What do Canadians have to be proud of?

Lord Lothar · 11-16-2002, 03:42 PM

And old email I had...

SO, WHAT DO CANADIANS HAVE TO BE PROUD OF?

1. Smarties

2. Crispy Crunch, Coffee Crisp

3. The size of our footballs fields and one less down

4. Baseball is Canadian

5. Lacrosse is Canadian

6. Hockey is Canadian

7. Basketball is Canadian

8. Apple pie is Canadian

9. Mr. Dress-up kicks Mr. Rogers ass

10. Tim Hortons kicks Dunkin' Donuts ass

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, 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..

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.

14. Our civil war was a bar fight that lasted a little over an hour.

15. 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.

16. We knew plaid was cool far before Seattle caught on.

17. The Hudsons Bay Company once owned over 10% of the earth's surface and is still around as the worlds oldest company.

18. The average dog sled team can kill and devour a full grown human in under 3 minutes.

19. We still know what to do with all the parts of a buffalo.

20. We don't marry our kin-folk.

21. We invented ski-doos, jet-skis, velcro, zippers, insulin, penicillin, zambonis, the telephone and short wave radios that save countless lives each year.

22. We ALL have frozen our tongues to something metal and lived to tell about it.

23. A Canadian invented Superman.
BUT MOST IMPORTANT!

24. The handles on our beer cases are big enough to fit your hands with mitts on. OOOoohhhhh Canada!!

Oh yeah... and our elections only take one day.

Mack_Attack · 11-16-2002, 03:52 PM

Amen to that.

I like the one about sticking your tongue to a poll. Thinking back that did hurt. But one quick yank and a few tears its all over and you can brag to your friends.

SomeGuy · 11-16-2002, 04:03 PM

basketball is NOT Canadian.Robert Naismith of Kansas hung a basket over a tree and they threw somehting into,therefore creating basketball.NOT Canada.(Or am I wrong?)
EDIT:I am not trying to flame I just know that basketball is not Canadian.

[ 11-16-2002, 04:03 PM: Message edited by: SomeGuy ]

Lord Lothar · 11-16-2002, 04:05 PM

Quoted from http://www.kidzworld.com/site/p1967.htm

Dr. James Naismith, a Canadian who was teaching at Springfield College in Massachusetts, needed to come up with a game to entertain the school's rugby and football players during the winter months. So he grabbed a peach basket he found in the janitors closet of the school and hung it on a railing about 10 feet from the floor...

SomeGuy · 11-16-2002, 04:18 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Lord Lothar:
Quoted from http://www.kidzworld.com/site/p1967.htm

Dr. James Naismith, a Canadian who was teaching at Springfield College in Massachusetts, needed to come up with a game to entertain the school's rugby and football players during the winter months. So he grabbed a peach basket he found in the janitors closet of the school and hung it on a railing about 10 feet from the floor...

That does'nt make it Canadian becuz a Canadian created it.I don't know.N/M I don't want anymore arguments to day so lets ignore it now. [img]tongue.gif[/img]

[ 11-16-2002, 04:21 PM: Message edited by: SomeGuy ]

Sir Goulum · 11-16-2002, 04:22 PM

Caaannnaaaddaaa is beeettterrr!

Kaltia · 11-16-2002, 04:25 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Sir Goulum:
Caaannnaaaddaaa is beeettterrr!

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Quote:

Originally posted by Lord Lothar:
13. We have the largest English population that never ever surrendered or withdrew during any war to anyone, anywhere.

WOOOOOOOOO! US BRITZ RULE!

Lioness · 11-16-2002, 06:04 PM

Yeh Canada.

(is 1/4 canadian)

Sir Goulum · 11-16-2002, 06:07 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Lioness:
Yeh Canada. (is 1/4 canadian)

Yes, Nessy Yes!

Sir Goulum · 11-16-2002, 06:09 PM

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Originally posted by johnny:
I think EVERY Canadian can be very proud of the Detroit Redwings. [img]graemlins/showoff.gif[/img]

Their AMERICAN!

