Saturday, July 03, 2004
July 1 is Canada Day, so here are some Canadian funnies for ya!
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The original name for Canada, dreamed up by a parliamentary committee in London, was "Cold North Dominion," but that was too long, so they abbreviated it C.N.D. The King's Royal Governor presented the new name to the inhabitants, and they didn't say a word. Just looked at him.
"Well, what do you think?" asked the Royal Governor?
"C., eh?" said the first fellow, and just looked at the Governor.
"N., eh?" says the second guy.
"D., eh?" says a third one. Then silence.
"Hey," says the Governor. "I like that. It's a helluva lot easier to pronounce when you spell it that way."
So that's how Canada got its name.
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One day an Englishman, an American, and a Canadian walked into a pub together. The proceeded to each buy a pint of Molson Canadian. Just as they were about to enjoy their beverage three flys landed in each of their pints, and were stuck in the head of the beer.
The Englishman pushed his beer away from him in disgust.
The American fished the offending fly out of his beer and continued drinking it as if nothing had happened.
The Canadian too , picked the fly out of his drink, held it out over the beer and then started yelling "SPIT IT OUT, SPIT IT OUT YOU THIEF!!!!"
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This is from a popular beer commercial aired about this time.
Molson Canadian's 'The Rant'
Hey,
I'm not a lumber jack, or a fur trader.
I don't live in an igloo, or eat blubber, or own a dog sled.
And I don't know Jimmy, Sally or Suzie from Canada. Although I'm sure certain they're really, really nice.
I have a Prime Minister, not a President.
I speak English and French, not American.
And I pronounce it about, not aboot.
I can proudly sew my country's flag on my back pack.
I believe in peace keeping, not policing.
Diversity! Not assimilation.
And that the beaver is a truly proud and noble animal!
A toque is hat.
A chesterfield is a couch.
And it is pronounced Zed! Not Zee, Zed!
Canada is the second largest land mass,
the first nation of hockey,
and the best part of North America.
My name is Joe!
And I am Canadian!
iamtheinfidel
~~~
The original name for Canada, dreamed up by a parliamentary committee in London, was "Cold North Dominion," but that was too long, so they abbreviated it C.N.D. The King's Royal Governor presented the new name to the inhabitants, and they didn't say a word. Just looked at him.
"Well, what do you think?" asked the Royal Governor?
"C., eh?" said the first fellow, and just looked at the Governor.
"N., eh?" says the second guy.
"D., eh?" says a third one. Then silence.
"Hey," says the Governor. "I like that. It's a helluva lot easier to pronounce when you spell it that way."
So that's how Canada got its name.
~~~
One day an Englishman, an American, and a Canadian walked into a pub together. The proceeded to each buy a pint of Molson Canadian. Just as they were about to enjoy their beverage three flys landed in each of their pints, and were stuck in the head of the beer.
The Englishman pushed his beer away from him in disgust.
The American fished the offending fly out of his beer and continued drinking it as if nothing had happened.
The Canadian too , picked the fly out of his drink, held it out over the beer and then started yelling "SPIT IT OUT, SPIT IT OUT YOU THIEF!!!!"
~~~
This is from a popular beer commercial aired about this time.
Molson Canadian's 'The Rant'
Hey,
I'm not a lumber jack, or a fur trader.
I don't live in an igloo, or eat blubber, or own a dog sled.
And I don't know Jimmy, Sally or Suzie from Canada. Although I'm sure certain they're really, really nice.
I have a Prime Minister, not a President.
I speak English and French, not American.
And I pronounce it about, not aboot.
I can proudly sew my country's flag on my back pack.
I believe in peace keeping, not policing.
Diversity! Not assimilation.
And that the beaver is a truly proud and noble animal!
A toque is hat.
A chesterfield is a couch.
And it is pronounced Zed! Not Zee, Zed!
Canada is the second largest land mass,
the first nation of hockey,
and the best part of North America.
My name is Joe!
And I am Canadian!
iamtheinfidel
// posted by Daily Grin @ 7/03/2004 10:38:00 PM 
