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Congrats! You’ve made the question of the week on our student ministry webpage!
Here’s the ground rules - it has to be positive….which might slow us down a bit, but we can do it! haha…
My short list:
1. They don’t have Mississippi.
2. Vancouver is gorgeous.
3. They have a cool looking flag.
4. Jeremy lives there.
12 responses so far ↓
1 Jerry // May 11, 2005 at 2:55 pm
I think you mistated the question. It should be:
“What is good about Canada, eh?”
The McKenzie Brothers, eh. You know, Bob and Doug.
2 jeremy sawatzky // May 11, 2005 at 3:03 pm
HAHAHAHAHA. oh goodness. youre too funny. im going to link this on my site tomorrow… or ill get people to post comments on my site, and then bring them over here. or something.
in the meantime, heres my list:
1) no dubya
2) most of the world likes us and doesnt want to attack us
3) i can go anywhere in my country and not worry about being bombed/attacked by a terrorist (this relates to #2)
4) free healthcare
5) lots of snow (ummm… thats good… right?)
6) we all live in igloos, and igloos are cool
7) our government just legalized staplers, so thats neat
9) our national anthem isnt about killing and war
ill think of more, but thats the list for now…
3 jeremy sawatzky // May 11, 2005 at 3:05 pm
ok… from the canadian tv show “this hour has 22 minutes”… an apology to americans:
On behalf of Canadians everywhere, I’d like to offer an apology to the United States of America. We haven’t been getting along very well recently and for that, I am truly sorry.
I’m sorry we called George Bush a moron. He is a moron, but it wasn’t nice of us to point it out. If it’s any consolation, the fact that he’s a moron shouldn’t reflect poorly on the people of America. After all, it’s not like you actually elected him.
I’m sorry about our softwood lumber. Just because we have more trees than you doesn’t give us the right to sell you lumber that’s cheaper and better than your own. It would be like if, well, say you have 10 times the television audience we did and you flood our market with great shows, cheaper than we could produce. I know you would never do that.
I’m sorry we beat you in Olympic hockey. In our defense I guess our excuse would be that our team was much, much, much, much better than yours. As a way of our apology, please accept all of our Canadian NHL teams, which one by one are going out of business and moving to your fine country.
I’m sorry about our waffling on Iraq. I mean, when you’re going up against a crazed dictator, you want to have your friends by your side. I realize it took more than two years before you guys pitched in against Hitler, but that was different: Everyone knew he had weapons.
I’m sorry we burnt down your White-House during the war of 1812. I see you’ve rebuilt it! It’s very nice.
I’m sorry for Alan Thicke, Shania Twain, Celine Dion, Lover Boy, the song from Sheriff that ends with the high pitched end note, your beer. I know we had nothing to do with your beer, but we feel your pain.
And finally on behalf of all Canadians, I’m sorry that we’re constantly apologizing for things in a passive-aggressive way, which is really a thinly veiled criticism. I sincerely hope that you’re not upset over this, because, we’ve seen what you do to countries with whom you get upset with. For 22 Minutes, I’m Anthony St.Joseph, I’m Canadian. And I’m sorry.
4 Anonymous // May 11, 2005 at 3:52 pm
Gotta be positive, huh? … Nope - got nothing.
Steve
5 Wayne // May 11, 2005 at 4:38 pm
You can buy cuban cigars there!
6 The Misfit // May 12, 2005 at 8:08 am
If they’re called Canadians, why isn’t the country called Canadia??
7 Anonymous // May 12, 2005 at 9:29 am
So we are supposed to lavish great comments on our northern neighbors, but stay around to hear how horrible our country is?
No thanks…
8 jeremy sawatzky // May 12, 2005 at 9:40 am
nah, your country is great, and everyone knows it. thats why mocking you guys is so much fun… because we all know canada doesnt really compare in the overall picture.
sorry if i hurt some feelings. it was all meant in good fun.
9 Wayne // May 12, 2005 at 10:08 am
Speaking of the Great White North (ala Bob and Doug). I’ll be in Quebec City the week of May 23rd on business.
10 Anonymous // May 12, 2005 at 3:20 pm
Jeremy,
that’s cool man.. we just get attacked from so many sides… and so much of it is directed at our President, a fellow believer, who we should be building up instead of tearing down. I don’t always agree with him either. But ya know, this time he was elected fair and square. No denying it.
It’s kinda like family… we can squabble and fight amongst ourselves, and call one another names, throw things… you get the idea. But if an outsider (such as yourself) comes in and starts on any one of us, the whole bunch should jump in to defend them. We Americans SHOULD be family.. often we are not.. but hey.. we’ve all got that RIGHT because some folks did the unpopular thing nearly 230 years ago when they broke away from England. I’m a patriotic sap… forgive me.
No hard feelings Jeremy. And none in return I hope.
11 jeremy sawatzky // May 12, 2005 at 4:21 pm
of course, no hard feelings here! youve see how we canadians are when it comes to stuff (like war). it takes a whole lot before we get upset.
12 Anonymous // May 17, 2005 at 5:30 pm
canada rocks suckers!
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