Ok now enlighten us who can't pass the test please :-)
annette
On Tue, 1 Aug 2000, Stephen Black wrote:
> You know you're Canadian when:
>
> 1. You stand in "line-ups" at the movie, not lines.
> 2. You're not offended by the term, "Homo Milk".
> 3. You understand the sentence, "Could you please pass me a
> serviette, I just spilled my poutine".
> 4. You eat chocolate bars instead of candy bars.
> 5. You drink pop, not soda.
> 6. You know what it means to be on pogey.
> 7. You know that a mickey and 2-4's mean "Party at the camp,
> eh!"
> 8. You can drink legally while still a teen.
> 9. You talk about the weather with strangers and friends alike.
> 10. You don't know or care about the fuss with Cuba, it's just a
> cheap place to travel with good cigars and no Americans.
> 11. When there is a social problem, you turn to your government
> to fix it instead of telling them to stay out of it.
> 12. You're not sure if the leader of your nation has EVER had sex
> and you don't want to know if he has!
> 13. You get milk in bags as well as cartons and plastic jugs.
> 14. Pike is a type of fish, not some part of a highway.
> 15. You drive on a highway, not a freeway.
> 16. You know what a Robertson screwdriver is.
> 17. You have Canadian Tire money in your kitchen drawers.
> 18. You know that Thrills are something to chew and "taste like
> soap".
> 19. You know that Mounties "don't always look like that".
> 20. You dismiss all beers under 6% as "for children and the
> elderly".
> 21. You know that the Friendly Giant isn't a vegetable product
> line.
> 22. You know that Casey and Finnegan are not a Celtic musical
> group.
> 23. You participated in "Participaction".
> 24. 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".
> 25. You wonder why there isn't a 5 dollar coin yet.
> 26. Unlike any international assasin/terrorist/spy in the world,
> you don't possess a Canadian passport.
> 27. You use a red pen on your non-Canadian textbooks and fill in
> the missing 'u's from labor, honor, and color.
> 28. You know the French equivalents of "free","prize", and "no
> sugar added", thanks to your extensive education in bilingual
> cereal packaging.
> 29. You are excited whenever an American television show mentions
> Canada. You make a mental note to talk about it at work the
> next day.
> 31. You can do all the hand actions to Sharon, Lois and Bram's
> "Skin-a-ma-rinky-dinky-doo" opus.
> 32. You can eat more than one maple sugar candy without feeling
> nauseous.
> 33. You were mad when "The Beachcombers" were taken off the air.
> 34. You know what a toque is.
> 35. You have some memento of Doug and Bob.
> 36. You know Toronto is not a province.
> 37. You never miss "Coaches Corner".
> 38. Back bacon and Kraft Dinner are two of your favourite food
> groups.
> 39. You use "elastics", not rubber bands
> 40. You're "SO-rry", not sawry
> 41. Your Mother is your Mum, not your Mom
> 42. You know the words of "The Star Spangled Banner" from all the
> hockey games you've watched on TV
> 43. You see "Dunh da Dunh da Daaah" and immediately think of the
> "Hockey Night in Canada" anthem
> 44. You honestly believe Smarties are better than M&M's, and can
> taste the difference
>
>
> (Author unknown)
>
> -Stephen
>
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