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The Hat Strikes Back

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You deviants thought I was kidding. You miscreants thought I wasn’t serious. You lovely little chicken portions thought I didn’t have the syrup to take over this bitch. Don’t you dare say I didn’t give you ample warning. I gave plenty of warning on that one magnificent day a year and a half ago. I told you we were mobilizing the canoes, mounting the Mounties and preparing our undercover agents. I extolled the virtues of Nanook’s one-leggedness and his mastery of the Arts Phallic. What did Pajiba do? You gave me the EE for that week and by virtue of that, a t-shirt. “Oh, this will keep him satiated” you thought. “He’d never dream of making good on his threats if we give him this paltry conciliatory prize, right?” Holy prolapsed caribou hot pocket were you bitches wrong. Time and time again I’ve told you that I’d take over this haven of Amurican sensibilities and today, February 18, 2010, all of my machinations and nefarious plotting comes to fruition.

What’s even better aboot today is that I brought a bunch of my friends and fellow Canuckistanis to aid in our liberation of Pajiba. Some have been regulars for years, some have lurked until recently, and some, well, let’s just say that some you wouldn’t want to meet at an all-night beaver-shaving convention. I have brought a force to be reckoned with, eh! I’ve brought Boozebitch and Feisty, I’ve recruited Park and Replica, I’ve even convinced your Lordhelmet to deliver some of his tasty, tasty Schwartz. There’s Kelly and Murray and Xtreme, oh my! I’ve brought the best around and no one’s going to ever keep us down. Really, we’ve even managed to bring the champion out of retirement for one night only.

We felt that it was time to educate you lot on some good old-fashioned Canadian film and TV. Everybody believes that we’re only about maple syrup, hockey and the erotic art of moose seduction but we’ve got skills people. So we’re hoping to give those unlucky enough to not be Canadian a small glimpse into what the country with the longest coastline in the world has to offer the entertainment industry. We’re not just about Avril, Celine, Haggis, and Reynolds (although we are proud of that last one). Canada has produced more well-known actors, amazing films, and influential television than most people realize. Quite frankly, we’re kind of tired of sitting back and not getting the credit we’re due so we’re done asking for it, were going to take it. Throughout the day you’ll be getting a little insight into what makes Canadians tick and hopefully a better understanding of just how Canadian artists have helped mould the way the world watches and makes movies and TV. Hopefully you’ll be a bit surprised, learn a few new skills, and show a little more appreciation for your frozen neighbours to the north. I suppose that if you end up being entertained that wouldn’t be such a bad thing either. But not too much! (We Canadians are reserved in our enjoyment.)

The Mooses of Polite Menace have been fed, watered, and checked for sexual frustration. The Dogs of Steadfast Negotiation have been hooked to the sled and are ready to talk in a sturdy and steadfast manner. The milk is tagged, bagged, and ready for shipping. We’ve got so many ‘U’s to insert where they don’t belong that you’ll wonder which end goes where (bend over, we’ll show you). We’ve advised Celine that she may now release her next album which is an all new collection of screeching and caterwauling designed to hypnotize you with it’s brilliance. The used canoes we bought from England have been re-furbished and are sitting at the port because we can’t figure out how to start them. However, you may wish to know that our old canoes should be arriving upon your shoreline momentarily and dispensing our patented Eskimo commandos commanded by non-other than Nanook himself. Be advised that Nanook hasn’t had relations with a woman, himself, or a four-legged beast of burden in over a month. I’m telling you people, this dude is hard and it isn’t even baby seal season yet. And the sparkles, oh my Beaverpus, the sparkles! With that: let the ‘Nucking begin.

Doran lives in the barren prairie known as Saskatchewan where he spends most of his time making igloos, turning the crank on the generator to power his internet, and seducing mooses so he has a warm place to sleep at night. He’s fiercely patriotic but also recognizes that Canada is a funny place to live and needs a good mocking on occasion. Check out his blog at WelcometoStabbymart for more of his angry rantings.









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Comments

Fucking Cannucks

Posted by: BarbadoSlim at February 18, 2010 8:45 AM

I could never feel anything but the utmost love and respect for the nation that produced Nathan Fillion.

Posted by: Jerce at February 18, 2010 8:47 AM

Did you mean PaHEba Day? Or PaEHba Day? Oh, like "eh," I get it. Because you say "eh" a lot. That's funny.

PaEHba is hard to say, though. Have you tried it aloud?

Posted by: Snuggiepants the Deathbringer at February 18, 2010 8:47 AM

Let the games begin!

Posted by: Eyvi at February 18, 2010 8:49 AM

Let's hope it goes smoother than the Olympics have gone.

Posted by: Nimue at February 18, 2010 8:56 AM

It's the Hoser Apocalypse!


PaEHba Day: Respectful Reviews for Polite People

Posted by: branded at February 18, 2010 8:56 AM

Hehe...chicken portions.

I'm sorry, but until you apologize for Pamela Anderson, I will never respect your "country".

Posted by: Shadows of Dakaron at February 18, 2010 8:58 AM

Onward, Canuckistanian soldiers!

