Canada's Apology to the USA

[Catty1]

Unlike the Cleese bit, this actually WAS written by Rick Mercer several years ago. So I can get an email address for you if you want!

I see the US beer got slammed here too...haven't had a drink in years. Someone wanna update me?
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Courtesy of Rick Mercer from This Hour Has 22 Minutes
CBC Television:

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.

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.

I'm sorry we burnt down your white house during the war of 1812. I notice you've rebuilt it! It's Very Nice.

I'm sorry about your beer. I know we had nothing to do with your beer but, we Feel your Pain.

I'm sorry about our waffling on Iraq. I mean, when you're going up against a crazed dictator, you wanna 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.

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. We've seen what you do to countries you get upset with.

Thank you.

[Argranade]

LMAO!!!!

That's so funny EHH!

[sparks19]

Hmmm wrong time to be bragging about olympic hockey since both the Canadian and U.S. team got smoked in hockey last olympics.

I am just sorry in Ontario we have to pay 14% sales tax LOL

[BC_MoM]

I love Rick Mercer!

In history, we watched his special: "Talking to Americans"

I'm not calling Americans stupid - but WOW - you sure are gullible!!!!

[Pawsitive Thinking]

Is it okay to laugh quietly???

[king2005]

HEY!!! there is some wrong info there.. We didn't burn down the White House, we burned down the Pink House

I'm not joking, for people who don't know the history.. It was origionally PINK

[Tollers-n-Dobes]

I don't know why, but I didn't find the article thing funny at all. I just sounded like a bunch of bragging to me, and making the US look like idiots - which isn't right in my opinion. Seems that's all Mercer ever does. It gets old real fast. I also watched that "Talking to Americans" show a while back and I didn't enjoy it at all, as again, it just made the US look stupid. I think that particular show was all set up, or mostly set up anyway. Obviously both the article and the show I'm referring to were meant to be humorous (to Canadians), and not taken the wrong way but I just don't see the humour in it anymore. Canada and the US are constantly (indirectly) making fun of one another and bragging about how one country is better than the other, when really, we're all people and probably have a lot of similarities. As far as the white house being pink at one point in time, I've heard that was a myth. And honestly, so what if the US doesn't learn as much about other countries as Canada does? How does Canada even know how much the US learns about other countries? We don't. Well, I don't anyway. I don't think that makes us any better than they (I don't think that's what Jess was insinuating anyway, but some Canadians do feel that that fact makes us better than the US.). This is all jsut my opinion and not intended to offend anyone. Perhaps I'm looking into the article too deeply, but these sorts of things have been bothering me lately for some reason.

[Cataholic]

He he, Catty! That is funny. About as funny as waiting 8 months for an appointment to see a lung specialist.

[BC_MoM]

No need for sarcasm. If you don't like the thread, don't post!
I'm sure if it was the other way around, you'd all be laughing.

[caseysmom]

No need for sarcasm. If you don't like the thread, don't post!
I'm sure if it was the other way around, you'd all be laughing.

bcmom...I really don't like to insult any country and no I probably wouldn't. I have spent a lot of time in other countries, my husband is from another country...its just not good to assume.

But on the other hand its good to have a sense of humor

[Lady's Human]

Now, As far as the beer goes.......

He's got a point there. I can think of many adjectives for Budweiser, Miller, and most of the mainstream beers in the US, good isn't one of them. For the most part potable isn't one of them.

I'll take Molsen anyday over most of what passes as beer in the US, and a trip to Oktoberfest (somehow the Army always managed to have my unit in the field for that) is on my "one of these days" lists. I MISS German beer.

[Cataholic]

No need for sarcasm. If you don't like the thread, don't post!
I'm sure if it was the other way around, you'd all be laughing.

No need for SARCASM? Helloooooo, McFly....the original post WAS sarcasm. LOL....thinking of the pot calling the kettle black here.

[BC_MoM]

I think I realized the original post was sarcasm.

Don't call me McFly. My name is Jessica.