Signs you may be Canadian
I saw the new york post and couldn't resist, I'm sure everyone will get a kick out of this - epescially the Canucks... enjoy!
>>>SIGNS YOU MAY BE A CANADIAN
>>>
>>>1. You stand in "line-ups" at the movie, not lines.
>>>
>>>2. You're not offended by the term, "Homo Milk"
>>>
>>>3. You understand the phrase, "Could you please pass me a serviette,
>>> I just spilled my poutine"
>>>
>>>4. You eat chocolate bars instead of candy bars.
>>>
>>>5. You drink pop, not soda.
>>>
>>>6. You know what it means to be on pogey.
>>>
>>>7. You know that a mickey and 2-4's mean "Party at the camp, eh!!"
>>>
>>>8. You don't hold your hand on your breast when you sing the
>>> national anthem.
>>>
>>>9. You can drink legally while still a 'teen.
>>>
>>>10. You know that francophones, anglophones and allophones are not
>>> electronic devices.
>>>
>>>11. You talk about the weather with strangers and friends alike.
>>>
>>>12. You don't know or care about the fuss with Cuba, it's just a cheap
>>> place to travel to and has good cigars.
>>>
>>>13. When there is a social problem, you turn to your government to fix
>>> it instead of telling them to stay out of it.
>>>
>>>14. You're not sure if the leader of our nation has EVER had sex and
>>> don't want to know if he has!
>>>
>>>15. You get milk in bags as well as cartons and plastic jugs.
>>>
>>>16. Pike is a type of fish, not some part of a highway.
>>>
>>>17. You drive on a highway, not a freeway.
>>>
>>>8. You sit on a couch not a chesterfield - because Chesterfield is
>>> a small town in Quebec.
>>>
>>>19. You know what a Robertson screwdriver is.
>>>
>>>20. You have Canadian Tire money in your kitchen drawers/purse/pockets.
>>>
>>>21. You know that Thrills are something to chew and "taste like soap".
>>>
>>>22. You know that Mounties "don't always look like that."
>>>
>>>23. You read rather than scanned this list.
>>>
>>>SIGNS that you might be TOO Canadian for YOUR own good ...
>>>
>>>1. You dismiss all beers under 6% as "for children and the elderly".
>>>
>>>2. You know that the Friendly Giant isn't a vegetable product line.
>>>
>>>3. You know that Casey and Finnegan are not a Celtic musical group.
>>>
>>>4. You remember when Alanis Morisette was "Too Hot To Hold".
>>>
>>>5. You wonder why there isn't a 5 dollar coin yet.
>>>
>>>6. Your backpack has only one Canadian flag sew-on.
>>>
>>>7. Unlike any international assassin/terrorist/spy in the world, you
>>> probably don't have a Canadian passport.
>>>
>>>8. You know the French equivalents of "free","prize" & "no sugar
>>> added", thanks to an extensive education in bilingual cereal
>>> packaging.
>>>
>>>9. You are excited whenever an American television show mentions
>>> Canada.
>>>
>>>10. You make a mental note to talk about it at work the next day.
>>>
>>>11. You can eat more than one maple sugar candy without feeling sick.
>>>
>>>12. You know what a touque is.
>>>
>>>13. You have some memento of Doug and Bob.
>>>
>>>14. You admit Rich Little is Canadian and you're glad Jerry Lewis isn't.
>>>
>>>15. You know Toronto is not a province.
>>>
>>>16. You drink Moosehead beer because of the moose.
>>>
>>>17. You believe "the Canadian Conspiracy" should have won an Oscar.
>>>
>>>18. You never miss "Coaches Corner".
>>>
>>>19. Backbacon is a food group.
>>>
>>>20. You read rather than scanned this list.
>>>
>>>21. You laugh afterward at some U.S. citizens' lack of knowledge of
>>> Canadian geography, but you are too polite to correct them.
>>>
>>>22. You use a tennis ball more for road hockey than for tennis.
Last edited by Siobhan; 02-19-2002 at 10:44 PM.
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