# A Canadian flames the whole Canadian Olympic Mess! **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [February 14, 2010, 3:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-canadian-flames-the-whole-canadian-olympic-mess/528922 "2010-02-14T03:35:12Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 18
**Author:** ![Sam\_Stone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecccb3/32.png) [@Sam\_Stone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sam_Stone)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2010, 12:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-canadian-flames-the-whole-canadian-olympic-mess/528922/341 "2010-03-02T00:08:13Z")
Canada has been well-liked around the world because we’ve been inoffensive, quiet, and have had the good grace to not be better than the people who like us (or at least we allowed them to believe that by keeping a low profile). But now there’s a Canada that’s actually got some patriotic pride. Our soldiers are outfighting everyone but the Americans in Afghanistan. Our economy didn’t quite tank like some others. We’re not up to our eyeballs in debt, and thus we can still afford to do things like spend a hundred million or two on athletic development. Then we had the temerity to actually win the most golds at the Winter Games. If this keeps up, be prepared to start seeing stories about “The ugly Canadian” from writers abroad. Because often, the perception of your country by others has less to do with your own behaviour and more to do with the other country’s insecurities. We know all about that - our widely known (but thankfully fading) anti-Americanism was borne more out of Canadian insecurity than of American bad behavior. ---
**Author:** ![Euphonious\_Polemic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/euphonious_polemic/32/3002_2.png) [@Euphonious\_Polemic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Euphonious_Polemic)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2010, 12:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-canadian-flames-the-whole-canadian-olympic-mess/528922/342 "2010-03-02T00:13:29Z")
> [@Sam\_Stone](#): > > If this keeps up, be prepared to start seeing stories about “The ugly Canadian” from writers abroad. Did you miss the link in post # 322? The writer of that article compared us to **Nazis!** We’ve jumped past “Ugly Canadian” straight to Ungodly Minions of Hitler! How awesome is that? ---
**Author:** ![Frank](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Frank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frank)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2010, 1:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-canadian-flames-the-whole-canadian-olympic-mess/528922/343 "2010-03-02T01:12:34Z")
> [@Sam\_Stone](#): > > We know all about that - our widely known (but thankfully fading) anti-Americanism was borne more out of Canadian insecurity than of American bad behavior. Hah - ha - ha - ha - ha . . . \ cough . . . cough . . . \ Heh. The Canadian Tea Party speaks up. ---
**Author:** ![Sam\_Stone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecccb3/32.png) [@Sam\_Stone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sam_Stone)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2010, 1:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-canadian-flames-the-whole-canadian-olympic-mess/528922/344 "2010-03-02T01:17:41Z")
> [@Euphonious PolemicEuphonious Polemic](#): > > Did you miss the link in post # 322? The writer of that article compared us to Nazis! We’ve jumped past “Ugly Canadian” straight to Ungodly Minions of Hitler! > > How awesome is that? Not just Nazis… Dope-smoking, beer-drinking Nazis! We are truly the most awesome people. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Flying\_Dutchman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/9fc348/32.png) [@The\_Flying\_Dutchman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Flying_Dutchman)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2010, 1:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-canadian-flames-the-whole-canadian-olympic-mess/528922/345 "2010-03-02T01:41:44Z")
> [@Frank](#): > > Hah - ha - ha - ha - ha . . . \ cough . . . cough . . . \ > > Heh. The Canadian Tea Party speaks up. Stone’s comments generally comply with the CTP (Canadian Tea Party) line which is actually controlled from Washington, D. C. Their leader is [David Frum](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Frum). ---
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2010, 1:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-canadian-flames-the-whole-canadian-olympic-mess/528922/346 "2010-03-02T01:41:49Z")
> [@Sam\_Stone](#): > > Not just Nazis… Dope-smoking … Nazis! Gives a whole new meaning to “Give me your papers,” eh? ---
**Author:** ![Sunspace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunspace/32/1250_2.png) [@Sunspace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunspace)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2010, 2:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-canadian-flames-the-whole-canadian-olympic-mess/528922/347 "2010-03-02T02:04:25Z")
> [@Cat\_Whisperer](#): > > The Brits think we shouldn’t be patriotic? Pshaw. Half of what we were celebrating was surviving another winter. Easy for you to say. You’re out west, where there is actually ground showeing under the snow, sometimes. > [@Annie](#): > > [We aren’t normally like this, but it was a _hockey game_ dammit!](http://www.ctvolympics.ca/news-centre/newsid=54824.html#vancouvers+olympic+party+explodes+life) Yeah. If it gan get non-sportive types like myself cheering, it’s got to be down there in the fundamentals of our consciousnesses. > [@Gangster\_Octopus](#): > > Lord knows Britain is the essence of decorum when it comes to the sport they love, football. I’ll set our hockey goons against their football hooligans any time. > [@Spoons](#): > > Gives a whole new meaning to “Give me your papers,” eh? Dope-smoking Nazis with gay marriage! ---
**Author:** ![Sunspace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunspace/32/1250_2.png) [@Sunspace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunspace)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2010, 2:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-canadian-flames-the-whole-canadian-olympic-mess/528922/348 "2010-03-02T02:09:43Z")
> [@Sam\_Stone](#): > > Not just Nazis… Dope-smoking, beer-drinking Nazis! Dope-smoking, beer-drinking Nazis with gay marriage and healthcare! ---