Posted by: meaux at February 18, 2010 9:01 AM

In honour of this day, I have written you a new national anthem, to the tune of "God Bless the USA". Ahem.

And I'm proud to be a Canadian,
where at least the health care's free
And I won't forget the awesome vote
that gave that right to me.
And I'll proudly stand up!
Grab a beer, look around and then say "eh!"
Cause there isn't any doubt, I love this laaaand!
God bless
our
hoooockeeeyyy teeeeaaams!

Posted by: Pinky McLadybits at February 18, 2010 9:02 AM

Ditto on what Jerce said.

Also, I've been to Canada. IT"S AWESOME.

Posted by: dene at February 18, 2010 9:04 AM

My fiance and I recently visited Niagra Falls. Late on night 2 we were up watching boring TV, and we stumbled upon something called "The Dragon's Den," where people come to a panel of rich tycoons and pitched random products to get investments for their business. We thought it was genius. We lamented the lack of such quality programing on American Television (as well as marveling that the old school Comedy Network logo is still in effect in Canada).

When we got home, we actually found a similar show called "The Shark Tank" and we wondered whether the Canadians ripped a show off of us or whether we ripped it off of them. It's a good show, but we hate cheaters.

Now I'm certain this new thing called "The Internet" might be able to answer this question, but that would require effort and I already visit Pajiba everyday. And we're talking about Canadia (er' whatever).

Answer my question or I will come up there with two of my friends and overthrow your government.

Posted by: superasente at February 18, 2010 9:05 AM

OK! OK! Just TAKE the fucking hockey gold medal and leave us ALONE!

Posted by: , at February 18, 2010 9:05 AM

Foreign terrorism at it's worst! And most polite!

Though you did give us Kids in the Hall. So there's that.

Posted by: Katers at February 18, 2010 9:05 AM

Well I'm Canadian so I suppose I'm in! Shadows, we're sorry for Pam Anderson so now you guys should apologize for every other shameless whorebag in Hollywood.

Posted by: becks at February 18, 2010 9:08 AM

TAKE OFF, YOU HOSERS!!!

I love me some Molson, some Bob and Doug McKenzie, and especially Captain Tightpants, so bring on the Canucks!!

Posted by: dammitjanet at February 18, 2010 9:08 AM

superasante,

There was a U.S. show a couple years ago called "American Inventor," where people pitched their inventions to a panel that included George Foreman and I can't recall who else (there was a Simon Cowell type, of course). Some of the ideas were really pretty clever. The winner IIRC was a fireman who had invented a combination angel/sprinkler to put atop Christmas trees. If the (real) tree caught fire, the angel would take a mammoth piss until the fire was out.

I'm probably oversimplifying that ...

Anyway, it was apparently a one-off because I haven't seen it since. Not enough fake melodrama, I guess, and too much intelligence. So of course it was a failure.

Posted by: , at February 18, 2010 9:10 AM

One of you Nucks mind tossing me a Unibroue?

Posted by: , at February 18, 2010 9:11 AM

Saskatchewan? Is that Canadian? I thought it was a delicious flavor of Chinese food.

Posted by: Yossarian at February 18, 2010 9:12 AM

Can somebody please explain what a chicken portion is? I mean in the context used here? I do remember its usage in the whole "whitey helping Haiti" argument in some comment stream recently, however I never got what the hell it meant.
If you Canadians (or Canadans, as Pissboy likes to call you-because "we're not Americians and our southern neighbors are not Mexicians") could shed some light on this, I'd appreciate it. I might even throw a few "eh's" into general conversation today just to honor our igloo dwelling neighbors. Frickin' eskimos, riding your mooses oot and aboot.

Posted by: Whorish Mouth at February 18, 2010 9:15 AM

superasente, all of those shows are a rip off of a Japanese show called Money Tiger that spawned a series of Dragon's Dens in many European countries and Canada. Shark's Tank is just the American iteration of the Dragon's Den franchise.

Posted by: becks at February 18, 2010 9:15 AM

The hubs is from Ontario and we lived happily in the town of London for one year after our nuptials. Oh wait? Did I say "happily"...I meant "crappily". God that town is boring. However, I did enjoy the fine programming in that fair country. Corner Gas made me giggle and This Hour is 22 Minutes rules. And I will always give a respectful and heartfelt nod to the north for bringing Kids in the Hall into the world. Canada, for that I salute you!

Posted by: Kiddo at February 18, 2010 9:16 AM

Many, many moons ago, I was visiting a friend who lived in St. Catherines. I was first amazed that when I went into a grocery store, the clerk did indeed end her sentence with, "eh?" I was also surprised by the funny-colored money. We went to a zoo/wildlife park near Niagara Falls where a large ostrich tried to poop on my daughter's head. Then, my friend was driving my mother, my daughter and myself around, and I looked over to see his speedometer reading over 100!! I was terrified...then I realized it was in that funny Canadian KILOMETER reading, and we were really only going about 55. He lived in a house with no floor, where skunks would sneak under the crossbeams every night. My daughter became addicted to Eureeka's Castle and the Elephant Show on the hotel cable.

We snuck some really good fudge back into the US. It was fun.

