# In which two apologetic Canadians both claim responsibility

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**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [January 9, 2015, 10:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-which-two-apologetic-canadians-both-claim-responsibility/709442 "2015-01-09T22:01:38Z")\
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**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\
**Post date:** [January 9, 2015, 10:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-which-two-apologetic-canadians-both-claim-responsibility/709442/1 "2015-01-09T22:01:38Z")

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I was in the local Shoppers drugstore the other day, pulling one of those little wheeled shopping baskets.

My shopping basket collided with another fellow’s shopping basket.

“Oh, sorry,” I said.

“Sorry,” he replied.

“Yes, sorry,” I said.

“Yes, but it was really my fault”, he replied.

All in the space of 30 seconds, and we went our separate ways.

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**Author:** ![TriPolar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripolar/32/3008_2.png) [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\
**Post date:** [January 9, 2015, 10:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-which-two-apologetic-canadians-both-claim-responsibility/709442/2 "2015-01-09T22:21:04Z")

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Same thing happens here in the US. The other day I accidentally collided my shopping cart with someone else, so I shot him and stole his identity. Oh wait… that last part might be a little different.

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**Author:** ![74westy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/74westy/32/3950_2.png) [@74westy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/74westy)\
**Post date:** [January 9, 2015, 10:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-which-two-apologetic-canadians-both-claim-responsibility/709442/3 "2015-01-09T22:38:13Z")

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Reminds me of the time me and another guy spent 2 hours at a four way stop in Moose Jaw.

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**Author:** ![Count\_Blucher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c5a1d2/32.png) [@Count\_Blucher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Count_Blucher)\
**Post date:** [January 9, 2015, 10:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-which-two-apologetic-canadians-both-claim-responsibility/709442/4 "2015-01-09T22:43:15Z")

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There’s only one honorable way to settle it:

Molson’s drafts in ice-cold glass mugs.

Best of Three.  
(…unless a Ref calls a tie…)