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Q: What should a Canadian husband give his American wife for her...

Mon, 30 Nov 2009 23:46:12 -0500

Q: What should a Canadian husband give his American wife for her 25th birthday?

A: Something Canadian, something country, and something ladylike.

Done and done.

Happy Birthday, me.

Mon, 30 Nov 2009 15:51:17 -0500

Happy Birthday, me.

Is poutine becoming Canada’s national dish?

Sat, 28 Nov 2009 22:21:34 -0500

Is poutine becoming Canada’s national dish?

Only 46 more days, hosers. ONLY 46 MORE DAYS.

Fri, 27 Nov 2009 10:54:30 -0500

Only 46 more days, hosers. ONLY 46 MORE DAYS.

What has two thumbs and is thankful for her leads a vegetarian...

Thu, 26 Nov 2009 14:22:18 -0500

What has two thumbs and ~~is thankful for her~~ leads a vegetarian lifestyle?

Boo.

Remember when we gave all our stuff to the Natives?...

Thu, 26 Nov 2009 09:09:22 -0500

Remember when we gave all our stuff to the Natives? Wait…that’s what happened, right?

Whatever. Cynicism and sarcasm aside for the next 24 hours. Today, I miss Virginia, especially Blacksburg.

Household Pets! (Canadian Edition)

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 09:42:37 -0500

Munch

Nippy (fellow ex-pat)

Cyd

Household Pets! (Canadian Edition)

What has two thumbs, speaks limited French, and is giving a paper in Istanbul this spring?

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 18:59:28 -0500

What has two thumbs, speaks limited French, and is giving a paper in Istanbul this spring?:

This moi!

3rd prize at last week’s philosophy poker night: City of...

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 18:55:11 -0500

3rd prize at last week’s philosophy poker night: City of Guelph Commemorative Plate!

Quebec French profanity

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 18:48:33 -0500

frenchelon:

laroche:

These sacres are commonly given in a phonetic spelling to indicate the differences in pronunciation from the original word, several of which, notably the deletion of final consonants and change of [ɛ] to [a] before /r/ are typical of highly informal Quebec French.

baptême - “baptism”

câlice (calice) - “chalice”

calvaire - “Calvary”

ciarge (cierge) - “votive or Paschal candle”

ciboire - “ciborium” or “pyx”, the receptacle in which the host is stored

crisse (Christ) - “Christ”

maudit - “damn”

mozusse (Moïse)- “Moses”

ostie (hostie) - “host”

sacrament (sacrement) - “Sacrament”

tabarnak (tabernacle) - “tabernacle”

viarge (vierge) - “the Virgin Mary”

(via)

câlice is my go-to curse word about 100 per cent of the time.

Boom. I am so prepared to teach at the Université de Montreal.

You may be Canadian if...

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 18:37:56 -0500

fuckyeahcanadaeh:

You understand the phrase “Could you pass me a serviette, I just dropped my poutine, on the chesterfield.”

frenchelon: DEALBREAKER: You’ve Been In A Sarah Palin Video On...

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 18:28:00 -0500

frenchelon:

DEALBREAKER: You’ve Been In A Sarah Palin Video On YouTube, Saying Stupid Shit

Okay, we probably don’t agree on anything politically, because I’m a progressive French Canadian, and you downloaded “Press One For English” off of iTunes. Look, I get wanting to have a positive female role model, but you’re waiting outside in the freezing cold for the anti-Susan B. Anthony. You’ll probably catch H1N1 and pass it on to the 45 million Americans without health insurance and they’ll all die because you think a basic human right is socialism, even though you can’t even define “socialism” when an unemployed journalist asks you to for his YouTube video.

Note judicious use of mute button.

Why I left, when I left, and why I’m left(ist, -ish).

Got it straight from the BBC: “Tim’s started out its...

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 13:10:26 -0500

Got it straight from the BBC:

“Tim’s started out its existence as Tim Horton’s. The apostrophe was lost to the language legislation in the Province of Quebec: unless a business name is simply a personal name, in Quebec the signage has to be translated into French: Tim Horton’s Donuts would have to become Les donuts de Tim Horton. Rather than producing entirely new signage for the Quebec market, Tim Horton’s became Tim Hortons from coast to coast to coast.”

fuckyeahcanadaeh: Old Farm (via PView) Yes, I do dream of...

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 10:12:01 -0500

fuckyeahcanadaeh:

Old Farm (via PView)

Yes, I do dream of living here with my three kids, seven dogs, two goats and old gray mare. What of it, eh??

What has two thumbs, speaks limited French, and is getting a dog??

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 13:06:04 -0500

This moi!

fuckyeahcanadaeh: hammerito: arrowsandaccolades: thankyousoulm...

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 10:02:20 -0500

fuckyeahcanadaeh:

hammerito:

arrowsandaccolades:

thankyousoulmate:

frenchelon:

The Parliament of Canada is serious business.

Is this why I can’t find these mittens anywhere!?

Jesus Christ. If my great-grandfather had thought things through a little more before crossing the border, I’d be in southern Ontario right now, enjoying my Canadian mittens.

Oh…my.

Hey, Guy In the Top Left Corner! Yeah, you. The less-creepy Canadian Willem Dafoe. …What’s the sound of two mittens clapping?

Just got home from the WNYC gala...

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 15:52:15 -0500

cbeth:

…where I hung out on stage with one ALEC BALDWIN.

I was so ready to reblog this with the word, “Canadian” as my only commentary—instead, my research led me to my FIRST Canadian UN-discovery! Alec Baldwin, much to my dismay and long-term misunderstanding, is NOT Canadian. My bad.

But congrats anyway, cbeth.

fuckyeahcanada: slapshot: Photos from Olympic...

Mon, 26 Oct 2009 19:37:24 -0400

fuckyeahcanada:

slapshot:

Photos from Olympic Hockey History

Above Photo: Canada versus Switzerland in 1928.

These are great.

Here’s a handy rule to remember come February:

If Canada doesn’t win, it doesn’t count.

cbeth: Wade Hemsworth - Ye Girls of Old Ontario I’ve been...

Sun, 25 Oct 2009 21:00:26 -0400

cbeth:

Wade Hemsworth - Ye Girls of Old Ontario

I’ve been working on a set of illustrations for a set of very special Canadians, and I can most definitely count Wade Hemsworth as one of my inspirations on this project.

YES.

fuckyeahcanada: dlbrows: That’s better. I want this to happen...

Wed, 21 Oct 2009 12:37:37 -0400

fuckyeahcanada:

dlbrows:

That’s better.

I want this to happen to every apartment building I live in. No matter what country I’m in.

Holy patriotism, Batman.

This reminds me (and not subtly, I must say) about a recently abandoned debate between Me and My-Canadian-Friends/Family. I contend that Canadians display their flag far more aggressively than United States citizens display Ol’ Glory. I’d like to cite the above as the capstone of my argument. If the 113 Canadian flags spotted alongside rural routes between Parry Sound and Sault Ste. Marie weren’t enough to prove my point…surely a flag building will do it.