Re: OFF-TOPIC: RE: OT -- A humorous reply to the Canada rulz

Yeah, more money!
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> And like a lot of Canadian doctors he became an U.S. citizen
>
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> Sent: Tuesday, March 20, 2001 12:57 PM
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>
> First off, I had no idea that a Canadian had invented baseball but
> a Canadian most definitely invented Basketball. Go look it up.
> However, he was in the States when he invented it.
>
> Once we get rid of Quebec we will have no issues as to what language
> we are. We are bilingual. Except for Quebec we are accepting of that.
> Another Canadian trait.
>
> As for bikini's, it can actually get quite warm in Canada. I have seen
> many a bikini. Personally I don't wear one but I would not be cold if
> I did wear one in the summer. Did you know that there are parts of Canada
> that are further south then the USA. I actually went up quite a few
> degrees when I moved from Halifax, NS to Portland, OR. Check it out.
>
> And as for us being culturally like the US, don't see it man. We are
> not nearly as paranoid (generalizing here on in) as Americans. We pay
> so much more taxes, and we do complain, but the people here bring it to
> a whole new level. I hear that we are friendlier but I am not so sure
> of that one. Maybe initially it seems like that because we are not
> so paranoid and trust right away. Lets see, how many school shooting did
> we have last year. I know of one but there might have been more. Never
> been to a school with a metal detector but I do know of one high school
that
> is bigger then a lot of Universities that does have a cop on site. We are
> much more accepting of technology. Got that one out of the news many
times,
> plus it amazes me some of the things you guys just don't do in the States
> that we have been doing for years. Our banks carry foreign currency and
are
> much easier to deal with. Almost like they like customers. That
> has been a big problem for me here in Portland.
>
> I could go on but I am sure I pissed many Americans off already. Don't
> get me wrong, I like the States and am enjoying my time here but we are
not
> Americans! Nor do we want to be. I just want the money:-)
>
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>
> Ummmm, Is this kinda like Mr. Sulu on Star Trek who was sure that the
> Russians invented everything? I might be wrong (happens all the time),
but
> I thought Baseball and Basketball were distinctly inventions of the USA.
> You might be able to tell I'm a rabid fan of neither. Penicillin and the
> telephone?? Other delusions of grandeur? How about the only country that
> can't decide if they're English or French? How about the US's biggest
> colony via cultural conquest(ooooohh, that's a low blow). How about never
> saw a bikini except in National Geographic? I could go on, but I'm not
sure
> my humor translates all that well, and the firewall has Babelfish blocked.
>
> Dan "not about to give up my day job"
>
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> Sent: Tuesday, March 20, 2001 12:37 PM
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>
> Sorry about this, but someone sent me this and I thought it might be
> relevant to the Canada and US discussion that took place last week.
>
> With all the recipes going around, I thought it wouldn't do any harm.
>
> Regards,
>
> Patrice Boivin
> Systems Analyst (Oracle DBA)
> Bedford Institute of Oceanography
> Fisheries and Oceans Canada
>
>
>
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> > So, what do Canadians have to be proud of?
> >
> > * Smarties
> >
> > * Crispy Crunch & Coffee Crisp
> >
> > * The size of our footballs fields and one less Down
> >
> > * Baseball is Canadian
> >
> > * Lacrosse is Canadian
> >
> > * Hockey is Canadian
> >
> > * Basketball is Canadian
> >
> > * Apple pie is Canadian
> >
> > * Mr. Dress-up kicks Mr. Rogers ass
> >
> > * Tim Hortons kicks Dunkin' Donuts ass
> >
> > * 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, under the command of William Lyon McKenzie who was
insane
> > and hammered all the time. We got bored because they ran away, so we
came
> > home and partied ... Go figure...
> >
> > * Canada has the largest French population that never surrendered to
> > Germany.
> >
> > * We have the largest English population that never ever surrendered
> > or withdrew during any war to anyone, anywhere.
> >
> > * Our civil war was a bar fight that lasted a little over an hour.
> >
> > * The only person who was arrested in our civil war was an American
> > mercenary, who slept in and missed the whole thing...but showed up just
in
> > time to get caught.
> >
> > * We knew plaid was cool far before Seattle caught on.
> >
> > * The Hudsons Bay Company once owned over 10% of the earth's surface
> > and is still around as the worlds oldest company
> >
> > * The average dog sled team can kill and devour a full grown human in
> > under 3 minutes.
> >
> > * We still know what to do with all the parts of a buffalo.
> >
> > * We don't marry our kin-folk.
> >
> > * We invented ski-doos, jet-skis, velcro, zippers, insulin,
> > penicillin, zambonis, the telephone and short wave radios that save
> > countless lives each year
> >
> > * We ALL have frozen our tongues to something metal and lived to tell
> > about it.
> >
> > * BUT MOST IMPORTANT!
> >
> > * ....the handles on our beer cases are big enough to fit your hands
> > with mitts on.
> >
> > OOOOoohhhhh Canada!!
> >
> > Oh yeah... and our elections only take one day.
> >
> >
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