**Author:** ![FloatyGimpy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/floatygimpy/32/7750_2.png) [@FloatyGimpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FloatyGimpy)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2010, 2:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-canadian-flames-the-whole-canadian-olympic-mess/528922/349 "2010-03-02T02:26:57Z")
> [@Sunspace](#): > > Easy for you to say. You’re out west, where there is actually ground showeing under the snow, sometimes. Actually, **Sunspace** , my daffodils have been up for quite a while. And the trees are covered in blossoms. But we did get snow here for one day, but then it melted. 🙂 When I lived in Deep River, Ontario for a year, there was snow in the back yard till JUNE. ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2010, 2:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-canadian-flames-the-whole-canadian-olympic-mess/528922/350 "2010-03-02T02:27:27Z")
> [@Sunspace](#): > > Dope-smoking, beer-drinking Nazis with gay marriage and healthcare! And the most stable banking system in the world! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2010, 3:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-canadian-flames-the-whole-canadian-olympic-mess/528922/351 "2010-03-02T03:01:07Z")
> [@Sunspace](#): > > Dope-smoking, beer-drinking Nazis with gay marriage and healthcare! > [@Cat\_Whisperer](#): > > And the most stable banking system in the world! 😃 How much can we add in here? Dope-smoking, beer-drinking, _hockey-playing_ Nazi _curlers_ with gay marriage, healthcare, _two official languages_, and the most stable banking system in the world. Any more? ---
**Author:** ![Muffin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/muffin/32/4341_2.png) [@Muffin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Muffin)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2010, 3:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-canadian-flames-the-whole-canadian-olympic-mess/528922/352 "2010-03-02T03:15:26Z")
Dope-smoking, beer-drinking, hockey-playing Nazi curlers with gay marriage, healthcare, two official languages, _musk ox_, and the most stable banking system in the world. ---
**Author:** ![Ike\_Witt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ike_witt/32/283_2.png) [@Ike\_Witt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ike_Witt)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2010, 3:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-canadian-flames-the-whole-canadian-olympic-mess/528922/353 "2010-03-02T03:34:14Z")
Doesn’t the words ‘Hoser’ and ‘eh’ have to be included in there somewhere? ---
**Author:** ![detop](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bcef8e/32.png) [@detop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/detop)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2010, 4:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-canadian-flames-the-whole-canadian-olympic-mess/528922/354 "2010-03-02T04:19:08Z")
> [@Ike\_Witt](#): > > Doesn’t the words ‘Hoser’ and ‘eh’ have to be included in there somewhere? By your command, Dope-smoking, beer-drinking, hockey-playing Nazi curlers hosers with gay marriage, healthcare, two official languages, musk ox, and the most stable banking system in the world, eh. ---
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2010, 5:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-canadian-flames-the-whole-canadian-olympic-mess/528922/355 "2010-03-02T05:14:58Z")
> [@detop](#): > > Dope-smoking, beer-drinking, hockey-playing Nazi curlers hosers with gay marriage, healthcare, two official languages, musk ox, and the most stable banking system in the world, **eh**. Emphasis added. And in doing so, you’ve made it properly Canadian. Well done, eh? 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2010, 6:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-canadian-flames-the-whole-canadian-olympic-mess/528922/356 "2010-03-02T06:09:39Z")
> [@detop](#): > > By your command, > > Dope-smoking, beer-drinking, hockey-playing Nazi curlers hosers with gay marriage, healthcare, two official languages, musk ox, and the most stable banking system in the world, eh. Fuckin’ eh. ---
**Author:** ![detop](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bcef8e/32.png) [@detop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/detop)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2010, 1:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-canadian-flames-the-whole-canadian-olympic-mess/528922/357 "2010-03-02T13:02:09Z")
Can make it better : Poutine-eating, dope-smoking, beer-drinking, hockey-playing Nazi curlers hosers with gay marriage, healthcare, two official languages, musk ox, and the most stable banking system in the world, **eh**. ---
**Author:** ![Gangster\_Octopus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a8b319/32.png) [@Gangster\_Octopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gangster_Octopus)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2010, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-canadian-flames-the-whole-canadian-olympic-mess/528922/358 "2010-03-02T16:49:40Z")
Poutine-eating, dope-smoking, beer-drinking, hockey-playing Nazi curler Dudley Do-Right hosers with gay marriage, healthcare, two official languages, musk ox, and the most stable banking system in the world ---
**Author:** ![elbows](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/b3f665/32.png) [@elbows](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elbows)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2010, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-canadian-flames-the-whole-canadian-olympic-mess/528922/359 "2010-03-02T17:02:24Z")
_Unarmed, self deprecating,_ Poutine-eating, dope-smoking, beer-drinking, hockey-playing Nazi curler Dudley Do-Right hosers with gay marriage, healthcare, two official languages, musk ox, and the most stable banking system in the world, eh? ---
**Author:** ![detop](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bcef8e/32.png) [@detop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/detop)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2010, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-canadian-flames-the-whole-canadian-olympic-mess/528922/360 "2010-03-02T17:36:11Z")
> [@Sunspace](#): > > Yeah. If it gan get non-sportive types like myself cheering, it’s got to be down there in the fundamentals of our consciousnesses. You forgot one thing. Knowledge of hockey is inscribed in our genetic code. You may never have watched a game in your life, but you instinctively **know** that Paul Henderson is the greatest Canadian ever and you forgot more about hockey than any coach from another country (although the Russians are getting there). And before I forget : Moose-buggering, unarmed, self deprecating, poutine-eating, dope-smoking, beer-drinking, hockey-playing Nazi curler Dudley Do-Right hosers with gay marriage, healthcare, two official languages, musk ox, and the most stable banking system in the world, eh? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-canadian-flames-the-whole-canadian-olympic-mess/528922.md?page=17) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-canadian-flames-the-whole-canadian-olympic-mess/528922.md?page=19)