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You Might Be Canadian If...
- You can repeat the entire Molson's Canadian 'The Rant'.
- You know all the words to "If I had a million
dollars" by The Barenaked Ladies, including the
inter-stanza banter between Steven and Ed.
- You dismiss all beers under 6% as "for children and
the elderly."
- You hum David Foster's '88 Calgary Olympics theme in the
shower.
- You know that the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP)
don't always look like that.
- You make up patriotic lyrics to go along with David
Foster's '88 Calgary Olympics theme.
- You cried when Gus "drowned" on Road To Avonlea.
- You remember when Alanis Morrissette was "Too Hot To
Hold".
- You think there isn't enough of Peter Gzowski to go
around.
- You think it's normal to have a grain elevator in your
backyard.
- You watch MuchMusic constantly, in the hopes of occasional
fleeting glimpses of The Tragically Hip.
- You have an Inuit carving by your bedside with the
rationale, "what's good enough protection for the Prime
Minister, is good enough for me!"
- You can sing "O' Canada" in French and actually
know what the words mean.
- You send angry letters to the CBC demanding the return of
the Hinterland Who's Who spots so you can finally find out
what happens to the arctic ptarmigan in winter.
- You participate in Participaction!
- You think Peter Mansbridge is sexy.
- You think Lloyd Robertson is sexy.
- You think Peter Kent is sexy.
- You think Matt Damon is so-so.
- You stood in line for hours for Another Roadside
Attraction tickets.
- You killed your best friend for Another Roadside
Attraction tickets.
- You think Great Big Sea isn't Maritime-centric enough.
- Your backpack has more than one Canadian flag iron-on (and
you always have room for more).
- You know the names of all the guys in Sloan.
- You have been on Speaker's Corner. Bonus points if they
edited out your carefully prepared rant against the Harris
government.
- You know the French equivalents of "free",
"prize" and "no sugar added", thanks to
your extensive education in bilingual cereal packaging.
- You still haven't taken down your "NON" posters
from the 95 Referendum.
- You know more than 3 guys named Gordon.
- You think Ashley MacIssac isn't Celtic enough.
- You remember "Jodie" from Today's Special and
wonder why you keep seeing her reading news on the CBC.
- You can do the hand actions to Sharon, Lois and Bram's
"Skin-a-marinki-dinki-do".
- You know why "killerwhaletank" is funny.
- You can eat more than one maple sugar candy without
feeling nauseous.
- You had a crush on Joey Jeremiah from Degrassi Junior
High.
- You know that a "Premier" isn't a baby born a
few months early.
- You actually watch The Gemini Awards, The Genie Awards,
and The Juno Awards. You wonder why Stompin' Tom doesn't get
his own category in all three. You scream passionately at
the television when your favourite Canadian performers are
overlooked by their respective academies.
- You think -10 C is mild weather.
- You have twins named Donovan and Bailey.
- You have twins named Wayne and Gretzky (alternately Gordie
and Howe).
- You know the ingredients for poutine.
- You know what happens in the Evergreen Forest when Bert
Raccoon wakes up.
- You dressed as Bruno Gerussi for Halloween. You spent
hours sifting through garbage on the beach to prepare for
the role.
- You substitute beer for water when cooking.
- You carry empty beer cans from your camping trips home
with you in your backpack so you can recycle them when you
reach civilization.
- You know that the 'Extra Creamy' in Kraft Extra Creamy
Dinner is 'add more milk.'
- You prefer Elvis Stojko when he has 'hockey hair' - a.k.a.
'the mullet' or 'the shorty-longback'.
- You brag about the sweet herb in BC.
- You know the chorus of "The Log Driver's Waltz"
and are particularly fond of the 'burling down and down'
bit.
- You steal stationery from your Government of Canada
co-operative education placement because you figure you can
find lots of uses for paper with 'Human Resources
Development Canada/Développement des Ressources Humaines
Canada' written at the top.
- You have daydreams that film-maker Don McKellar, and Hugh
Dillon from The Headstones, skinned and ate Regis Philbin.
- You recognize: CPP, RSP, and CCM.
- You know what "Canuba" is. You think it's pretty
damn funny.
- Your gravy boat is shaped like the Bluenose.
- You refuse to consume chocolate that doesn't come in
either Smarties, Coffee Crisp, or Laura Secord format.
- You die a little inside if you can't get your Tim's
double-double every morning.
- You know the difference between real snow and
"television" snow -- the white stuff that passes
for snow on tv and in films. You scream, "For
Christsake! That should be sticking to their pants!"
and "Lookit, it's not melting! That's *so* not
snow!" when watching 'Winter' scenes.
- Someone accidently stepped on your foot. You apologize.
- You stepped on someone's foot. You apologize, then
apologize for making them apologize.
