What's so great about being Canadian eh?
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I almost forgot
The McKenzie Brothers!!! Hello who doesn't love them!!!!
Kids in the Hall
All the fabulous comedians that were BORN IN CANADA!!!
Plus the music - THE TRAGICALLY HIP!!!, SAM ROBERTS BAND!!!! Rush and of course NICKELBACK!!!!
There is just soooo much to be proud of
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Your smarties and not the same thing
US smarties are like sweet tarts in Canada Our Smarties are more like an M&M only BETTER!
The gentleman who invented basketball was a Canadian living in the US at the time0 -
This is so topical... the following is a cut and paste from an email I received on Tuesday. I can't verify the facts but its good, fun reading. Please don't anyone take it too seriously... I'm Canadian and we rarely take anything seriously.
C/P from somewhere else below...
What do we Canadians
Have to be Proud of?
1. Smarties (not sold in the USA)
2. Crispy Crunch, Coffee Crisp
(not sold in the USA)
3. The size of our footballs fields, one less
down, and bigger balls.
4. Baseball is Canadian - 1st game
June 4, 1838 - Ingersoll, ON
5. Lacrosse is Canadian
6. Hockey is Canadian
7. Basketball is Canadian
8. Apple pie is Canadian
9. Mr. Dress-up beats Mr. Rogers
10. Tim Hortons beats Dunkin' Donuts
11. In the war of 1812, started by America , Canadians pushed the Americans back past
their White House. Then we burned it, and
most of Washington ...
We got bored because they ran away.
Then, we came home and partied.....
Go figure.
12. Canada has the largest French population
that never surrendered to Germany.
13. We have the largest English population
that never Ever surrendered or withdrew
during any war to anyone, anywhere. EVER!
(We got clobbered in the odd battle but
prevailed in ALL the wars)
14. Our civil war was fought in a bar and
lasted a little over an hour.
15. The only person who was arrested in our
civil war was an American mercenary, he
slept in and missed the whole thing.
He showed up just in time to get caught.
16. A Canadian invented Standard Time.
17. The Hudsons Bay Company once owned
over 10% of the earth's surface and is still
around as the world's oldest company.
18. The average dog sled team can kill and
devour a full grown human in under 3 minutes.
(That's more information than I need!)
19. We know what to do with the parts
of a buffalo.
20. We don't marry our kin-folk...
21. We invented ski-doos, jet-skis, Velcro,
zippers, insulin, penicillin and the telephone.
Also short wave radios which save countless
lives each year.
22. We have ALL frozen our tongues to
something metal and lived to tell about it.
23. A Canadian invented Superman.
24. We have coloured money.
25. Our beer advertisements kick *kitten*
(Incidently... so does our beer)
BUT MOST IMPORTANT !
The handles on our beer cases are big enough
to fit your hands in with mitts on.
OOOoohhhhh..... Canada !!
Not sure ifanyone has said this yet but we have Smarties in the U.S. And basktball was invented in the U.S. I know this because apparently its a big deal that it was invented in the state I live in (Ma)
And yes Tom Hortons > Dunks and Starbucks
Your smarties and not the same thing
US smarties are like sweet tarts in Canada Our Smarties are more like an M&M only BETTER!
The gentleman who invented basketball was a Canadian living in the US at the time0 -
Everything listed in this thread *and* Canadian music! Too many to name, but my top ten off the top of my head: Arcade Fire, Broken Social Scene, Feist, Sloan, Blue Rodeo, Sarah Harmer, Sarah McLachlan, Neil Young, The Band and The Stills!
Happy Canada Day, everyone!
(...and Happy almost 4th of July to our neighbours, too!)
I LOVE ALL THOSE BANDS!!!! Broken Social Scene, Arcade Fire and Sloan are my favs from that list.0 -
The first Tim Horton's store is 5 mins from where I work in Hamilton Ontario. And dayyum it's hot n muggy here today.
My parents met in that Tim Hortons! How's THAT for Canadian?0 -
High tea in Buchart Gardens=bliss 0
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Check out these videos!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0BoO3_5tU8A
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bOR38552MJA 0 -
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Universal health care, marriage equality, and "Enter the Haggis" music!0
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In honour of Canada day :-)
Poutine
Maple syrup
Smarties
Hockey Night in Canada
Nanaimo bars
Tim Horton's
Beer
The Lightbulb
We don't marry our relatives
Add yours....
i didn't know half that stuff was Canadian. I was going to post something ignorant but I'm good with this!! mmmm poutine.
OHOHOHOH. KRAFT DINNER0 -
In NEWFOUNDLAND, CANADA
Pineapple Crush
Fries, gravy and dressing (dressing is actually breadcrumb stuffing)
Short-necked beer bottles
We get to watch Coronation street!0 -
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i the extra fridge
MNNN you had me at Fireball0 -
Happy Canada day!