11-16-2002, 03:42 PM	#1
Lord Lothar Quintesson Join Date: August 7, 2002 Location: Oakville (next to the T.O.), Ontario, Canada Age: 34 Posts: 1,097	And old email I had... SO, WHAT DO CANADIANS HAVE TO BE PROUD OF? 1. Smarties 2. Crispy Crunch, Coffee Crisp 3. The size of our footballs fields and one less down 4. Baseball is Canadian 5. Lacrosse is Canadian 6. Hockey is Canadian 7. Basketball is Canadian 8. Apple pie is Canadian 9. Mr. Dress-up kicks Mr. Rogers ass 10. Tim Hortons kicks Dunkin' Donuts ass 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, 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.. 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. 14. Our civil war was a bar fight that lasted a little over an hour. 15. 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. 16. We knew plaid was cool far before Seattle caught on. 17. The Hudsons Bay Company once owned over 10% of the earth's surface and is still around as the worlds oldest company. 18. The average dog sled team can kill and devour a full grown human in under 3 minutes. 19. We still know what to do with all the parts of a buffalo. 20. We don't marry our kin-folk. 21. We invented ski-doos, jet-skis, velcro, zippers, insulin, penicillin, zambonis, the telephone and short wave radios that save countless lives each year. 22. We ALL have frozen our tongues to something metal and lived to tell about it. 23. A Canadian invented Superman. BUT MOST IMPORTANT! 24. The handles on our beer cases are big enough to fit your hands with mitts on. OOOoohhhhh Canada!! Oh yeah... and our elections only take one day. __________________ \"King Kong ain\'t got NOTHING on me!\"

11-16-2002, 03:52 PM	#2
Mack_Attack Osiris - Egyptian God of the Underworld Join Date: May 22, 2001 Location: Sherwoodpark,Alberta,Canada Age: 51 Posts: 2,929	Amen to that. I like the one about sticking your tongue to a poll. Thinking back that did hurt. But one quick yank and a few tears its all over and you can brag to your friends. __________________

11-16-2002, 04:03 PM	#3
SomeGuy Unicorn Join Date: May 14, 2002 Location: Oklahoma, USA Age: 33 Posts: 4,238	basketball is NOT Canadian.Robert Naismith of Kansas hung a basket over a tree and they threw somehting into,therefore creating basketball.NOT Canada.(Or am I wrong?) EDIT:I am not trying to flame I just know that basketball is not Canadian. [ 11-16-2002, 04:03 PM: Message edited by: SomeGuy ] __________________ \"I firmly believe that any man\'s finest hour, the greatest fulfillment of all that he holds dear, is the moment when he has worked his heart out in a good cause and lies exhausted on the field of battle - victorious.\"<br />-Vince Lombardi

11-16-2002, 04:05 PM	#4
Lord Lothar Quintesson Join Date: August 7, 2002 Location: Oakville (next to the T.O.), Ontario, Canada Age: 34 Posts: 1,097	Quoted from http://www.kidzworld.com/site/p1967.htm Dr. James Naismith, a Canadian who was teaching at Springfield College in Massachusetts, needed to come up with a game to entertain the school's rugby and football players during the winter months. So he grabbed a peach basket he found in the janitors closet of the school and hung it on a railing about 10 feet from the floor... __________________ \"King Kong ain\'t got NOTHING on me!\"

11-16-2002, 06:04 PM	#8
Lioness Jack Burton Join Date: June 3, 2001 Location: Among the Stars Age: 36 Posts: 5,837	Yeh Canada. (is 1/4 canadian) __________________ [img]\"ubb/noncgi/smiles/lioness1.jpg\" alt=\" - \" /> <br /><br />Premier Waitress/Smacker of Cloudy\'s Cafe<br /><br />\"the only people for me are the mad ones...\"

11-16-2002, 04:22 PM	#6
Sir Goulum John Locke Join Date: February 7, 2002 Location: Edmonton, Canada Age: 35 Posts: 8,985	Caaannnaaaddaaa is beeettterrr!

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