Should Americans apologize to them for being Upper Mexicans?
I’m sorry, who burned down the White House?
The Bri… the Canadians! Yes, that’s right, the Canadians.
[sub]… and a few Brits.[/sub] 
Great, now I get spam on my boards as well as in my inbox.
I got that frigging email three times this week, each time attributed to a different cast member from This Hour has 22 Minutes.
Can we please just lock up all the petty people in one big cage match and drown the survivor? Pretty please?
To Canada: PLEASE stop broadcasting that HORRIBLE CBC news show down here…I mean, am I really interested that the Canadian Standards Board has redefined the “wind chill factor”??Such earth-shattering news! That and what’s going on in Moose Jaw, Medicine hat, etc…does anybody KNOW (or even CARE) what goes on in those places??
Reminds me of a routine done on Letterman by an Irish comic whose name escapes me at the moment (not a big name)…
(paraphrasing)
What I don’t think you realize is that they (Canadians) hate you up there. I’m not sure sure why, I guess because you’re next to 'em. At least in Ireland we waited until England invaded us to start hating them.
But the sad thing is…and if there are any Canadians here I’m sorry to be the one to break this to you…the sad thing is: They think you hate them back, they don’t realize that you don’t give a damn.
Boy, howdy!
It’s gotten so bad that retailers have taken to putting up signs. “All Canadian currency discounted 40%.” That doesn’t make much sense, but you know what they’re shooting for. I actually had to stand in a line for an extra five minutes while some pig-ignorant loudmouthed Canuck tried to convince a cashier that “currency” doesn’t technically include “coins.” He may have been right, but he just wasn’t into the spirit of the discussion.
What’s up with Canuck coins, anyway. I mean the sub-dollar, small change coins.
They all just happen to be the same size, color and denomination as analogous American coins. It’s just a coincidence, and there’s no intent to defraud here at all.
Riiiight.
A nation of scam artists, that’s what you are.
[sub]That 40% “discount”? That’s generous of us, that’s what that is.[/sub]
Stirring up a different but related rivalry, this actually reminds me of a bit from Conan O’Brian where Max Weinberg had gone overseas and was giving the commencement address at some British University. It went something like this (with lots of finger pointing):
I’ve always wondered if this was more of a sly poke on O’Brian’s part at his American viewers. If it was it was a clever spoof on American jingoism coupled with a quick bash at many American’s poor understanding of history (although I’ve developed the strong suspicion true of people globally).
Whatever, I laughed my ass off at it.
This whole ‘who has the better beer’ has been a seething undercurrent on this board for far to long. This raging competittion has been boil on the ass of this board, and we will never get around to solving the world’s problems as long as the best beer question has been answered.
Therefore I take it upon myself to end this debate and antagonism. Although the sacrifice will be great, I feel this must be done for the sake of the board. I am willing to put forth the effort to find out who’s beer is really the best
However, if I were to go to the store and purchase the beer myself, the objectivity of my judgement my be impared by other factors such as the price of the beer, cuteness of the chick selling it and so on. Obviously the only solution to this problem is for everybody on the board to go to their nearest Brewry, buy a nice fresh batch beer, and overnight it to me, so that it arrives in the freshest state possible. I will then carefully analize the beer , and make up a ranking based on country and area of origin to finally put the best beer question to bed. I do realize the horrible burden I am putting on myself by commiting to drinking so many beers, but I am willing to suffer for the good of the board. You may start sending me the beer as soon as possible, for the sooner the question is answered, the sooner the board can get on to other things.
A few comments:
the Molson in the ‘skunky green bottles’… that’s not Molson, at least as I know it. Chalk it up to American market demand. Canadian mass-market domestic beer kicks American mass-market domestic beer’s ass, and on this this I doubt there’s much debate. When you get into ‘micro-brew’ it is in fact much closer. However, just because you’ve never heard of Sleeman’s, Alexander Keith’s or Big Rock doesn’t mean that Sam Adams (though a very good beer) is some mythical brew that no Canadian micros can touch.
It’s laughable that anyone would even compare the American side of Niagara Falls to the Canadian side.
It’s true that Canadian content has fallen in the NHL from 98% in the 60s to around 65% now. That’s part of the price you pay for introducing the rest of the world to the sport. It’s worthwhile noting that Americans don’t really have anything to brag about here; it’s Russians and Swedes that make up a good majority of the ‘foreign’ players, not Americans. You guys are going to face a similar thing coming up in basketball (and it’s already started judging by the most recent World Championships). My bet’s on Lithuania for the upset gold medal in, oh, 2012.
Both sides need to get over 1812. Though you could burn down Toronto again if you really felt like it.
Basing Chretien’s face isn’t exactly fair pool. The man had Bell’s Palsy so it’s a bit like making fun of FDR’s dancing ability.
Canadians don’t get Pringles Cheese-ums?
That’s just barbaric.
We must send aid to our Frozen Brethren! No human being should have to live without Cheese-ums.
Why don’t we just join forces and bash Mexicans all day?? I mean, at least we can drink our water! :rolleyes:
and as far as it goes, this is one Canadian who cares just a little about Americans as you Yanks care about us… your just louder and there are more of you, so you’re harder to ignore… but I get by! (Don’t get me wrong though, I likes y’all n’all)
Cheers!
Oh whadda you know? You guys couldn’t even hold onto Manhattan island! 
I forgive you for everything except stealing the Olympic Gold hockey…in the women’s matchup.
The men’s, well, everyone gets lucky.
In the Canadian’s favour, at least they never wasted perfectly good tea by lobbing it into the harbor.
Plus they did help with that whole “burning the seat of government” thing we did to you.
Which was tremendous fun. 
Indeed, I hope there would be no debate over such a meaningless contention.
I search in vain for the post where I or anyone else said Canada had no good beer, micro or otherwise.
Inky, I understand dying of hypothermia at bus stops is going to be a demonstration sport at Torino in '06. The Canadians are expected to field a strong team!
LOL This thread is too funny. LOL
“We have apologized profusely for Bryan Adams.”- The South Park Movie
I do have to add that, as an ex-Buffalonian, I HATE Boxing Day. I mean, c’mon. I know butter and jeans are expensive in Canada, but seriously! It used to be a nightmare to go shopping on Boxing Day.
I also hated Canadian coins. No one would accept them. But they sure loved to get rid of them by giving them out in change. The only thing to do with them was save up a bunch of US change, then roll it with the Canadian and exchange it for cash at the bank.:rolleyes:
On the other hand, the Canadian side of the falls IS nicer. I like that litter-control thing they have going on. And the Christmas light are FANTASTIC!
Not exactly current, but the existence of Leonard Cohen and Joni Mitchell makes up for them. Crash Test Dummies are cool, too.
Hey hey HEY hey HEY!
We didn’t lose Manna Hatta. We established a modest city there, which we then cunningly traded for Suriname, chock full of bauxite! So THERE!
[sub]weeping Goodness Gracious, bauxite?? What the hell were they THINKING?? Oh, Nieuw Amsterdam, what might have been…[/sub]