Date: Vendredi, 22 Juin 2001 11:07:42 -0400
De: Fan of the Beaver
Sujet: BLAGUES-L: Canadian, eh?


Date: Sun, 30 Aug 1998 22:04:09 -0600
From: E.W. Smith

You Might Be A Canadian If...

 * If you remark how warm it is now that salt melts the ice...

 * If you think it might be inappropriate to bring a firearm to the
   mall...

 * If you're working on your RRSP's (registered retirement savings
   plan) during Spring Break...

 * If you can correctly pick out your country on a world map...

 * If you suntan while keeping your beer cold in the snowbank...

 * If you think gravy and cheese curds poured over french fries
   (poutine) is a wholesome lunchtime snack...

 * If you measure distance in hours...

 * If being unemployed means you can afford a satellite dish, a new
   car, health insurance and two annual vacations...

 * If you drink your tap water...

 * If you get into arguments over the letter 'u'...

 * If you've actually made love in a canoe...

 * If you have to wait for the chinook to kiss your spouse...

 * If you budget 5% of your net income on mosquito repellant...

 * If you look at your paycheck in terms of what the government
   "left for you" this week...

 * If you can't talk about temperatures with your parents without a
   calculator...

 * If you vacation in Cuba...

 * If you stumble over the words to your national anthem at hockey
    games...

 * If you deliberately don't read one half of a sign on the highway...

 * If you have ever taken a snowmobile to the store, in May...