# Happy Canada Day! **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [July 1, 2005, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-canada-day/310697 "2005-07-01T15:01:55Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 15\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Celyn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/9dc877/32.png) [@Celyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Celyn)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2005, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-canada-day/310697/21 "2005-07-01T20:45:13Z")
For a second I thought that **adam yax** was saying that he was 138 years old, but, no, Canada is. Pah! It is only a baby! 🙂 Have a great time, all of you! Party party party. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![GingerOfTheNorth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/cdc98d/32.png) [@GingerOfTheNorth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GingerOfTheNorth)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2005, 1:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-canada-day/310697/22 "2005-07-02T01:42:01Z")
> [@Troy McClure SF](#): > > Oh, yeah, you all can post “Happy Canada Day” on a message board, but how many of you are going to a Canada Day _party_ tonight?! I hosted one, after spending the day at the Embassy at one. ---
**Author:** ![Annie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/858c86/32.png) [@Annie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2005, 2:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-canada-day/310697/23 "2005-07-02T02:23:46Z")
I’m getting liquored up and cleaning the house. I’m such a coot. ---
**Author:** ![Annie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/858c86/32.png) [@Annie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2005, 2:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-canada-day/310697/24 "2005-07-02T02:25:03Z")
… oh yeah, also going to dye my hair red. Patriotic enough? Suppose I should wait 'till the cider wears off… ---
**Author:** ![Mama\_Tiger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/6de8d8/32.png) [@Mama\_Tiger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mama_Tiger)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2005, 2:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-canada-day/310697/25 "2005-07-02T02:31:18Z")
Not being Canadian, I still have a great fondness for Canada Day – I met my hubby at a Canada Day party ten years ago. It happened to be in California, but it was hosted by real live Canadians and everything. So happy Canada Day to everyone! But I’d say poutine and beer might not be the best combination, not if you plan to be around people tomorrow. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2005, 4:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-canada-day/310697/26 "2005-07-02T04:32:29Z")
If we could just convince Mexico to make their holiday Cinco de Julio, all of North America could just take off for a five day party. ---
**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:** [July 2, 2005, 4:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-canada-day/310697/27 "2005-07-02T04:52:50Z")
> [@Little Nemo](#): > > If we could just convince Mexico to make their holiday Cinco de Julio, all of North America could just take off for a five day party. I like the cut of your jib, sailor. ---
**Author:** ![Cunctator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/43a26b/32.png) [@Cunctator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cunctator)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2005, 6:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-canada-day/310697/28 "2005-07-02T06:03:35Z")
Every Canadian ex-pat in Sydney must have been at the Victoria Cross bar in North Sydney last night celebrating 1 July. I’ve never seen so many Canadian flags. ---
**Author:** ![Strinka](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/strinka/32/512_2.png) [@Strinka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Strinka)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2005, 6:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-canada-day/310697/29 "2005-07-02T06:34:52Z")
I had Canadian jello. Or rather, white and red jello made to look like the Canadian flag. If someone would tell me how to put pictures on the internet for free, I would put up a picture of it. ---
**Author:** ![PastAllReason](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/f07891/32.png) [@PastAllReason](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastAllReason)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2005, 7:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-canada-day/310697/30 "2005-07-02T07:14:09Z")
I ended my Canada Day evening in the park with Great Big Sea and fireworks. Gorgeous evening, and have to love Great Big Sea. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2005, 2:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-canada-day/310697/31 "2005-07-02T14:39:04Z")
I wonder if it should be spelled Canada **D’EH**? 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Crimmsy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c89c15/32.png) [@Crimmsy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crimmsy)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2005, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-canada-day/310697/32 "2005-07-02T16:09:56Z")
> [@PastAllReason](#): > > I ended my Canada Day evening in the park with Great Big Sea and fireworks. Gorgeous evening, and have to love Great Big Sea. 🙂 Hey! I was there! Good times 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![GingerOfTheNorth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/cdc98d/32.png) [@GingerOfTheNorth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GingerOfTheNorth)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2005, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-canada-day/310697/33 "2005-07-02T16:41:41Z")
> [@Strinka](#): > > I had Canadian jello. Or rather, white and red jello made to look like the Canadian flag. If someone would tell me how to put pictures on the internet for free, I would put up a picture of it. Send me the pictue, and I’ll put it up. With[this](http://gingerdave.fathom.org/image-cache/food/flagcake_disp512.jpg) one. ---
**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:** [July 2, 2005, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-canada-day/310697/34 "2005-07-02T17:27:33Z")
Ooh, nice cake. Those maple leafs are hard to do. (Canada D’eh, **Johnny**? That’s…probably not a bad idea. 😃 ) ---
**Author:** ![Strinka](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/strinka/32/512_2.png) [@Strinka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Strinka)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2005, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-canada-day/310697/35 "2005-07-02T18:00:19Z")
OK, I’ve e-mailed it to you. And just for the record, I’m not Canadian. I’m not completely sure why we had it, but my dad kept saying that because my mom made it, she was seriously considering moving there. (My dad wants to get out of the states) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-canada-day/310697.md?page=1)