>end of my Canada Story

Posted by: dammitjanet at February 18, 2010 9:19 AM

The Hat Strikes Back

That is some Ghostbusters II shit right there.

Posted by: DoctorControversy at February 18, 2010 9:20 AM

Whorish Mouth...in all honesty, we still have no idea what a chicken portion is or how it was supposed to be used (was he trying to insult me? Commend my writing? Who knows?). But we have decided to call each other chicken portions in the vain attempt to try to understand where this phrase could have originated and meant.

Or maybe it's just cuz we like to take things and run with them, even (or especially) when they make no sense.

Posted by: Shadows of Dakaron at February 18, 2010 9:24 AM

God bless
our
hoooockeeeyyy teeeeaaams!

Except for the Maple Leafs. Fuck them.

Posted by: Sean at February 18, 2010 9:25 AM

Dammitjanet that sounds awful. Not fun at all.

Nothing pisses me off more than when I find Canadelphian coins in my wallet...your sneaky coins, trying to pass themselves off as US dimes.
Boooooo

Posted by: Whorish Mouth at February 18, 2010 9:25 AM

Great. The inmates running the asylum. I can't believe Rowles allowed this horseshit. I'm from the Denis Leary school of thinking -- I don't trust 'em. They're too quiet, and you can hear 'em late at night, sharpening their ice skates, getting ready to come down here and STEAL OUR CHEESE.

Fuckers.

Posted by: TK at February 18, 2010 9:26 AM

Nobody messes with my cheese.

NOBODY.

Posted by: Sean at February 18, 2010 9:28 AM

Does this mean Ranylt will grace us with a review? Woooo!!! 'Bout time somebody classes this place up.

Posted by: Optimus Rhyme at February 18, 2010 9:29 AM

Denis Leary tries not to think. He just watches Bill Hicks and pays close attention.

Posted by: becks at February 18, 2010 9:30 AM

They want our cheese because of their shocking lack of teeth. Hockey fights and maple syrup rot, you know.

Posted by: Katers at February 18, 2010 9:31 AM

*stands on guard with her fellow Canadians*

Posted by: brite at February 18, 2010 9:31 AM

PaEHba Day: Respectful Reviews for Polite People

branded for the win! Now shut it, or we'll cut you.

Posted by: Xtreme at February 18, 2010 9:32 AM

You've been warned, people. We'll be very politely showing no mercy. We've got you distracted by the Olympics and now the signal has been given. Time to start adding "u"s to your words and drop the brain-damaged "huh"s from your vocabulary in favour of the more enlightened "eh."

On the plus side, we'll let you have our beer. You're welcome.

Posted by: lordhelmet at February 18, 2010 9:33 AM

Oh my god we're all doomed. I can't wait.

Posted by: Julie at February 18, 2010 9:35 AM

"On the plus side, we'll let you have our beer. You're welcome."

Great. More Black Label and Moosehead? You can fucking keep it.

Posted by: TK at February 18, 2010 9:37 AM

The thing that excites me most about today is that we can't hear any career updates about Katherine Heigl or Jonah Hill! Those overexposed a-holes sign on to a new project every damn day. But we won't be hearing about you today losers because you aren't Canadian. I'm beaming!

Posted by: becks at February 18, 2010 9:37 AM

EEEE!!! The header! It is GLORIOUS. Come to me Anne Shirley, we shall drink raspberry cordial and debate on the size of Gilbert's dick.

Posted by: Julie at February 18, 2010 9:39 AM

I mean, seriously. Who's afraid of Canada? Moose are easily distracted with beaver-shavings and the Mounties can't chase you in your car. And they're mostly all drunk from their copious awful beer and mostly in pain from their awful medicare system and bundled up in huge amounts of clothes because of all the cold up there. Get a Canadian to Florida and show him synthetic maple syrup and watch him run screaming.

Posted by: Shadows of Dakaron at February 18, 2010 9:39 AM

Plus, aren't all Canadians scared of the dark?

Posted by: Julie at February 18, 2010 9:40 AM

I love it and I bow down to the MOOSE! Can we at least drizzle some maple syrup over him so he's shiny, and then cover him with sparkles?

Posted by: Cindy at February 18, 2010 9:41 AM

Oh great, like living in a state that's stuck RIGHT NEXT TO Canada isn't bad enough. I guess I'll just have to grin and bear it. I'll try to be positive.

I hear the strip clubs up there are fancy!

Posted by: Kolby at February 18, 2010 9:42 AM

Great. More Black Label and Moosehead? You can fucking keep it.

Posted by: TK at February 18, 2010 9:37 AM
---
Molson XXX = not bad.

Posted by: , at February 18, 2010 9:44 AM

"awful medicare system"

You chubby Americans seem to like our prescription drugs well enough. They help with your high cholesterol and high blood pressure. No, I'm sorry, I don't mean to make fun of your obesity. My heart pumps pure maple syrup and sometimes I let my patriotism override my desire to be polite.

Posted by: becks at February 18, 2010 9:44 AM

Talking from the Land of Cheese, let them come in their canoe..

It's a long ride on the waves.

Posted by: Magiel at February 18, 2010 9:45 AM

Also, the Toronto Hilton is swank-ay. We stay there every time we go to watch the Yankees wail on the Blue Jays in the Skydome.

