[SOC] Fw: 25 Signs

[Todd Butler]

Dennis wrote:

> Sent: Friday, January 24, 2003 11:25 AM
> Subject: 25 Signs
>
> 25 Signs Showing U Might B Canadian
>
>
> >1. You're not offended by the term "HOMO MILK".

Nope!

> >2. You understand the phrase "Could you pass me a serviette, I just dropped
> >my poutine, on the chesterfield."

Huh?

> >3. You eat chocolate bars, not candy bars.

True.....

> >4. You drink Pop, not Soda.

True.....

> >5. You know that a Mickey and 2-4's mean, "party at the camp,eh!!!"

Not any I ever attended.....

> >6. You don't care about the fuss with Cuba. It's a cheap place to go for your
> >holidays, with good cigars and no Americans.

The same guy has been in power there since before I could walk.   I'm 47 now,
and have been walking without his help since 1956.....

> >7. You know that a pike is a type of fish, not part of a highway.

Hey, I used to fish in Michigan too.....

> >8. You drive on a highway, not a freeway.

You don't pay motor fuels taxes, do you?

> >9. You have Canadian Tire money in your kitchen drawers.

Only if Firestone/Bridgestone decides to move their plant north of the border.

> >10. You know that Casey and Finnegan were not part of a Celtic musical
> >group.

Wasn't that called Finnian's Rainbow?

> >11. You get excited whenever an American television show mentions Canada.

Yes, especially anything other than Survivor, American Idol, and Celebrity Mole!

> >12. You brag to Americans that: Shania Twain, Jim Carrey, Celine Dion &
> >more, are Canadians.

Well, I do know they are either sexy (the girls) or funny (the guy).....

> >13. You know that the C.E.O. of American Airlines is a Canadian!

And the airline still blames failed practices on their financial woes.....

> >14. You know what a touque is.

Is that a large tourniquet?

> >15. You design your Halloween costume to fit over a snowsuit.

Only in Minnesota (where I lived from 1984 through 1997)

> >16. You know that the last letter of the English alphabet is always
> >pronounced "Zed".

Yes!

> >17. Your local newspaper covers the national news on 2 pages, but requires
> >6 pages for hockey.

Not quite, but the local (Des Moines Buccaneers of the United States Hockey
League) play in the Metro Sports Ice Arena, within on city block of my QTH.

> >18. You know that the four seasons mean: almost winter, winter, still
> >winter, and road work.

And road work has been delayed (drawn out) by lack of proper funding (taxes)!

> >19. You know that when it's 25 degrees outside, it's a warm day.

Hey, don't laugh, I wear Bermuda (or other) shorts nearly year round, and I
reside in Iowa!

> >20. You understand the Labatt Blue beer commercials.

Don't we all?

> >21. You know how to pronounce and spell "Saskatchewan".

Sometimes I may look up the correct spelling, but I can properly pronounce it,
and all other Canadian provinces correctly.....

> >22. You perk up when you hear the theme song from 'Hockey Night in Canada'.

Not unless it is "O Canada" or "God Save the Queen".....

> >23. You are in grade 12, not the 12th grade.

Actually I should finish my MBA, some day this century. (it was due in 1995)

> >24. "Eh?" is a very important part of your vocabulary, and is more polite
> >than, "Huh?"

Uhuh!

> >25. You actually understand these jokes, and forward them to all of your
> >Canadian friends and then you send them to your American friends just to
> >confuse them...further.

I will send this to a few Minnesotans.....it is cold enough there today to warm
their hearts.....

73,      Todd         N�NCL