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Subject: [Leica] OT, Completely OT!
From: "Greg J. Lorenzo" <gregj.lorenzo@shaw.ca>
Date: Tue, 28 Jan 2003 17:50:15 -0700

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.



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