Posted by: Kolby at February 18, 2010 9:46 AM

Come to me Anne Shirley, we shall drink raspberry cordial and debate on the size of Gilbert's dick.

O Diana, your kindred spirit made my day just now.

Posted by: Natural 20 at February 18, 2010 9:47 AM

Well Julie you'd be scared too. After dark is when all the angriest moose come out. Have you ever seen a man gored from stem to sternum with moose antlers? You don't want to.

Posted by: becks at February 18, 2010 9:47 AM

TK - Big Rock, that's the beer you need to be drinking. I suggest Traditional during the winter months and Grasshopper during the summer. Alberta makes fine beer.

You can raise a glass to both our men's and women's hockey teams when they put on those gold medals.


Posted by: Sassy Rouge at February 18, 2010 9:48 AM

I've often wondered how they get the streets so clean in Oh Canada(!). Does the government keep a horde of specially trained racoons and beavers that take turns gathering refuse from the pavement?

Posted by: Kolby at February 18, 2010 9:50 AM

Great. More Black Label and Moosehead? You can fucking keep it.

The best part is that we export all the shitty stuff and keep the good stuff for ourselves. I went into the grocery store and saw Labbat Blue and Molson Canadian under 'imports' and couldn't stop laughing.

Posted by: admin at February 18, 2010 9:51 AM

Moose knuckles or GTFO.

Also, I haven't cared about hats since I stopped having a spirit week with a funny hat day, why should I start now?

Posted by: Kayanne at February 18, 2010 9:52 AM

Oh my. I am truly excited. I think I'll break out my Weakerthans albums to celebrate. Best band in the world, after all.

Posted by: Snath at February 18, 2010 9:52 AM

Does the government keep a horde of specially trained racoons and beavers that take turns gathering refuse from the pavement?

We call them Civil Servants.

Posted by: admin at February 18, 2010 9:53 AM

Becks, if I lived in the land of moosies you bet your ass I'd be scared of the dark. They look like oversized donkey fetuses.

Posted by: Julie at February 18, 2010 9:54 AM

I really really want to go to Canada. This isn't going to help that.

But if they get a day can't the rest of us have one too? The Brit one would have to be Pa'PipPip'JollyHockeySticks'Let'sHaveaCupofTea'Ba Day. Which doesn't quite have the same ring to it I suppose.

Posted by: Carrie at February 18, 2010 9:54 AM

Heineken anyone??

Posted by: Magiel at February 18, 2010 9:56 AM

Psht...are there any Brits on here? I'd say we're due for a South American day.

Posted by: Shadows of Dakaron at February 18, 2010 9:58 AM

Or maybe a European Day..

We can kill someone by making them watch Dutch Daytime Television

Posted by: Magiel at February 18, 2010 9:58 AM

I'm loving the ashamed polar bear in the header.

Posted by: becks at February 18, 2010 9:59 AM

I hear the strip clubs up there are fancy!
Posted by: Kolby at February 18, 2010 9:42 AM

Well, they're actually strip bars at least. No topless bars in Canada, we let our daddy-issue-dancers go full monty while we drink our awesome beer.

Posted by: Xtreme at February 18, 2010 10:00 AM

You needn't be ashamed Magiel. Daytime television is awful everywhere. It's the one common experience that unites us all.

Posted by: becks at February 18, 2010 10:01 AM

But we do not consider ourselves part of Europe, so we'd still need our own day...

Posted by: Carrie at February 18, 2010 10:04 AM

Great. More Black Label and Moosehead? You can fucking keep it.

Maudite just took TK out back and beat him. While his weaker little brother, Boreal, looked on and laughed.

It was the last time a Bostonian ever underestimated the int'l-award-winning products of Quebec breweries.

Posted by: Ranylt at February 18, 2010 10:05 AM

That is a glorious header pic.

I'm strangely excited about this. Bring it on, Canadiastanians!

Posted by: Meli Mel (formerly MelBivDevoe) at February 18, 2010 10:05 AM

Soooo..

A Brits-and-The-Continent-Day then?

Sigh.

Thats actually quite beautiful, Becks.
United in torture..

Posted by: Magiel at February 18, 2010 10:06 AM

I fully support Brits-and-The-Continent-Day.

Posted by: Carrie at February 18, 2010 10:08 AM

Et tu, Ranylt?

I never thought I'd work for a site that was so discriminatory. If we don't have a Pa-Pa New Guinea-ba Day next week, I fucking quit.

Posted by: TK at February 18, 2010 10:14 AM

As an affirmed Britophile, I would welcome Briteaba Day, particularly if it involves:

a) Simon Pegg;
b) David Tennant;
c) the ORIGINAL Prisoner series and the ORIGINAL Avengers series;
d) Pythons;
e) Sean Connery;
f) Daniel Craig;
g) really good Brit-pop;
h)Carry-On anything, or Doctor in the House, OR Benny Hill;
i) as many uses for the phrase "bangers and mash" as you can come up with

Posted by: dammitjanet at February 18, 2010 10:14 AM

Mmmm David Tennant...

