We make fun of Canadian stereotypes often (mostly because they’re true), and yes, they have cursed the world with Justin Bieber and Tom Green and Avril Lavigne and Nickelback, and their money is both plastic and has animals on it, but they’re okay enough people. They’re nice enough to us, if perhaps just a little … Continue reading Canadian politeness ends with bears
When it comes to money, Canada seemingly has no idea what it’s doing. First, it puts pictures of animals on its coins, then they decided to make their bills out of polymer rather than paper, and then they decided to put such awe-inspiring events on its $5 and $5 polymer bills as the Canadarm (a … Continue reading The smell of money
Canada’s money got it wrong? What’s that aboot? Canada’s been printing off new money on polymer bills. Of course, that resulted in money that could shrivel up and melt, but that was 6 months ago. They should’ve been able to get it right by now, correct? Not so much, it seems. Botanists in Canada have … Continue reading Canada’s newly native money displays non-native plant
Michael Phelps wrote a children’s book. No, it’s not called My First Guide to Bongs, Tight Swimsuits and Loose Women. No, instead they went for the more marketable title of How to Train with a T. Rex and Win 8 Gold Medals. Oddly enough there’s a reference or two to last summer’s Olympics.
People grieve in their own ways. Some cry, some wail, some laugh and tell stories. Defacing money is certainly a new approach. A litany of people were affected by the death of Leonard Nimoy last week. Some of those people were of the Canadian variety and have decided to draw over the image of Prime … Continue reading Live long and vandalize
There is a land, a magical land, where your favorite booze is twice as strong as it used to be. And for a short time, that wonderful land was Canada. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency announced that it is recalling 1.14 liter bottles (Really? 1.14 liters?) of Bombay Sapphire gin because it’s a higher proof … Continue reading Canada apologizes, recalls high-proof gin for being too awesome
People, people, people, you know how it’s been a known fact for the longest time that Canadians are very kind and friendly (perhaps too much), even in the face of a jerk? Well, thanks to just two Canadian women, we don’t think it’s too out of line to now paint their entire country with a … Continue reading We’ve had our stereotypes wrong this entire time
In case you hadn’t heard, hockey is coming back, and the Canadians are simply going crazy about it. In Alberta, one man would say that they’re going too crazy. In Alberta, someone took Randy Nemirsky’s brand new outhouse, and he wants it back. He and his son reportedly build the outhouse (pronounced “oot-house”) over the … Continue reading The case of the missing outhouse
Is it really still hurricane season? Half the Eastern Seaboard is bracing for Hurricane Sandy, which is supposed to hit sometime Sunday evening and not go away for a couple days. Also, apparently it’s supposed to hook west–something mankind has never seen in the 100+ years we’ve tracked these things. There has to be a … Continue reading You Missed It: To crush your enemies edition
So here we are, Dec. 30, 2011, the last SG post of the year. We hate those stupid year-in-review pieces every single publication spews out starting all month long, and I bet you think that’s what we’re going to do here as well. You’re wrong, because we’ve been telling you what happened all year long. … Continue reading You Missed It: End of 2011 edition
