[quote]TreadStone wrote:
We are virtually indistinguishable.
Kind of like the Irish and the Scottish, the French and the French-Canadians, the Aussies and the Kiwis. :)[/quote]
I resent the connection between french and french canadians - there’s a world of difference between poutine and fois gras.
[quote]TrainerinDC wrote:
There is nothing wrong with Canadia perce. Its just when the brain stays frozen for six months out of the year due to temperature, its hard to take those people seriously. =) [/quote]
we have our ways to warm up 
got to keep eachother entertained when your stuck in doors all day.
[quote]Ronsauce wrote:
beebuddy wrote:
Canada’s ok. My biggest problem with them is that they pronounce ‘about’ as “a-boat.”
Most of us don’t actually. It really depends on the accent. There’s the East coast accent, the prairie accent, the hick accent, and then the “normal” accent. I guess if you go far enough West you also get a lot of Asian accents. The majority of us though do not pronounce about “a-boot” or “a-boat”[/quote]
Disclaimer: The following is not to be read by any non-Canadians in an effort to perserve our appearance of a unified stance. If you are not from Canada or the US please kindly skip to the next post. If you’re an American…well you probably can’t read anyway…
Ron,
What exactly is the “normal” accent?
Oh yeah, and you’ve got about a dozen accents in Newfoundland by itself (and not including Labrador)
[quote]AllTraps wrote:
The Americans at one point got to thinking it was thier right to own Canada as well. And despite a few botched attempts to reach that goal…it never happened.
But that was ages ago.
[/quote]
It is still our right, we have just chosen not to exercise it - yet.
DB
[quote]Tom Highway wrote:
Once on a road trip I stopped at a gas station in Florida. While chatting with the attendant, she asked where we were from. I said we’re from Canada; she said ‘Really? I thought you had to cross water to get here.’ No joke.[/quote]
St. Lawrence Seaway is water isn’t it?
There is nothing better than driving for 3 hrs and going through a town no bigger than 300 people.
And our beer really does kick ass.
Canadian chocolate bars are much better. Coffee Crisp and Turkish Delight…Yuuuuummmmmm!
[quote]Chips Raffety wrote:
worzel wrote:
Americans V Canadians?
What’s the deal lads?
Can someone please enlighten me to the finer points as to WHY you guys constantly take the piss out of one another particularly Americans towards their Canadian cousins?
Just curious!
P.S. keep it clean now…
I’m pretty sure it’s something similar to you and the English.
Or us and the ‘Sheep Rooters’. Kiwis.[/quote]
I’ve met quite a few Aussies and Kiwis and I know the score there’ esp the sheep rootin jokes lol.
The English and Irish thing used to particularly serious considering the history involved so I would say that’s not the same.
From what I can gather the American Canadian thing is similar to the Irish slaggin off people from Co. Kerry (area in the southwest of Ireland) examples…
What do you call a Kerryman under a wheelbarrow?
A mechanic.
Have you heard about the Kerryman who had a brain transplant?
The brain rejected him.
What do you do if a Kerryman throws a pin at you?
Run like mad- he’s probably got a grenade between his teeth!
Why do Kerry dogs have flat faces?
From chasing parked cars.
How do you recognise a Kerry pirate?
He has a patch over each eye.
NUFF said LOL
On the other hand here in Eire, American tourists are perceived in an even worse light than Kerrymen LOL even Kerrymen have jokes for you guys!
No offense and no generalisations intended LOL
[quote]dollarbill44 wrote:
AllTraps wrote:
The Americans at one point got to thinking it was thier right to own Canada as well. And despite a few botched attempts to reach that goal…it never happened.
But that was ages ago.
It is still our right, we have just chosen not to exercise it - yet.
DB[/quote]
Don’t piss us off DB, we may just decide to take a road trip and burn your White House down again. But don’t worry, like last time we’ll stay for the camp fire party and go home in the morning.
[quote]Smitty88 wrote:
I think it has something to do with canadians being stupid and smelly.
;)[/quote]
hey! who said we were smelly?
[quote]worzel wrote:
From what I can gather the American Canadian thing is similar to the Irish slaggin off people from Co. Kerry (area in the southwest of Ireland) examples…
…
No offense and no generalisations intended LOL[/quote]
Well since we’re starting the jokes…
In a train car there were a Canadian, an
American,a spectacular looking blonde and a frightfully awful looking fat lady.
After several minutes of the trip the train happens to pass through a dark tunnel, and the unmistakable sound of a slap is heard. When they leave the tunnel, the American had a big red slap
mark on his cheek!
The blonde thought - “That American son of a bitch wanted to touch me and by mistake, he must have put his hand on the fat lady, who in turn must have slapped his face.”
The fat lady thought - “This dirty old American laid his hands on the blonde and she smacked him.”
The American thought - “That damn Canadian put his hand on that blonde and by mistake she slapped me.”
The Canadian thought - “I hope there’s another tunnel soon so I can smack that stupid American again.”