Posted by: Carrie at February 18, 2010 10:17 AM

See, Carrie, SEE????

makes me all warm and oogly inside....

Posted by: dammitjanet at February 18, 2010 10:18 AM

Canada also has the better half of Niagara Falls. And a wax museum.

Posted by: Kolby at February 18, 2010 10:20 AM

And Mike Holmes! Oh, he could grout my tiles, any day.

Posted by: Kolby at February 18, 2010 10:22 AM

My noble grandfather was Canadian (French Canadian--does that count?). In honor of PaEHba Day, I will share his favorite limerick:

"There was once a young man from Quebec
Who stood in snow up to his neck
I asked, "Are you friz?" He said, "Yes I is,
but we don't call this cold in Quebec."

I know that's a very clean limerick for these parts, but he was a missionary so he didn't tell dirty jokes (well, at least not to his grandkids).

Posted by: lainiefig at February 18, 2010 10:23 AM

From what I remember, Niagara Falls is the Canadadaians version of Gatlinburg.....which is to say.....cheeserific touristy shopper hell.

Posted by: dammitjanet at February 18, 2010 10:24 AM

Warm hugs to my new bosom friends Julie and Natural 20. I used to want to move to Prince Edward Island.

Posted by: lainiefig at February 18, 2010 10:26 AM

In all seriousness, Niagara Falls is one of the most beautiful and awe-inspiring sights these eyes have seen. It's impossible to wrap your head around just how powerful the Falls are.

And I've always wanted to take a train trip across Canada. I hear it's a once in a lifetime experience and you really get a taste of the whole country and all its natural beauty.

OK, back to being super positive on Pa'eh'ba Day: Did I mention the wax museum?

Posted by: Kolby at February 18, 2010 10:32 AM

Oh for joy! Joyish joyness all over! :)

Posted by: replica at February 18, 2010 10:36 AM

Kolby, true. The Falls themselves are breathtakingly beautiful. It's just ...the town. Of course, its been more than a few years ago that I was there, so things may have changed. I in no way want to discourage people from visiting the Falls.

Just watch out for pooping ostriches, that's all I'm sayin'

Posted by: dammitjanet at February 18, 2010 10:37 AM

CHICKEN PORTION! admin - I will love you forever for that reference. Yay Pa'eh'ba Day! Oh wait, I should probably read the rest of the post before I get too excited. Who knows what you've snuck in here.

Posted by: tamatha at February 18, 2010 10:38 AM

I'm kinda missing some FEMALES on that Briteaba Day..

Come on, gimme something to google

Posted by: Magiel at February 18, 2010 10:43 AM

All I'm going to say on this matter is this: yes, we've been cruel to our neighbors in the great white north, but we've been far crueler to the residents of a New Jersey. When do we get our turn, huh? For Godtopus' sake, our state mammal is the horse and our state insect the honeybee. We've got nothing to show for our suffering but fat directors kicked off airplanes, nuclear orange famewhores, and Lady Gaga records. Canada at least has the Olympics; we have the NJ Nets. If anything, Canada has it too easy around these parts...

Posted by: Robert at February 18, 2010 10:44 AM

Calm down, tamatha...he wasn't talking to you.

Posted by: Shadows of Dakaron at February 18, 2010 10:47 AM

Yeah, I had to delurk for Canada. Last night I had a dream that Pajiba showed some Canadian love, and this morning I wake up to this? Awesome.
Side note: I may need a social life.

Posted by: Lurkah at February 18, 2010 10:49 AM

Everyone shut it and stop trying to steal PaEHba day. A lot of work ent into this day. You can promote your various interests later but today you must sit back and worship the Great White North. Please.

Posted by: becks at February 18, 2010 10:50 AM

*went into

Posted by: becks at February 18, 2010 10:51 AM

Isn't typing on a fora a social life?

Posted by: Magiel at February 18, 2010 10:52 AM

Loooong time lurker here, but was lured out by the prospect of a fellow Saskatchewanian. Have duly noted your blog and increased my hopes for this day!

Also, Molson is now owned by Coors and no longer considered Canadian. Those of us in the know drink Big Rock. And you can't beat a cold Kokanee and clam on a hot summer evening.

Posted by: Sulphuraceous at February 18, 2010 10:55 AM

Canada has always been cool by me. It's what America could be if so many of us weren't such colossal assholes.

Posted by: Slash at February 18, 2010 10:57 AM

"It's what America could be if so many of us weren't such colossal assholes. "

Oh, fuck you.

Posted by: TK at February 18, 2010 10:59 AM

Fine, becks, but only because you completely blew off the handle for a Canadian. Contrary to stereotypes, I do not feel the need to get drunk, punch you in the face, then suck on a pickle before parading around like a juiced-up gorilla.

I'm a fan of Canada's Wonderland. The Top Gun coaster, now sadly renamed Flight Deck, is top notch. It's also very clean for an amusement park. I cannot hate on a country where theme park maps say "We'll Help You Find Your Way." A far cry from being told to fuck off when asking for help in my state's amusement parks...

Posted by: Robert at February 18, 2010 11:00 AM

I try to keep in mind that for every Nathon Fillon that Canada produces, there's a Celine Dion to keep the balance.

