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{{quote|''They say "Eh" instead of "What" or "Duh" that's the mighty power of Canada|'''[[Five Iron Frenzy]]''', "Oh Canada"}} |
{{quote|''They say "Eh" instead of "What" or "Duh" that's the mighty power of Canada|'''[[Five Iron Frenzy]]''', "Oh Canada"}} |
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{{quote|''It's a long, long way from Canada |
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A long way from snow chains''|'''Joni Mitchell''', "Dreamland"}} |
''A long way from snow chains''|'''Joni Mitchell''', "Dreamland"}} |
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{{quote|''Then our reality came crashing down around us. Mike Myers said the word "aboot" in one of the few sketches where he wasn't doing a Scottish or British accent, so we asked around and found out the sickening truth: Every funny person in the world was from Canada.''|''[[Cracked.com|Cracked]]'', [http://www.cracked.com/article_14939_treason-8-celebrities-you-wont-believe-arent-american.html Treason! 8 Celebrities You Won"t Believe Aren't American (#5. Every Popular Comedian from The Early '90s)]}} |
{{quote|''Then our reality came crashing down around us. Mike Myers said the word "aboot" in one of the few sketches where he wasn't doing a Scottish or British accent, so we asked around and found out the sickening truth: Every funny person in the world was from Canada.''|''[[Cracked.com|Cracked]]'', [http://www.cracked.com/article_14939_treason-8-celebrities-you-wont-believe-arent-american.html Treason! 8 Celebrities You Won"t Believe Aren't American (#5. Every Popular Comedian from The Early '90s)]}} |
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{{quote|''Received same call from Mr. Bucholz, with same refusal to press charges or exit premises in the company of officers. I suggest that Mr. Bucholz may be mentally ill, in light of his extreme sense of civic duty coupled with inhuman levels of politeness.'' |
{{quote|''Received same call from Mr. Bucholz, with same refusal to press charges or exit premises in the company of officers. I suggest that Mr. Bucholz may be mentally ill, in light of his extreme sense of civic duty coupled with inhuman levels of politeness.'' |
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''Correction: Please strike suggestion of mental illness from Record. Mr. Bucholz is simply Canadian.''|[http://www.cracked.com/blog/a-typical-day-at-the-office-as-told-through-police-reports/ |
''Correction: Please strike suggestion of mental illness from Record. Mr. Bucholz is simply Canadian.''|[http://www.cracked.com/blog/a-typical-day-at-the-office-as-told-through-police-reports/ "A Typical Day at the Office, As Told Through Police Reports"]}} |
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{{quote|''Oh Canada, our home and native land'' |
{{quote|''Oh Canada, our home and native land'' |
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''We got loads of sights and the northern lights, up in Canada'' |
''We got loads of sights and the northern lights, up in Canada'' |
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''And special nights for hockey games with lots of fights in Canada'' |
''And special nights for hockey games with lots of fights in Canada'' |
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''So let's sail forth, to the great white north Canada'' |
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''Go, go, go, back to Canada'' |
''Go, go, go, back to Canada'' |
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''Let's all go BACK to Canadaaaaaaaaa-haaaaaaa...........haaaaaaaaaaa'' |
''Let's all go BACK to Canadaaaaaaaaa-haaaaaaa...........haaaaaaaaaaa'' |
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{{quote|It's so clean and bland! I'm home!|'''Marge Simpson''', ''[[The Simpsons]]''}} |
{{quote|It's so clean and bland! I'm home!|'''Marge Simpson''', ''[[The Simpsons]]''}} |
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{{quote|The only thing more Canadian than rioting after a hockey game is apologizing for it for two weeks afterwards|Most popular Twitter repost following the 2011 Vancouver hockey riot.}} |
{{quote|The only thing more Canadian than rioting after a hockey game is apologizing for it for two weeks afterwards.|Most popular Twitter repost following the 2011 Vancouver hockey riot.}} |
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{{quote|“I’m proud to be Canadian. We may not have a fancy NFL team, or Prince, but we invented Trivial Pursuit - you’re welcome, Earth. Plus, in Canada, you can go to an all-nude strip club and order alcohol. That’s right. From Moose Jaw to the Bay of Fundy, you can suck down a 20-ounce Pilsner while watching some coal miner’s daughter strip down to her pelt. Jealous?”|'''Robin Scherbatsky''', ''[[How I Met Your Mother]]''}} |
{{quote|“I’m proud to be Canadian. We may not have a fancy NFL team, or Prince, but we invented Trivial Pursuit - you’re welcome, Earth. Plus, in Canada, you can go to an all-nude strip club and order alcohol. That’s right. From Moose Jaw to the Bay of Fundy, you can suck down a 20-ounce Pilsner while watching some coal miner’s daughter strip down to her pelt. Jealous?”|'''Robin Scherbatsky''', ''[[How I Met Your Mother]]''}} |
Revision as of 13:26, 29 September 2016
They say "Eh" instead of "What" or "Duh" that's the mighty power of Canada
—Five Iron Frenzy, "Oh Canada"
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It's a long, long way from Canada —Joni Mitchell, "Dreamland"
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Then our reality came crashing down around us. Mike Myers said the word "aboot" in one of the few sketches where he wasn't doing a Scottish or British accent, so we asked around and found out the sickening truth: Every funny person in the world was from Canada.
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Received same call from Mr. Bucholz, with same refusal to press charges or exit premises in the company of officers. I suggest that Mr. Bucholz may be mentally ill, in light of his extreme sense of civic duty coupled with inhuman levels of politeness. |
Oh Canada, our home and native land —Norb, The Angry Beavers
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The Great White North, CANADA! where you can enjoy a beautiful train ride, and go back to freezing cold temperatures, Hockey, Canadian bacon, Hockey, bears, Hockey, maple syrup, more bears, Hockey......wait, Did I mention Hockey?
—Shawn Michaels to the Hart Dynasty, eh?
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The tragedy of Canada is that they could have enjoyed French cuisine, British culture, and American technology. —John Robert Colombo
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It's so clean and bland! I'm home!
—Marge Simpson, The Simpsons
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The only thing more Canadian than rioting after a hockey game is apologizing for it for two weeks afterwards.
—Most popular Twitter repost following the 2011 Vancouver hockey riot.
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“I’m proud to be Canadian. We may not have a fancy NFL team, or Prince, but we invented Trivial Pursuit - you’re welcome, Earth. Plus, in Canada, you can go to an all-nude strip club and order alcohol. That’s right. From Moose Jaw to the Bay of Fundy, you can suck down a 20-ounce Pilsner while watching some coal miner’s daughter strip down to her pelt. Jealous?”
—Robin Scherbatsky, How I Met Your Mother
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Shepard: Don't worry. When all of this is over, I'll buy you drinks back in Vancouver. I promise. |