I AM CANADIAN!
“Canada Borders on the Magnificent.”
Anyone remember that one?
one more for the religious folk…
An American decided to write a book about famous churches around the world. For his first chapter he decided to write about American churches. So he bought a plane ticket and took a trip to Orlando, thinking that he would work his way across the country from South to North.
On his first day he was inside a church taking photographs when he noticed a golden telephone mounted on the wall with a sign that read “$10,000 per call”. The American, being intrigued, asked a priest who was strolling by what the telephone was used for. The priest replied that it was a direct line to heaven and that for $10,000 you could talk to God. The American thanked the priest and went along his way.
Next stop was in Atlanta. There, at a very large cathedral, he saw the same golden telephone with the same sign under it. He wondered if this was the
same kind of telephone he saw in Orlando and he asked a nearby nun what its purpose was. She told him that it was a direct line to heaven and that
for $10,000 he could talk to God. “O.K., thank you,” said the American. He then traveled to Indianapolis, Washington DC, Philadelphia, Boston, and New York. In every church he saw the same golden telephone with the same “$10,000 per call” sign under it.
The American, upon leaving Vermont saw a sign for Canada and decided to see if Canadians had the same phone. He arrived in Montreal, and again, there was the same golden telephone, but this time the sign under it read “10 cents per call.”
The American was surprised so he asked the priest about the sign. “Father, I’ve traveled all over America and I’ve seen this same golden telephone in many churches. I’m told that it is a direct line to heaven, but in every state the price was $10,000 per call. Why is it so cheap here?”
The priest smiled and answered, “You’re in Canada now son, it’s a local call”.
[quote]Ruggerlife wrote:
worzel wrote:
From what I can gather the American Canadian thing is similar to the Irish slaggin off people from Co. Kerry (area in the southwest of Ireland) examples…
…
No offense and no generalisations intended LOL
Well since we’re starting the jokes…
In a train car there were a Canadian, an
American,a spectacular looking blonde and a frightfully awful looking fat lady.
After several minutes of the trip the train happens to pass through a dark tunnel, and the unmistakable sound of a slap is heard. When they leave the tunnel, the American had a big red slap
mark on his cheek!
The blonde thought - “That American son of a bitch wanted to touch me and by mistake, he must have put his hand on the fat lady, who in turn must have slapped his face.”
The fat lady thought - “This dirty old American laid his hands on the blonde and she smacked him.”
The American thought - “That damn Canadian put his hand on that blonde and by mistake she slapped me.”
The Canadian thought - “I hope there’s another tunnel soon so I can smack that stupid American again.”
I AM CANADIAN!
[/quote]
Sums up the Canadian inferiority complex pretty well. The Canuck is in the same train car as a hot chick and he still obsesses about the American. Pathetic.
Ruggerlife,
Even though I am an American, I can enjoy the jokes you posted. Funny is funny even when it is picking fun at us. 
[quote]Zap Branigan wrote:
Sums up the Canadian inferiority complex pretty well. The Canuck is in the same train car as a hot chick and he still obsesses about the American. Pathetic.[/quote]
Good point Zap, I think it gives us something to think about. I mean we don’t want incidents like the following to continue to happen…
Two Americans boarded a flight out of New York after a hockey game. One sat in the window seat and the other sat in the middle seat. Just before take-off,a Canadian got on and took the aisle seat.
After take-off, the Canadian kicked his shoes off, wiggled his toes and was settling in when the American in the window seat said, “I think I’ll get up and get a beer.”
“No problem,” said the Canadian, “I’ll get it for you.” While he was gone, one of the American’s picked up the Canadian’s shoe and spat in it. When he returned with the beer, the other American said, “That looks good, I think I’ll have one too.” Again, the Canadian obligingly went to fetch it and while he was gone, the other American picked up the other shoe and spat in it. When the Canadian returned to his seat, they all sat back and enjoyed the flight.
As the plane was landing, the Canadian slipped his feet into his shoes and knew immediately what had happened. “How long must this go on?” he asked. "This fighting between our nations? This hatred? This animosity? This spitting in shoes and pissing in beers?
Canadians are just low-speed Americans.
[quote]PGJ wrote:
Canadians are just low-speed Americans. [/quote]
More like low-budget I’d say.
[quote]pookie wrote:
PGJ wrote:
Canadians are just low-speed Americans.
More like low-budget I’d say.
[/quote]
Just means we have to put quality before quantity, is all
Very Good Ruggerlife
Here’s one for ya with an Irish twist!
An American tourist in Northern Ireland was walking down a street in Belfast, all of a sudden someone puts a gun to his back and says: “Are you a Catholic or Protestant”
The American thinks “If I say Catholic he’ll shoot me because he’s a Protestant, but If I say Protestant he’ll shoot me because he’s a Catholic” thinking about it some more he answers: “I’m Jewish”
The man behind him laughs out loud and says “Praise be to Allah, I’m the luckiest Arab in Ireland”