[Woodcarver] Fw: PROUD TO BE CANADIAN (CHAT)

[Gil Jagot]

At least one thing is wrong in that list. Probably more.
 
#21: Frank J. Zamboni was born on January 16, 1901 in Eureka, Utah. The Zamboni was developed in California.
Gil --- a hockey fan born, raised and living in New Orleans


From: hewak at sympatico.caTo: hewak at sympatico.caDate: Fri, 19 Jan 2007 12:05:50 -0500CC: woodcarver at six.pairlist.netSubject: [Woodcarver] Fw: PROUD TO BE CANADIAN



 
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From: Jan Oegema 
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Sent: Friday, January 19, 2007 6:57 AM
Subject: PROUD TO BE CANADIAN

Here's a fun history lesson.....



>  SO, WHAT DO CANADIANS HAVE TO BE PROUD  OF?>>>>1. Smarties>>2. Crispy  Crunch, Coffee Crisp>>3. The size of our footballs fields and  one less down>>4. Baseball is Canadian>>5.  Lacrosse is Canadian>>6. Hockey is Canadian>>7.  Basketball is Canadian>>8. Apple pie is  Canadian>>9. Mr. Dress-up kicks Mr. Rogers  ass>>10. Tim Hortons kicks Dunkin' Donuts ass>>11.  In the war of 1812, started by America , Canadians pushed>the Americans  back...past their 'White House'. Then we burned it...and most of Washington ,  under the command of William Lyon McKenzie who was insane and hammered all the  time. We got bored because they ran away, so we came home and partied...Go  figure..>>12. Canada has the largest French population that  never surrendered to>Germany.>>13. We have the largest  English population that never ever surrendered or withdrew during any war to  anyone, anywhere.>>14. Our civil war was a bar fight that lasted  a little over an hour.>>15. The only person who was arrested in  our civil war was an American>mercenary, who slept in and missed the  whole thing... but showed up just in time to get caught.>>16. We  knew plaid was cool far before Seattle caught on.>>17. The  Hudsons Bay Company once owned over 10% of the earth's surface and is still  around as the worlds oldest company.>>18. The average dog sled  team can kill and devour a full grown human in under 3  minutes.>>19. We still know what to do with all the parts of a  buffalo.>>20. We don't marry our kin-folk.>>21. We  invented ski-doos, jet-skis, velcro, zippers, insulin, penicillin, zambonis,  the telephone and short wave radios that save countless lives each  year.>>22. We ALL have frozen our tongues to something metal and  lived to tell about it.>>23. A Canadian invented  Superman.>BUT MOST IMPORTANT!>24. The handles on our beer cases  are big enough to fit your hands with mitts on. OOOoohhhhh Canada  !!>>Oh yeah... and our elections only take one  day.>>Pass this on if you are proud to be Canadian!!!  And  if there is something missing from the list feel free to add  it....>>25. February 15, 1965 the Red Maple Leaf was  raised and officially given it's recognition that circumnavigated the  globe!    



I AM CANADIAN!

                                   Woodbutcher Jan 
 
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