Thanks for that, btw. And Bryan Adams.

Posted by: Doric at February 18, 2010 11:00 AM

Canada has always been cool to me, too. Like, 10 to 20 degrees cooler than I'm used to.

Posted by: Kolby at February 18, 2010 11:03 AM

Hence the underwear, Kolby. Hence the underwear.

Posted by: admin at February 18, 2010 11:05 AM

Oh, Sulphuraceous, while I have no issues with Kokanee, the defiling of a perfectly good beer with that abomination known as Clamato should be an offense punished by a good combining.

Posted by: admin at February 18, 2010 11:08 AM

Look at the Canadian lurkers popping in! Awesome.

I love Canada, although I do not forgive you for Bryan Adams. I look forward to learning more about the contributions of our great neighbor to the North.

Posted by: MM at February 18, 2010 11:10 AM

I once heard that you can hunt deer with a bow and arrow in Canada.

That sounds cool..

Posted by: Magiel at February 18, 2010 11:11 AM

TK seems to be in an especially antagonistic mood. Are you not a fan of the Maple Leaf? Should admin do a little jig in his red and white underwear?

I have to admit, I'm enjoying this day.

Posted by: Shadows of Dakaron at February 18, 2010 11:12 AM

Coo Loo coo coo coo coo coo coo.

Fuckin' eh!

Posted by: Jadine at February 18, 2010 11:15 AM

Hahaha, thanks for not giving me the Snookie treatment Robert!

Posted by: becks at February 18, 2010 11:16 AM

I'm loving the ashamed polar bear in the header.

I told him not to look directly at Admin's ass but he had to be a hero...

Posted by: Kelly at February 18, 2010 11:18 AM

MM, I think Nickleback is less forgiveable. And let's not forget the worst Canadian band EVER; Loverboy.

Posted by: Jadine at February 18, 2010 11:19 AM

Yes he was, Shadows! Pbbbbttth!

Posted by: tamatha at February 18, 2010 11:19 AM

You can bow hunt in America, too, Magiel. Depends on the state.

Posted by: Kolby at February 18, 2010 11:20 AM

<ducking>
           At least the US knows how to light the olympic flame.
</ducking>

Posted by: mswas at February 18, 2010 11:22 AM

I Know, I Know..

With some trouble I could probably bowhunt in Holland also, although severly illegal..

But 'Bowhunting in Canada', I don't know.
It just sound cooler..

Posted by: Magiel at February 18, 2010 11:23 AM

Did you not watch the opening ceremony of the Atlanta Games, mswas? We fucked it up, too.

Posted by: Kolby at February 18, 2010 11:27 AM

Ugh, Nickleback. UGH! Loverboy is awesome, though. Everybody's workin' for the weekend!

Posted by: MM at February 18, 2010 11:27 AM

Hey, admin, I look at it this way - the clam provides vital electrolytes and some rudimentary veg in the form of tomatoes. I call it "supper".

Also, Kokanee - while being a very nice and polite beer - doesn't really have any taste. (This is coming from someone whose current tipple of choice is a G&T or a nice cold Rock Creek cider, so I'm a bad Western Canadian any way you look at it.)

Posted by: Sulphuraceous at February 18, 2010 11:43 AM

Hey,
I'm not a lumberjack, or a furtrader,
and I don't live in an igloo,
or eat blubber
or own a dogsled.
And I don't know Jimmy, Sally or Suzy from Canada,
although I'm 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 A-boot.

I can proudly sew my country's flag on my backpack,
I believe in peacekeeping, not policing,
diversity not assimilation,
and that the beaver is a truly proud and noble animal.

A toque is a hat,
a chesterfield is a couch,
and it IS pronounced Zed,
not Zee... ZED!!
Canada is the 2nd largest land mass,
the 1st nation of hockey,
and the best part of North America.

My name is Jadine...
and...I......AM......CANADIAN!

Posted by: Jadine at February 18, 2010 11:52 AM

Canada is America's gay friend.

Posted by: Orrin Hatch at February 18, 2010 11:54 AM

Canada is America's gay friend.

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No that there's anything wrong with that.

Posted by: Jadine at February 18, 2010 11:56 AM

That's a magnificent portrait, Admin.

Welcome, Canada. I have nothing against you, really, only that you're so easy to mock. And I'm not even Murrkian!

huzzah for PaEHba day!

Posted by: figgy at February 18, 2010 12:01 PM

Canada has always been cool by me. It's what America could be if so many of us weren't such colossal assholes.
Posted by: Slash at February 18, 2010 10:57 AM

Of course we'd be too polite to ever point that out.

Posted by: lordhelmet at February 18, 2010 12:01 PM

Yeah, we even let the gays marry up here!

Posted by: becks at February 18, 2010 12:01 PM

Also the Queen looks royally pissed up there. Probably just realized you fuckers still haven't broken free of the motherland.

Posted by: figgy at February 18, 2010 12:02 PM

Nothing wrong with a Queen!

Posted by: Magiel at February 18, 2010 12:10 PM

RE TK:
"Oh, fuck you."

You know I'm right (if you're serious). If not serious, then: well played.