Never been, would love to go. 0 -
My Dad was born in Holland in July 1939. Canadians liberated his village at the end of World War II, and he remembers the soldiers give him chocolate and chewing gum.
I was lucky enough to be born here in 1966, to two first generation immigrant parents from Holland.
That's why I love Canada.0 -
I miss Canada!
I'm a Canadian living in the US and we go up to Vancouver as much as we can to replenish my "stash" of food, Most of it is mentioned here!
Hope to go back to Ontario later this year!0 -
all dressed potato chips.. and back in the day when vachon caramel cakes were good, Those!! I love smarties and I love the way people just talk slower and relax. I love the vacation time and I like not having to mortgage your house if you get sick.
I love the friendly people and I even love the traffic on the 410 during rushour. I love the diversity and the acknowledgement of the diversity. Embracing the thoughts that everyone is equal.
Canada is great. I am proud to be Canadian. (I am also an American living in the USA.. what can I say.. I can make way more money here without a college education!)0 -
The Temperature Conversion Guide (degrees are in Fahrenheit):
50 above - New Yorkers turn on the heat. Canadians plant gardens.
40 above - Californians shiver uncontrollably. Canadians sunbathe.
35 above - Italian cars won't start. Canadians drive with the windows down.
32 above - Distilled water freezes. Canadian water gets thicker.
20 above - Floridians wear coats, gloves & wool hats. Canadians throw on a t-shirt.
15 above - Californians begin to evacuate the state. Canadians go swimming.
Zero - New York landlords finally turn up the heat. Canadians have the last cook-out before it gets cold.
10 below - People in Miami cease to exist. Canadians lick flag poles.
20 below - Californians fly away to Mexico. Canadians throw on a light jacket.
40 below - Hollywood disintegrates. Canadians rent videos.
60 below - Mt. St. Helens freezes. Canadian Girl Scouts begin selling cookies door to door.
80 below - Polar bears begin to evacuate the Arctic. Canadian Boy Scouts postpone "Winter Survival" classes until it gets cold enough.
100 below - Santa Claus abandons the North Pole. Canadians pull down their ear flaps.
173 below - Ethyl alcohol freezes. Canadians get frustrated when they can't thaw their kegs.
297 below - Microbial life survives on dairy products. Canadian cows complain of farmers with cold hands.
460 below - ALL atomic motion stops. Canadians start saying"Cold'nuff for ya?"
500 below - Hell freezes over. The Maple Leafs win the Stanley Cup0 -
I love our weather, snowy winters AND sunny summers (not as hot as some places, but it still does the job nicely)!
Snowboarding in the winter and water sports in the summer!
and this...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BRI-A3vakVg I AM CANADIAN 
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I've had great times in Canada!
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Health Care all the way
Military to br proud of
Camping in clean, beautiful parks
From breathtaking mountains, land as far as the eye can see, waterfalls to amaze you, red earth and spectacular tides,to quaint talking good folk
Friendly people who would rather say sorry than sue you!
Shorts and tank tops in 15 degrees weather
Freezing your fingers off mowing grass up to the first snowfall
Campfires all year round
I love this country! Proud to be Canadian, and happy to travel to others and appreciate yours.
Happy Canada Day!
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One of the best things that Canada has to offer - NEWFOUNDLAND DOGS!!! :bigsmile:
HAPPY CANADA DAY EVERYONE!!!0 -
Loonies and Toonies
(and secretly, Justin Beiber .. shhhh lol)
- London, Ontario, CANADAAAA
Happy Canada DAY!:drinker:0 -
RRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRROOOOOOOOLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL UP! Need I say more
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Too many pages to read... but Pizza Pops!!!0
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No idiotic American politics.0
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As an Italian-American outside the fray between loyalist Anglicans and WASP Americans, all I can say is I LOVE YOU CANADA!
Alberta Beef is wonderful!
Have a great Canada Day!:drinker:0 -
Ketchup chips are a must (Old Dutch brand!)
Aero chocolate bars
Goodhost Iced Tea
Can I marry you? lol
Yup, all these things and so many others that were previously mentioned.
HAPPY CANADA DAY FELLOW CANUCKS!0 -
I agree, and I live in the land below. I have looked into emigrating to Canada. I just can't talk the family into it. Yes taxes are high but at least you are getting something for them, we just buy weapons and war. Very sad.0
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Too many pages to read... but Pizza Pops!!!
Hell ya!0 -
I am not Canadian but from visiting -
The skiing
The healthcare
The space
The trains
The prices! Coming from England, everything seems amazingly cheap in Canada!
And my favourite, the fact that absolutely everything in the country appears to be phallic. Even the names of your chocolate bars.
How could I forget the most important of all - PAUL GROSS!0
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