THE CANADA THREAD

I'M A LUMBERJACK AN' I'M OK
I SLEEP ALL NIGHT AN' I WORK ALL DAY....

Yes, Canada IS a threat. We should invade and annex them immediately.

Wait a minute....

OHHHHH! Thread.

Never mind.

Don't forget Red Rose Tea. Is it the green label or the brown label that you can only get in Canada (I forget)? Anyway, when I lived in Vt, we would travel to Quebec regularly for brunch at the old Place Bonaventure and then shop the underground. We were given a special mission of bringing back the coveted tea by our neighbors. We became regulars at a small grocery on Sheraton.

Hey, boyo, nice waterfall, eh?

Cool thread, eh. Canada has been first in many things. Here are but a few.

Lacrosse is Canadian.
Hockey is Canadian.
Basketball is Canadian.
The size of Canadian footballs and football fields and, one less down.
Ogopogo is Canadian (Ogopogo, a distant and less-famous relative of the Loch Ness Monster, is said to sill live in Lake Okanagan, B.C.)
Molson's (beer) is Canadian. Stronger too!
The biggest flags ever seen at the Olympic closing ceremonies were Canadian (twice...and the second one was smuggled in against a rule that was made because of the first one).
Way better beer commercials here.
Much Music kicks MTV's butt.
Tim Horton's kicks Dunkin Donut's butt.
Maple Syrup kicks Mrs. Butterworth's butt (I don't know about Aunt Jemima).
In the war of 1812 we burned the White house and most of Washington.
Our "Civil war" was led by a drunken, and possibly insane William Lyon McKenzie.
Our civil war was a bar fight that lasted a little less than an hour.
The only person arrested and hanged after our civil war was an American mercenary who slept in and missed the whole fight, showing up just in time to get caught.
The Hudson Bay company once owned 1/11th of the Earth's surface.
The average dog sled team can kill and devour a grown human in less than three minutes.
We don't have much of a taste for powdered bear testicles, but we know who does, and we're willing to sell them.
We wear socks (black ones, if possible) with our sandals.
We knew plaid flannel was cool way before Seattle did.
We can out-drink most Americans.
We don't often marry our kinfolk.
The light bulb was actually invented by a Canadian. (Henry Woodward patented it in 1874). The patent was bought by some obscure American named Edison who improved upon the design and took credit for inventing it.
Other Canadian inventions include: the jolly jumper, duct tape, insulin, walkie talkies, roller skates, Superman, air-conditioned vehicles, acrylics, standard time (and daylight saving time), the paint-roller, the radio compass, snowmobiles, jet skis, improved zippers, and the handles on cardboard beer cases, etc.,etc., etc.

Best fast food poutine at Burger King. Best fast food burger at Harvey's (but only if its fresh).

our own "stompin' tom" !
"nuffin' else like it !"



Hello out there we're on the air it's hockey night tonite
Tension grows the whistle blows-& the puck goes down the ice.
The goalie jumps and the players bump and the fans all go insane
Someone roars "Bobby scores!" at the good ole hockey game
Chorus:
Oh the good ole hockey game is the best game you can name
And the best game you can name is the good ole hockey game
2nd period:
Where players dash with skates aflash the home team trails behind
But they grab the puck and go bursting up and they're down across the line
They storm the crease like bumble bees they travel like a burning flame
We see them slide the puck inside -It's a "1-1" hockey game!
Chorus:
3rd period: last game in the playoffs, too...
Oh take me where the hockey players face off down the rink-
And the Stanley Cup is all filled up for the chaps who win the drink-
Now the final flick of the hockey stick and a one gigantic scream-
The puck is in! The home team wins! The good ole hockey game!

I had a Harvey's double cheeseburger yesterday. mmmmmm

Oh, and the onion rings were good too along with the root beer.

Best Harvey's i ever ate at was in London--they had the greatest selection of "toppings" i've ever seen in a Harvey's, including freshly sliced cucumbers and black olives . . . fantastic . . .

Canada thread, eh? I don't know ... doesn't really feel, uh, well ... Canadian to go around tooting our horn. On the other hand, look at all the Americans already on this thread. Must be ok then. If we're nice to them maybe they'll spend lots of money here ...

beavers , sacred in canada , are a common sight on city strets all over canada



"DOWNTOWN CANADA-- The majestic beaver. Proud, resourceful, revered... and quickly becoming a real pain in the ass for god-fearing Canadians. The sacred beaver has always been a religious Canadian symbol, and one of the reasons for the settlement of this great country. In fact, the beaver appears on the five-cent piece (the nickel), and appeared on Canada's first postage stamp, and the most popular tattoo choice for teenage Canadians.

Beavers are worshipped by Canadians, much like the sacred cows in India, the venerated Abyssinian cats of ancient Egypt, and the mystic hamsters of Syria. In Canada, beavers are free to wander, roam, and build anywhere they want.

...READ "THE TOQUE" - ALL THE NEWS FROM CANADA...

beavers , sacred in canada , are a common sight on city strets all over canada



"DOWNTOWN CANADA-- The majestic beaver. Proud, resourceful, revered... and quickly becoming a real pain in the ass for god-fearing Canadians. The sacred beaver has always been a religious Canadian symbol, and one of the reasons for the settlement of this great country. In fact, the beaver appears on the five-cent piece (the nickel), and appeared on Canada's first postage stamp, and the most popular tattoo choice for teenage Canadians.

Beavers are worshipped by Canadians, much like the sacred cows in India, the venerated Abyssinian cats of ancient Egypt, and the mystic hamsters of Syria. In Canada, beavers are free to wander, roam, and build anywhere they want.

...READ "THE TOQUE" - ALL THE NEWS FROM CANADA...

i posted my entry twice so that two canadians will be able to read it at the same time .
hbg

I just popped in to wish all you Colonials a jolly good night.

<Plays National Anthem whilst saluting a portrait of Her Majesty>


Goodnight!

Famous Canucks (in no special order):

Lorne Greene
William Shatner
Nelly Furtado
Mary Pickfair
Jim Carrey
Lorne Michaels
Dan Akroyd
Martin Short
John Candy
Gretzky
Pamela Anderson
Margot Kidder
Keanu Reeves
Raymond Burr
Genevieve Bujold
Paul Anka
April Wine
Burton Cummings
Neil Young
Rick Moranis
Eugene Levy
Andrea Martin
Emily Carr
The Chongs
Yvonne deCarlo
Atom Egoyan
Michael J. Fox...

and I'm just getting going...

Canajun threads?

Well, I've got special little flags to braid into my hair for Canada Day, and Canadian flag temporary full face tattoos, and my Team Canada hockey jersey.

Threads, right?

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mmmmmmmm butter tarts

cheese curds with apples

hard cider

smoked Manitoulin Whitefish

smoked Winnipeg Golden Eye

a double double with a small box of mixed Timbits. No cinnamon please.