A laugh for my fellow Canadians.

Hehehehehehe . . .

That boy will never live that one down . . .

I'm so tempted to go back to my old Marg Delahunty avatar.

That was priceless.

Canada, also known as America’s Frosted Hat, Soviet Canuckistan, Canuckland, Canadia or The Shizzle North of Hizzle, but more commonly known as “The Great White North”, is situated somewhere near the inconsequential continental U.S.A., and slightly south of the North Pole. The United Nations has managed to narrow it down further to not only north of the U.S. but also up, eh? Canada is the USA’s largest national park, and tourist attraction.

To answer the question the entire world is asking, yes, Canada has an Army, and no, Canada doesn’t know about it. Canadians are known for their peacefulness and politeness in distressing situations, such as during a war or hockey playoffs. The world looks to Canada for international peace-keepers, since they possess no weapons other than snow shovels, and their jovial accent and flannel clothing are comforting.

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could you explain the context? Otherwise its just some poor attempt at humore. I know the Canadians can do better than that.
So please.

A canadian admirer

The former mayor of Toronto, David Miller, was so popular that he could easily have won another term. But he decided not to run, the Liberals immolated themselves in stupid rivalries, and many "undecideds" stayed home--so the Tory, Rob Ford won the election--just a few days more than a year ago.

Ford won largely on a platform of eliminating taxes and "cutting fat" out of the budget. He, and his brother Doug, who is on Council, have been slashing, or attempting to slash left, right and center. Ford, just a few days go on the anniversary of his victory, told the Press that if an election were held today, they would all be re-elected. That's pretty far from the truth, however, as he has alienated many Torontonians with his budget cuts, has been suspect for possible sweetheart deals with his cronies, and has locked horns with the Chief of Police, who said he needs more officers, not fewer, and refuses to cut his budget estimates. Even Tories don't like that kind of controversy, being law and order types. With the undecideds staying home, he won handily a year ago. Right now, some sources put his approval rating at under 40%.

Enter Canadian comedy. There is a program called "This Hour Has Twenty-two Minutes" which is a topical humor program, largely devoted to political satire. Politicians, up to and including Prime Ministers and leaders of the Official Opposition have appeared on the program, leaping at the chance. There's a saying in Canada, "If you can't play a sport, be one." They mean it, too, and politicians who will be a good sport and take the ribbing from THH22M are viewed favorably.

One of the players on THH22M, Mary Walsh, does a character, Marg Delahunty, who does faux ambush journalism--a satire on both the politician involved and ambush journalism. The other day, she showed up at Mr. Ford's house with a camera crew and approached him as he was leaving the house with his daughter (so he says). He claims that his daughter ran back in the house in fear, and that he, not knowing who they were (that Rob Ford, he's really on top of Canadian culture), retreated to the house and called 911. Really, really dumb move.

To top it off, 911 dispatchers are now claiming that he called them bitches, and uttered a string of profanity. Talk about digging yoruself a hole. Had he played along, all of Canada would have admired him for being a good sport. Right now, though, he's the laughing stock of the nation.

You sure you want another election right now, Mr. Ford?

http://www.thestar.com/news/article/1075287--mayor-ford-calls-911-on-cbc-comedians

apparently, there's a video of the ambush at the link

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lots of talk about this at the office this morning

man, even Sarah Palin handled her encounter with Marg Delahunty better

what a dick he is, HA!.

Great story to read from here..

It only gets worse... Olbermann dubs Ford ‘worst person in the world’.
http://www.thestar.com/news/article/1078201--olbermann-dubs-ford-worst-person-in-the-world?bn=1

Remember the old Bob and Ray parody? "If you can't be an athlete, be an athletic supporter."