I'm sure Canada has colossal assholes, too, but unlike America (in many quarters), Canada doesn't seem to be proud of theirs. They seem to think people should be, like, what's the word? Ummm... courteous. Cordial. Pleasant. Unless given a reason not to be. A lot of Americans' default mode is asshole. And for some reason, that seems to be OK with a lot of people.

Posted by: Slash at February 18, 2010 12:11 PM

I'm sure Canada has colossal assholes, too...

Hi.

Posted by: admin at February 18, 2010 12:14 PM

What is this about Canadananaians being polite and stuff? I know admin. He's all I'LL STAB YOU IN THE MOTHERFUCKING CHIN MOTHERFUCKER I'LL SKULLFUCK YOUR MOTHER WHILE SHE'S STILL ALIVE AND FORCEFEED HER RATS!

So I don't get it. Are y'all stereotypically polite and non-stabby? Eh?

Posted by: Snuggiepants the Deathbringer at February 18, 2010 12:14 PM

I just had to de-lurk to say knowing that there is a PaEHba Day on this site makes my day! Hurray for Canada! I've been paying more attention to this site than to the Olympics anyway...

Posted by: Em.C at February 18, 2010 12:18 PM

Flapping heads so full of lies...

Posted by: branded at February 18, 2010 12:18 PM

Jadine, do you cal it a zedbra instead of a zebra then?

And I have to second the Unibroue love, that shit's the best stuff our snooty neighborhood bar serves by a mile. And they specialize in Belgian stuff.

Posted by: Anne (in Reno) at February 18, 2010 12:25 PM

I think Admin is trying to up the tourism, Snuggy

Posted by: Magiel at February 18, 2010 12:27 PM

Oh god, the maple lickers have taken over.

::Hides brain::

Posted by: WestCoastPat at February 18, 2010 12:30 PM

great strip clubs. nice cities. nice peoples. syrup...

Oh and they let the slaves chill out while America figured out what the Declaration of Independence really meant. That was great, thanks!

Posted by: VinKong at February 18, 2010 12:36 PM

Anne (in Reno), I think Zedbra works quite nicely. There's also zedro (zero), zednith (zenith) and let's not forget zedlot (zealot).

Posted by: Jadine at February 18, 2010 12:36 PM

Ou est le francais, tout les choses canadienne devrait etre en francais et anglais. . . at least that's what I learned from the olympics.

It is another beautiful sunny day here in Vancouver for the winter olympics, I went rollerblading yesterday!

Go PaEHba day!!!

Posted by: Alli at February 18, 2010 12:49 PM

My Godtopus, how long have we had all these Canadians here? I had no idea we were such a stronghold of moose-loving, queen-fearing polite people. Seriously -- where have all of you been hiding? I mean, I get WHY you were hiding, but who knew there were so many of you?

Posted by: esme at February 18, 2010 12:51 PM

esme, I'd watch out. You're talking to pretty much the only scathing and bitchy Canadians and this is the only place we can be bitchy and scathing. It's rough being polite all day and we're looking for someone to take it out (oot) on!

Posted by: becks at February 18, 2010 12:57 PM

*dies at sight of header pic*

I love you. I love you so hard.

Posted by: Lauren at February 18, 2010 1:15 PM

OK! OK! Just TAKE the fucking hockey gold medal and leave us ALONE!

Posted by: , at February 18, 2010 9:05 AM
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No, we won't just *take* it. We will systematically extract all the heavy metals from the blood of the foreign teams that we slaughter, until we have enough to melt down and forge into a giant, shining medal of glory. We'll cool it in a vat of Russian tears and hang it from a woven cord of Swedish hair. Then, once again, we will stand victorious as the Lords of the Rink.

Posted by: Lauren at February 18, 2010 1:23 PM

YAY! My home country! PaEHba Day makes me explode in a fit of gleeful ehs!

...and lady jizz.

Posted by: keenerweiner at February 18, 2010 1:30 PM

Mmmm look at those milky white man-thighs. Can I have just a teeensy nibble?

Posted by: Lindsey with an 'e' at February 18, 2010 1:30 PM

This day better end with a link to "Blame Canada".

Posted by: Fredo at February 18, 2010 1:59 PM

I've often wondered how they get the streets so clean in Oh Canada(!). Does the government keep a horde of specially trained racoons and beavers that take turns gathering refuse from the pavement?
Posted by: Kolby

It's just that we don't litter.

Posted by: Brenton at February 18, 2010 2:07 PM

Courtesy of the Arrogant Worms (it's a song, and really worth a listen!):

When I look around me
I can't believe what I see
It seems as if this country
has lost its will to live!
The economy is lousy
We barely have an army
But we can still stand proudly
'Cuz Canada's really big!

We're the second largest country
On this planet earth
And if Russia keeps on shrinking
then soon we'll be first!
(as long as we keep Quebec!)
The USA has tanks,
Switzerland has banks
they can keep them thanks
they just don't amount
Cuz when you get down to it
you find out what the truth is
It isn't what you do with it
It's the size that counts!

