Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/01/28
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]24 SIGNS THAT YOU MAY BE CANADIAN > > 1. You're not offended by the term "HOMO MILK." > > 2. You understand the phrase "Could you pass me a > serviette, I just dropped my poutine on the > chesterfield." > > 3. You eat chocolate bars, not candy bars. > > 4. You drink Pop, not Soda. > > 5. You know that a Mickey and 2-4's mean, "party at > the camp, eh!! > > 6. You don't care about the fuss with Cuba. It's a > cheap place to go for your holidays, with good cigars > and no Americans. > > 7. You know that a pike is a type of fish, not part of > a highway. > > 8. You drive on a highway, not a freeway. > > 9. You have Canadian Tire money in your kitchen > drawers . > > 10. You know that Casey and Finnegan were not part of > a Celtic musical group. > > 11. You get excited whenever an American television > show mentions Canada. > > 12. You brag to Americans that: Shania Twain, Jim > Carrey, Celine Dion, Bryan Adams, Nelly Furtado, > Pamela Lee and Mike Meyers are Canadians. > > 13. You know that the C.E.O. of American Airlines is a > Canadian. > > 14. You know what a toque is. > > 15. You design your Halloween costume to fit over a > snowsuit. > > 16. You know that the last letter of the English > alphabet is always pronounced "Zed." > > 17. Your local newspaper covers the national news on 2 > pages, but requires 6 pages for hockey. > > 18. You know that the four seasons mean: almost > winter, winter, still winter and road work. > > 19. You know that when it's 25 degrees outside, it's a > hot day. > > 20. You understand the Labatt Blue commercials. You > know how to pronounce and spell "Saskatchewan." > > 21. You perk up when you hear the theme song from > "Hockey Night in Canada." > > 22. You are in grade 12, not the 12th grade. > > 23. "Eh?" is a very important part of your vocabulary, > and is more polite than, "Huh?" > > 24. You actually understand these jokes, and forward > them to all of your Canadian friends!!!! And then you > send them to your American friends just to confuse > them still further. - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html