O Canada!

I hope everyone had a very happy and healthy Canada Day! Enjoy the BBQ's, fireworks and good times.

How do you know you're Canadian?

• You know all the words to "If I had a million dollars" by The Barenaked Ladies, including the inter-stanza banter between Steven and Ed.
• You remember when Alanis Morrissette was "Too Hot To Hold".

• You wonder why there isn't a 5 dollar coin, as you can only use more change.

• You cried when Gus "drowned" on Road To Avonlea.

• You watch MuchMusic constantly, in the hopes of occasional fleeting glimpses of The Tragically Hip.

• 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!"

• You have memorized the Heritage Foundation's Heritage Moments, including your favourites, "Burnt Toast!", "You know I canna read a word...", and "Kanata".

• You can sing "O' Canada" in French and actually know what the words mean!

• You send angry letters to the CBC demanding the return of the Hinterland Who's Who spots so you can finally find out what happens to the arctic ptarmigan in winter.

• You participate in Participaction!

• You think Great Big Sea isn't Maritime-centric enough.

• Your backpack has more than one Canadian flag iron-on.

• You know the names of all the guys in Sloan.

• You have been on Speaker's Corner. Bonus points if The Devil's Advocates made fun of you.

• You use a red pen on your non-Canadian textbooks and fill in the missing 'u's from labor, honor, and color.

• You know the French equivalents of "free," "prize" and "no sugar added," thanks to your extensive education in bilingual cereal packaging.
  

• You remember "Jodie" from Today's Special and wonder why you keep seeing her reading news on the CBC.

• You can do the hand actions to Sharon, Lois and Bram's "Skin-a-marinki-dinki-do."

• You can eat more than one maple sugar candy without feeling nauseous.

• You had a crush on Joey Jeremiah from Degrassi Junior High.
  

• You are excited whenever an American television show mentions Canada. You make a mental note to talk about it at work the next day.

• You think -10 C (14F) is mild weather.

• You have twins named Wayne and Gretzky (alternatively Gordie and Howe).

• Elvis lives!

• You read rather than scanned this list.

Happy Canada Day everyone!