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August 2011 Moms
tandb2010
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25 Awesome things
tandb2010
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That are Canadian.
The Bag of milk thing got me thinking about what other things are Canadian. Here are the 25 I could find!
Birthplace of Hoops (BasketBall) and Steve Nash
Canadian bacon, enough said....You guys might know this as back bacon
Football with three downs
Early Thanksgiving (Ours is in October)
Our National animal is the BEAVER.....Enough said.
Health Care is free
Timbits
We all know what "HOSER" means and we use the term.
Colourful money
The BlackBerry That's right ladies, RIM is canadian
We put gravy and cheese curd on our fries
Ketchup that does not taste like ass
Dill pickle chips
The number 99 is immortal
Donald Sutherland, Kiefer Sutherland, Mike Myers, William Shatner, Jim Carey, Keanu Reeves, John Candy, Alex Trebek
B.C. pot will take you to much higher places
Mike Holmes fixes things better than anyone (google him he's a hottie)
Home to the greatest trophy in sports
Coffee Crisps (it's a chocolate bar)
A Double/Double from Tim Horton's
Smarties
Lacross
Scrunchies (it's a pony tail elastic)
Beer that does not suck
AND THE KICKER......
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.
Want to read a bit more about what Canada has/invented and some other fun stuff here's a link.
https://members.shaw.ca/kcic1/canisms.html
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Re: 25 Awesome things
Gravy and cheese curds on your fries? I am intrigued.
It's called Poutine. It is deffently NOT on the diet plan. But it is AWESOME!
Diet plan or not...I NEED to try this!
When you come up here to learn to swim I will buy you a pouitne, if you are a good student. HEHE
Only three downs in football? Huh.
And honestly, I didn't even know Canada had football...
Adding: Ketchup chips
Confirming: Poutine. YUMMMMMMMMY. This was the go-to late night eating food in my university days. Also, random fact: McDonald's in Quebec has its own version of poutine, which is actually quite delicious.
Oh, and Ryan Gosling. I've loved him since his Breaker High days (only Canadians who watched YTV will get that reference
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Poutine is AMAZING. Everyone needs some poutine from time to time, lol.
Our beer is kick ass on american beer-sorry ladies. Your beer tastes watered down and has a lower alcohol level.
Thanks TandB for pointing out the Beaver stat. All Aug 2011 bumpies should have a beaver badge... :::elbows eesome:::
Poutine = Qu?bec's pride and joy lol
Also missing from the list are a few Aug. 11 Bumpies
You forgot about the endangered Canadian geese who crap all over the place and stand in the middle of the road.
Plus, poutine sounds disgusting. Plus plus, I call BS on the light bulb! Plus plus plus, you forgot that Canada has some pretty awesome August mamas!
Sweet lord the geese, I forgot. I dont think many migrated this year due to the mild winter. We have hundreds of them sh!tting, I mean sitting along the river bank right now. I should almost take a picture on mine and DD's next walk to show you girls the pure madness.
I would love to see it. Do it! Do it!
No way, eh?
FWIW, Budweiser (not to be confused with what's called Budweiser-Budvar in the States - ha!), Coors and Miller have a huge market share but really don't do justice to beer. Thankfully, we've had a huge resurgence of microbreweries and the quality of American beer has vastly improved. That being said, the Big 3 all model their beer off of traditional Pilsner, but create a less flavorful combination of it. They do it because the people don't know any better and "milder" beers appeal to more palates. All that being said, I have to applaud them for being so insanely consistent, which is hard to do with a live product. Ironically, Miller and Coors are now owned by Molson, eh. So blame the Canadians for that one.
LOL at the Beaver Badge.
You know what Pilsner is?! I love you! I didnt think that Pilsner was known in the states-its known here (In Alberta) as a Saskatchewan beer. Its my favorite.
LMAO to "blame Canada" when I read that line I read it in Kyles moms voice from south park, bigger, longer and uncut.
Ehem....our Ketchup does not taste like a$$! Heinz is the best. I will not eat any other kind. (of course anyone from Pittsburgh is a Ketchup snob!)
Anyway...interesting facts Tand! I like learning about other countries and cultures!!
Dear Lord in heaven, I can't imagine how many you have up there, because I feel like they're ALL down here...
Snort. That was unintended, but much funnier in that voice. Now I'm going to sing, "What would Brian Boitano do?" all night long. That and, "Kyle's mom is the biggest B*tch..."
If you like Pilsners, try Staropramen. It's made in Prague and was impossible to get in the States until a year or two ago, so it may have made it to Canada. Or heck, you may have had it for ages since our liquor laws are so strict. It's like Pilsner Urquell, only less bitter. Also, if you notice that a Pilsner is truly bitter, it's old. Most beer is best drunk very soon after bottling and Pilsner is much more sensitive to this. They at least "bottle" it in cans for shipment, unlike the Corona idiots that put it in a clear bottle. Corona is always skunked in the States as the light takes it out. Though, Corona is an American-style light lager and a whole different story.
And if you think your beer is good, you've obviously not tried any of the craft beers that are produced these days. DH and I are beer snobs...and I happen to live in the state (CO) that has the greatest number of microbreweries (as well as an Anheuser-Busch brewery/distro plant and the Coors Brewery - not that I drink that watered-down swill - it's nicknamed "Rocky Mountain Pisswater" for a reason)...so not only do I get awesome beer, I get it fresher than most other states. So
FTR - I happen to LOVE Canada. Tim Horton's is awesome...there is one craft beer from a particular brewery that I had when I was in BC that they dont export to the US and would DIE to get my hands on again...hockey is bad ass...the people up there are seriously SOOO nice - it's not just a stereotype...some of my favorite bumpies are up there....that's all I have to say about that.