- You know Casey and Finnegan are NOT a Celtic rock band or
imported beer.
- You know who Foster Hewitt is.
- You can spot MEC from a kilometre away, even if the little
white tag is hidden.
- You're either out to bingo or getting stinko (and you
think no more of Inco) on a Sudbury Saturday night.
- You've actually said, "Stay where yer at, 'till I
gets where yer to."
- You pity people who haven't tasted a
"beavertail".
- Complete the phrase: "The good old ____ game is the
best ____ you can ____."
- You've got some rocks and you've got to leave an important
message -- Lucky you know how to build an innukshuk!
- You have at least one ROOTS sweatshirt that always smells
like cigarettes and beer.
- You find it difficult to explain "milk in a bag"
to non-Canadians, and even more difficult to describe the
"snippy-thing" used on bag corners. (Bonus points
if your collected snippy-things are stuck to your fridge.)
- You're pretty sure you can see Alex Trebek smirking when
Jeopardy contestants get the "Canada questions"
wrong. Even if you weren't sure of the answer yourself, you
consider yourself a hundred times smarter than the idiots
who always guess, "What is .. uh, Toronto?"
- Your Saturday nights in the Atlantic provinces include
eating beans and brown bread as you watch Hockey Night in
Canada.
- You know that the Canadian Alliance is just the Reform
Party with better hair.
- You know that, contrary to general belief, the Inuit have
about the same amount of words for snow as do English
speakers. Your favourite Inuit word for 'snow' is "navcaq"
(snow formation about to collapse).
- Your local zoo is mainly flamingoes, giraffes and sad
elephants freezing their asses off against a backdrop of
pine trees, grey skies, and precambrian shield formations.
- You wonder why squirrels and seagulls somehow manage to
get in every zoo exhibit (including the parking lot and
squirrel and seagull exhibits).
- You live in a "beach town" and have to eat your
brothers and sisters to stay alive during the winter months.
- You wonder why Esther Canadas has been blessed with both
beauty and the coolest name on the planet -- although Canuck
cutie Shalom Harlow could wipe the floor with her.
- You're such a hardcore Canadian punk you used ketchup-flavoured
potato chip 'residue' to dye your hair. You know it's kind
of gross, but at least you smell good.
- You don't consider a date truly romantic until you've slow
danced to Blue Rodeo's "Five Days in May". You
accept "Lost Together" as a second option.
- You're not offended by the term "HOMO MILK"
- You understand the phrase "Could you pass me a
serviette, I just dropped my poutine, on the
chesterfield."
- You eat chocolate bars, not candy bars.
- You drink Pop, not Soda.
- You only know three spices: Salt, pepper and ketchup
- You know that a Mickey and 24's mean, "party at the
camp, eh!!!"
- You don't care about the fuss with Cuba. It's a cheap
place to go for your holidays (not vacation), with good
cigars and no Americans.
- You know that a pike is a type of fish, not part of a
highway
- You drive on a highway, not a freeway
- You have Canadian Tire money in your kitchen drawers.
- You know that Casey and Finnegan were not part of a Celtic
musical group.
- You cried when you heard that "Mr Dress Up" died
recently.
- You get excited whenever an American television show
mentions
- You brag to Americans: Shania Twain, Jim Carrey, Celine
Dion & more, are Canadians.
- You know that the C.E.O. of American Airlines is a
Canadian!
- You know what a toque is.
- You design your Halloween costume to fit over a snowsuit.
- You know that the last letter of the English alphabet is
always pronounced "Zed"
- You live in a house with no front step, but the door is
one meter up from the ground.
- Your local newspaper covers the national news on 2 pages,
but requires 6 pages for hockey.
- You know that the four seasons means: winter, still
winter, almost winter, and road work/construction.
- You know that when it's 25 degrees outside, it's a warm
day.
- You understand the Labatt Blue commercials.
- You know how to pronounce and spell
"Saskatchewan"
- You perk up when you hear the theme song from "Hockey
Night in Canada."
- You are in grade 12, not the 12th grade.
- "Eh?" is a very important part of your
vocabulary, and is more polite than, "Huh?"
- You call it a BUN not a "Roll"
- Its called a WASHROOM not a lavatory or powder room or
rest room.
- You've ever had your tongue frozen to something.
- You know that in Canada the mosquitoes have landing lights
- You have more miles on your snow blower than your car.
- You have 10 favorite recipes for moose meat.
- You know that Canadian Tire on any Saturday is busier than
the toy stores before Christmas.
- You've taken your kids trick-or-treating in a blizzard.
- Driving is better in the winter because the potholes are
filled in with snow.
- You owe more money on your snowmobile than on your car.
- At least twice a year, the kitchen doubles a meat
processing plant.
- The most effective mosquito repellent is a shotgun.
- Your snow blower get
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