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Source: Forwarded email (Sparked the idea for the site, then I went looking for more)
- You're not offended by the term "HOMO MILK"
- You understand the phrase "Could you pass me a serviette." I just spilled my poutine.
- You eat chocolate bars not candy bars.
- You drink POP not SODA
- You know that a mickey and 2-4's mean "party at the camp eh!!!"
- You don't care about the fuss with Cuba, its a cheap place to travel with good cigars and no Americans.
- Pike is a type of fish, not part of a highway
- You drive on a highway, not a freeway
- You have Canadian Tire money in your kitchen drawers
- You know that Casey and Finnigan are not part of a Celtic Musical Group.
- You are excited whenever an American television show mentions Canada.
You make a mental note to talk about it at work the next day.
- You know what a tuque is.
- You design your Halloween costume to fit over a snowsuit.
- You live in a house with no front step but yet the door is one meter from the ground.
- Your local paper covers the national news on 2 pages but requires 6 pages for hockey.
- You know four seasons: winter, still winter, almost winter and construction.
- You understand the Labatt Blue commercials.
- You perk up when you hear the theme from Hockey Night in Canada.
- You are in grade 12 not the 12th grade.
- "EH" is a very important part of your vocabulary.
- You actually get these jokes and forward them to all of your Canadian friends!!!!
Source Canoe.ca
- You have more miles on your snow blower than your car.
- Driving is better in the winter because the potholes are filled in with snow.
- The municipality buys a Zamboni before a bus.
- You use a red pen on your non-Canadian textbooks and fill in the missing u's from labor, honor, and color.
- You know how to say free, prize and no sugar added in French thanks to your extensive education in bilingual cereal packaging.
- You've plugged a car in overnight.
- You've defended your property from trespassers with a
hockey stick because you don't own a gun.
Source: www.geocities.com/CapitolHill/1011/know.html
- You only know three spices: salt,
pepper and ketchup.
- The mosquitoes have landing
lights.
- You have 10 favorite recipes for
moose meat.
- Canadian Tire on any Saturday is
busier than the toy stores at Christmas.
- You live in a house that has no
front step, yet the door is one meter above the ground.
- You've taken your kids
trick-or-treating in a blizzard.
- You think sexy lingerie is
tube-socks and a flannel nightie with only 8 buttons.
- You owe more money on your
snowmobile than your car.
- At least twice a year, the
kitchen doubles as a meat processing plant.
- The most effective mosquito
repellent is a shotgun.
- Your snow blower gets stuck on
the roof.
- You think the start of deer
season is a national holiday.
- You head south to go to your
cottage.
- You frequently clean grease off
your barbecue so the bears won't prowl on your deck.
- You know which leaves make good
toilet paper.
- The major parish fund-raiser
isn't bingo it's sausage making.
- You find -40C a little chilly.
- The trunk of your car doubles as
a deep freeze.
- You attend a formal event in your
best clothes, your finest jewelry and your Sorrels.
- You can play road hockey on
skates.
- You stand in "line-ups"
at the movie, not lines.
- You know what it means to be on
pogey.
- You can drink legally while still
a 'teen.
- You talk about the weather with
strangers and friends alike.
- When there is a social problem,
you turn to your government to fix it instead of telling them to stay
out of it.
- You're not sure if the leader of
your nation has EVER had sex and you don't want to know if he has!
- You get milk in bags as well as
cartons and plastic jugs.
- You know what a Robertson
screwdriver is.
- You know that Thrills are
something to chew and "taste like soap".
- You know that Mounties
"don't always look like that".
- You dismiss all beers under 6% as
"for children and the elderly".
- You know that the Friendly Giant
isn't a vegetable product line.
- You participated in "Participaction".
- 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".
- You wonder why there isn't a 5
dollar coin yet.
- Like any international assassin/terrorist/spy
in the world, you carry a Canadian passport.
- You can do all the hand actions
to Sharon, Lois and Bram's "Skin-a-ma-rinky-dinky-doo" opus.
- You can eat more than one maple
sugar candy without feeling nauseous.
- You were mad when "The
Beachcombers" were taken off the air.
- You have some memento of Doug and
Bob.
- You never miss "Coaches
Corner".
- Back bacon and Kraft Dinner are
two of your favourite food groups.
- You don't feel the urge to
purchase maple syrup at the airport.
- When in Niagara Falls, you scoff
at how pathetic the American falls are compared to the Canadian ones.
- You're not easily impressed by
British accents.
- You're easily impressed by
British accents.
- You assume the channel you're
watching the Super Bowl on probably isn't showing the really good
commercials.
- You won a copy of the Bob and
Doug record on CD, but refuse to admit to anyone that you've ever said
"eh" in your life.
- You fly into a rage in a Los
Angeles 7-Eleven because they don't sell Crispy Crunch.
- You would feel safe leaving your
children alone with a grown man in a leotard playing a flute to a
chicken.
- You need a list like this to
explain to you what it means to be Canadian
Source: www.unwind.com/jokes-funnies/locality/canadian.shtml
- Thinks an income tax
refund is a gift from the government.
- On seeing a light at the
end of a tunnel, assumes it is a train.
- When given a
compliment, always looks behind to see for whom it is intended.
- Knows the
difference between the Northern Lights and a Northern Lite.
- Doesn't know
anyone who owns a flag.
- Finds Kentucky Fried
Chicken "a bit too spicy".
- Holds the world's record
for telephone use, probably listening to "Don't hang up. Your
call is important to us."
- Is constantly pulling
himself up by the roots to see whether he is still growing.
- Will drive to an
unemployment protest meeting in his Toyota.
- Is convinced that
democracy involves keeping your opinions to yourself.
- In a restaurant,
apologizes for not being ready to order at the waiter's convenience.
- Will travel across the
border to buy cigarettes and return home for subsidized cancer
therapy.
- Says "sorry"
when you accidentally bump into him.
- Waits for the light to
change before crossing a deserted intersection at 3 a.m.
- Takes as a signal for a
standing ovation any two people who happen to be leaving during
curtain calls.
- Believes the Free Trade
Agreement is an agreement about free trade.
- Says "no big
deal" to a sidewalk cyclist who's just knocked him down.
- Considers turning up the
thermostat an integral part of foreplay.
- Says "no
thanks" to a telemarketing tape.
- Never sits in someone
else's seat, even if the ticket holder doesn't show.
- Says hi to anyone
walking a dog.
- Goes to hot-tub parties
where people wear bathing suits.
- Finds himself thinking
about sending off to "Hinterland: Who's Who" for further
information on the loon.
- Carries travelers checks
in a money belt.
- Heartily proclaims,
"Sure it's 38 below, but it's a dry cold."
- When he musters enough
courage to buy a Rolex watch, wears it hidden under a long-sleeve
shirt and an Eaton's suit.
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