Most people
will tell you
That France is pretty large
but you can put
fourteen Frances
Into this land of ours
(it'd take a lot of work
it'd take a whole lot of work)
We're larger than Malaysia
almost as big as Asia
We're bigger than Australia
and it's a continent!
So big we seldom bother
to go see one another
so we often go to other countries for vacations...

Our mountains are very pointy
our prairies are not....
The rest is kinda bumpy
but man do we have a lot!
(we got a lot a land
we got a whole lot a land!)
So stand up and be proud
and sing out very loud
we stand out from the crowd
Cause CANADA's...
REALLY
BIIIIIGGGGGG!!!!!!

Posted by: Brenton at February 18, 2010 2:14 PM

my favourite part of coming home after a visit stateside is crossing the Ambassador Bridge in Detroit and seeing the big sign that says "Handguns prohibited in Canada."

"Canada could have had the best of all worlds- British culture, French cuisine and American technology. But somehow we fucked it up and all we got was British cuisine, French technology and American culture."

Posted by: causaubon at February 18, 2010 2:27 PM

and speaking of Detroit...

i think that'll be my comeback whenever someone makes fun of Canada... "Have you ever been to Detroit?"

Posted by: causaubon at February 18, 2010 2:29 PM

That song should be our national anthem.

Posted by: becks at February 18, 2010 2:32 PM

Oh, great. The ONE DAY I decide to get dressed and leave the house in the morning?

Yes, although I am currently living across the pond, I'm Canadian. Manitoban, in fact. But no, I do not like The Weakerthans (except for "One Great City", natch), and that I Am Canadian ad is the most ridiculous, embarrassing things I've ever heard. I want to stab myself in the ear whenever I hear it.

But God, do I miss poutine. I really can't believe the thread has gotten this far without a poutine shout-out.

Posted by: J. K. Barlow at February 18, 2010 2:53 PM

We're sorry that the I Am Canadian ad embarrasses you so much. I don't find anything about it embarrssing. Poutine has been mentioned many times in some of the other threads.

Posted by: Jadine at February 18, 2010 4:25 PM

*embarrassing*

I hate typos.

Posted by: Jadine at February 18, 2010 4:26 PM

To me, as an American on the border, Canada has always been to me:
Home of Hockey Night in Canada, King of Kensington, The Red Green Show, Tommy Hunter....and those ridiculous made up Monday holidays.
Civic Holiday?
And what was this past Monday called?

Posted by: grumpyoldman at February 18, 2010 4:36 PM

Jadine, I know. That's why I specified *this* thread.

BTW, your knee-jerk defensiveness is very Canadian! Man, am I homesick... no, I'm not being sarcastic.

Posted by: J. K. Barlow at February 18, 2010 4:52 PM

moosehead is now owned by coors? that's some serious maple syrup fuckery. i had the misfortune of once drinking a moosehead and was apparently branded a moosehead man for life (mit vagina.)


the day: july 4, 1988.
the setting: a log cabin in the pine barrens of new jersey.

i did NOT sign up to be a rocky mountain high (wo)man for life.

although the "high" part is sort of accurate.

oh snap.

shit just got real.

Posted by: stopthemadness at February 18, 2010 5:07 PM

grumpyoldman- this newest holiday of ours, making its debut last monday was... Family Day

Posted by: causaubon at February 18, 2010 5:11 PM

Moosehead is not owned by Coors. it's owned by Molson. Molson "merged" with Coors (technically Molson bought out Coors, but the idea of a Canadian company owning an American company freaked some people out so they called it a merger).

Posted by: causaubon at February 18, 2010 5:51 PM

There are some awesome parts of Canada.
But there are some less awesome parts. Like our winters.
But. Our beer wins.
And Family Day has been up and running for 3 years now, causaubon.

Posted by: A-ron at February 18, 2010 6:27 PM

But God, do I miss poutine. I really can't believe the thread has gotten this far without a poutine shout-out.

Just enjoyed some the other day. It wasn't even good poutine and it was good. You can't really screw up fries, gravy, and cheese curds.

Posted by: Brenton at February 18, 2010 7:18 PM

thanks for clarifying causaubon.

my world is right again.

now if someone could explain to me the canadian bacon/ham paradox, i think i might finally be able to acknowledge the existence of canadia.

Posted by: stopthemadness at February 18, 2010 8:05 PM

Aww, geez. Of all the days to be late to delurk for the party-- *waves from Newfoundland in our own special time zone*... Cheers from a former Vancouverite now marooned on an island in the North Atlantic!

Posted by: bettina at February 18, 2010 8:12 PM

Hi bettina. There are cherry blossoms out over here. How's the winter over there?

Does everyone know that Newfoundland is closer to London than it is to Vancouver? That's how fucking big our country is.

Posted by: Brenton at February 18, 2010 9:12 PM

Would you Family Day-celebrating-province dwellers quit rubbing it in? Half the country, including Nova Scotia, doesn't have a February holiday, you know. *hmph*

Posted by: meaux at February 18, 2010 10:10 PM

Touques off to you Admin!
Sorry I couldn't get my shit together to submit, but it looks like we Canuckistanians were more than amply represented.

Well done all!

Posted by: Odnon at February 19, 2010 12:39 AM

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