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About Me

Many of you know me as your next-door neighbour, the one that mostly keeps to itself and takes good care of its yard. I'm a friendly country that likes music, movies, and beer. Also, I like to skate around on the ice and knock other people down.

My Interests

Hockey, curling, figure skating... pretty much anything involving ice. Beer. Pancakes. Sending my citizens down to America, and having them pretend that they are ACTUAL Americans, with no one but us the wiser. Heh heh heh. Did I mention hockey? I also make good slurpees, produce lots of oil, and send Christmas trees to every corner of the earth.

I'd like to meet:

Americans with spending money. Movie companies that want to film in Seattle but at a much lower cost. People who watch hockey. Anyone who won't bitch and moan about the cold. Bring a jacket next time, OK?

Music:

Alanis Morissette, Avril Lavigne, Celine Dion, Barenaked Ladies, Bryan Adams, Sarah McLachlan, Nelly, Shania Twain, Sum 41

Movies:

Slapshot. Youngblood. The Mighty Ducks. Hockey Night. The Cutting Edge. Sudden Death. Strange Brew. The Matrix (starring Keanu Reeves- Canadian!) Any movies with Jim Carey and/or Natasha Henstridge and/or Mike Myers.

Television:

Hockey Night in Canada. The X-Files, before it moved filming down to California. Cheap-y syndicated shows. Hockey. Re-runs of SCTV. Re-runs of old hockey games. The Winter Olympics. Sometimes, even Global.

Books:

Lonely Planet Canada; Let's Go Canada; Frommer's Canada 2004; The Illustrated History of Canada

Heroes:

Mike Myers; Conan O'Brien; Canadian Mounties.

My Blog

Famous Canadian Inventions, Parts 6, 7, and 8

What is it? The walkie-talkie, the CB radio, and the pager! Patent issued: 1938Invented by: Al GrossFamous for: Just about everything! See below. The pioneer nonpareil of wireless telecomm...
Posted by Canada on Mon, 09 Jul 2007 09:04:00 PST

Once again...

Once again the Stanley Cup will spend the summer sweating in the humid Southern USA, getting carted to NASCAR events and demolition derbys, perhaps serving up a breakfast of grits. The Old Sout...
Posted by Canada on Tue, 20 Jun 2006 07:49:00 PST

Famous Canadian Inventions, Part 5

What is it? The Ski-DooPatent issued: 1958Invented by: Joseph-Armand BombardierFamous for: Revolutionizing the entire concept of winter sport and recreation.Joseph-Armand Bombardier is only one ...
Posted by Canada on Mon, 29 May 2006 09:11:00 PST

Famous Canadian Inventions, Part 4

What is it? The synthesizerPatent issued: 1945 (not patented)Invented by: Hugh Le CaineFamous for: Making the 1980s possibleBorn in Thunder Bay, Le Caine studied physics at Queen's University an...
Posted by Canada on Mon, 20 Mar 2006 07:57:00 PST

Famous Canadian Inventions, Part 3

Invented here, famous around the world! What is it? The zipperPatent issued: 1917Invented by: Gideon SundbackFamous for: Getting rid of annoying buttons.Americans Elias Howe and Whitcomb ...
Posted by Canada on Sun, 19 Mar 2006 07:21:00 PST

Election!

Harper-led Conservatives promise ethics overhaul, crime crackdown and tax cutsJan. 24, 2006. 12:56 AMSUSAN DELACOURTOTTAWA BUREAU CHIEFThe Conservatives have toppled Prime Minister Paul Mart...
Posted by Canada on Tue, 24 Jan 2006 10:28:00 PST

Famous Canadian Inventions, Part 2

What is it? The AC radio tube Invented in: 1925 By: Edwin Samuel Rogers Famous for: The AC radio tube allowed radios to operate using household electric power instead of batteries. People could ...
Posted by Canada on Thu, 10 Nov 2005 06:11:00 PST

Famous Canadian Inventions, Part 1

Invented here, famous around the world! What is it? The Abdominizer Patent issued: 1989 Invented by: Dennis J. Colonello Famous for: Helping thousands of our chubby neighbours to imagine...
Posted by Canada on Thu, 10 Nov 2005 05:55:00 PST

The Juniors/Les Juniors II

Of course this is old news... 1/4/2005 GRAND FORKS, N.D. (CP) - The Canadian junior men's hockey team made a case for it to be called the best ever with its domination of the 2005 world junior t...
Posted by Canada on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

The Juniors/Les Juniors

Juniors deserve one huge hug Play at the world tournament was outstanding and Halifax did a phenomenal job By Jim Cressman, London Free Press Hey Londoners, next time you see a junior hocke...
Posted by Canada on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST