just below there. Go back up the road.

Back up the road