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:-*Hugh: just took a stroll through the web site:
what a powerful gift, to make people laugh. Marcia I love the fact that we Canadians are a hearty bunch.
It can be 40 below whether it is 40C or 40F. We will stay say it is just chilly.
I remember as a child in Sandpoint, some tourist from the neighbour country below, with skis and ski poles on the roof of their car, in the middle of July. Looking for snow.
The map of Ontario, the most southern tip of Ontario is near the same latitude line as the northern tip of California.
When we go to places like Florida in the middle of winter, we wear shorts, t-shirts, come back tanned.
Canadians have their GIDDAY's, SEE YA LATER's, HEY's,
we barbeque in the winter, we can ski year round, on the water in the summer, we boast about the longest skating rink on the Rideau Canal, We complain for some heat in the middle of January , then wish for it in the middle of July. We can complain of all rain we get in April, wish for it in August. I seen someone complaining of mad cow disease in the animals. It is did not originate in Canada. But look at all the diseases that are migrating north. LIME DISEASE, Racoon Rabies, WEST NILE VIRUS MOSQUITOS, HEARTWORM, earwings, etc,.etc. etc... I guess the Canadian Border, welcomes all species. in our multiculturalism., I guess with all those gifts from the south of the border, we had to repay it somehow, the mad cow was just handy.
We get American television, with the American values, mixed in with our British culture and values. So we had to send back a British animal disease.
What about all those great stars we are giving to the American television. . There is Peter Jennings at ABC
there is Alex trebec on Jeopardy, There is Celine Dion, Mike Myers, etc, etc. etc. etc. So I guess it is a fair exchange, You give us American shows, we give you the Canadian stars. What else? Oh yes we train our doctors, our nurses, our actors, then they go and practice down across the border aiding our neighbours need for medical personal, and entertainment. So as far as the North American continent goes, it is share and share alike , including animal disease, insect diseases, entertainment, and human resources.
So Canada has the cold weather, at least we can survive a good Canadian winder blast. Well maybe sometimes./
Thanks for the laugh.
Lenore:
