The rainbow flags thing is so true.  And I thought it to be more of the hobos that you have to feed first before you get to eat.  Its scary. 

......hold me....

You know you are Canadian if...

You bring a portable TV on a camping trip so that you don't miss Hockey Night. (Never done this, but the campsite next door always has one and as long as you bring your own beer your welcome to gather around the picnic table)

You can repeat the entire Molson's Canadian 'The Rant'. (I so love that commercial)

You dismiss all beers under 6% as "for children and the elderly." (If it isn't at least 6% it isn't beer)

You remember when Alanis Morrissette was "Too Hot To Hold".

You think it's normal to have a grain elevator in your backyard.  (It isn't?)

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. (Evil CBC leaving us on a cliffhanger like that!)

Your backpack has more than one Canadian flag iron-on . (*shifty*)

You can do the hand actions to Sharon, Lois and Bram's "Skin-a-marinki-dinki-do".  (I blame it on my having a child... honest!)

You're not sure if the leader of our nation has EVER had sex and don't want to know if he has!  (I am sure he hasn't though.)

You think -10 C is mild weather. (Hey I can still wear shorts in that!)

You know what happens in the Evergreen Forest when Bert Raccoon wakes up.

You substitute beer for water when cooking. (It isn't a substitute, it is a mandatory ingredient!)

You brag about the sweet herb in BC. (*shifty*)

Someone accidently stepped on your foot. You apologize.
You stepped on someone's foot. You apologize, then apologize for making them apologize.
(Ok so were... polite...)

You know Casey and Finnegan are NOT a Celtic rock band or imported beer. (Although they could be!)

You have at least one ROOTS sweatshirt that always smells like cigarettes and beer. (We call it our bar shirt)

You find it difficult to explain "milk in a bag" to non-Canadians, and even more difficult to describe the "snippy-thing" used on bag corners. (If you don't know I not explaining.)

You only know three spices: Salt, pepper and ketchup

You know that a Mickey and a 2-4 mean a, "party at the camp, eh!!!" (In my region it's a "24"(ounce bottle) and a "twin pack" (two 2-4's))

You know that a pike is a type of fish, not part of a highway (and a damn tasty fish!)

You have Canadian Tire money in your kitchen drawers, dresser drawers, coffee table, and wallet. (No you can't look in my wallet!)

You know what a toque is. (A sock for your head if you don't know)

You design your Halloween costume to fit over a snowsuit. (ahhh glorious winter)

You know that the last letter of the English alphabet is always pronounced "Zed" (Zed damn you! ZED!)

Your local newspaper covers the national news on 2 pages, but requires 6 pages for hockey. (Hey we gotta keep up to date on important events!)

You know that the four seasons means: winter, still winter, almost winter, and road work/construction. (It is currently almost winter)

You know that when it's 25 degrees outside, it's a warm day. (pity that day only comes once a year and lasts about 5 minutes)

You know how to pronounce and spell "Saskatchewan" (I live in Saskatchewan...)

"Eh?" is a very important part of your vocabulary, and is more polite than, "Huh?" (Huh is what you use when you want to insult the person and are "lowering yourself to their intelligence level")

You call it a BUN not a "Roll" (People actually call them rolls?)

You've ever had your tongue frozen to something. (No comment)

You've taken your kids trick-or-treating in a blizzard. (Ready to move here and enjoy our winter yet?)

You actually read this whole thing to see how many applied to you, in order to tell your friends at work the next day.

A bun is a little cake thing, a breadcake or a roll is a bread thing you put stuff in. You fools!



EDIT: Watch Shiri come and totally contradict me now. Stupid diverse British vocabularys.

EDIT: Watch Shiri come and totally contradict me now. Stupid diverse British vocabularys.

You know what happens in the Evergreen Forest when Bert Raccoon wakes up.