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Subject: [Leica] Canadian,eh?
From: Ian Stanley <stanley@loxinfo.co.th>
Date: Fri, 01 Oct 1999 08:42:30 +0700

Greetings all,

	Sorry to continue with this off topic stuff but this message just came in
from a friend of mine in Canada.

Cheers, 

Ian

>You may be Canadian if:
>
>1.      You pronounce the red sauce as ketchup, not 'cat soup'.
>2.      You dismiss all beers under 6% as for "children and the
>elderly".
>3.      You know that the Friendly Giant isn't a vegetable product line.
>4.      You know that Casey and Finnegan are not a Celtic musical group.
>5.      You participated in "Participaction".
>6.      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".
>7.      You wonder why there isn't a 5 dollar coin yet.
>8.      Unlike any international assassin/terrorist/spy in the world,
>you
>don't possess a Canadian passport.
>9.      You use a red pen on your non-Canadian textbooks and fill in the
>missing u's from labor, honor and color.
>10.     You know the French equivalents of "free", "prize" and "no sugar
>added",  thanks to your extensive education in bilingual cereal
>packaging.
>11.     You are excited whenever an American television show mentions
>Canada.
>12.     You make a mental note to talk about it at work the next day.
>13.     You can do all the hand actions to Sharon, Lois and Bram's
>"Skin-a-ma-rinky-doo " opus.
>14.     You can eat more than one maple sugar candy without feeling
>nauseous.
>15.     You were mad when "The Beachcombers" were taken off the air.
>16.     You know what a toque is.
>17.     You have some momento of Doug and Bob.
>18.     You admit Rich Little is a Canadian and you're glad Jerry Lewis
>is
>not.
>19.     You know Toronto is not a province.
>20.     You never miss "Coaches Corner".
>21.     Backbacon and Kraft Dinner are two of the food groups.
>22.     Snow is not "evil".
>23.     People around the world think you're American, then love you
>when
>they  find out you're not!.
>24.     You know that a "fanny pak" is a pouch you wear around your
>waist.
>25.     Any day above 10 degrees C is shorts weather.
>