I remember when KCTS (PBS station) would play Red Green Marathons. Maybe they still do, I don't have time for TV anymore.
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quote: 2. Red Green 6. Avril Lavingne 10. The Guess Who 12. Barenaked Ladies 19. Jim Carrey 22. Gordon Lightfoot 25. Nickleback 29. (pre-sweetened) Iced Tea
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I took the extended list (including quidscribis' additions) and coded as follows:
A = learned about in America C = learned about either in Canada or solely through my Canuck husband D = didn't know about
D 1. Great Big Sea A 2. Red Green D 3. Finger 11 A 4. Paul Gross D 5. Mr Dressup A 6. Avril Lavingne C 7. Rick Mercer C 8. Tim Horton's A 9. Degrassi A 10. The Guess Who C 11. African Lion Safari A 12. Barenaked Ladies C 13. Inukshuk A 14. Kraft Dinner A 15. Due South C 16. Smarties (the chocolate kind) C 17. Robert Munsch C 18. Canadian Tire A 19. Jim Carrey A 20. Guy Gavriel Kay C 21. Harvey's A 22. Gordon Lightfoot A 23. Sarah McLaughlan C 24. Poutine D 25. Nickleback A 26. Bryan Adams D 27. Wonderland C 28. Gordon Korman A 29. (pre-sweetened) Iced Tea D 30. Loreena McKennitt C 31. West Edmonton Mall D 32. Beach Combers C 33. Coffee Crisp A 34. Lacrosse C 35. Crispy Crunch A 36. Hudson’s Bay Company A 37. Zambonis C 38. Nunavut C 39. Twoonie
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I agree with BtL. Confusing Stan Rogers (of "Barrett's Privateers" fame) and Gordon Lightfoot (most famous for "The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald") is a captial crime in all provinces and territories. And here's me leaving Stan Rogers off because I thought no one would know him.
And I believe you about the Rainbow Butt Monkeys. They (and Jim Carrey) are my town's claim to fame.
Loreena McKennitt is from Canada. Stratford, ON. She performs occasionally at the Stratford Festival, one of the largest Shakepearean theatre-fests going. A lot of her songs were written for performances there. "Prospero's Speech" being a personal favourite.
EDIT: I knew I could count on Hatrack. You guys are awesome.
quote:Ah, for just one time I would take the Northwest Passage To find the hand of Franklin reaching for the Beaufort Sea; Tracing one warm line through a land so wild and savage And make a Northwest Passage to the sea.
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Have heard of the following, but don't know much about them:
Mr Dressup
The Guess Who
Guy Gavriel Kay
Gordon Lightfoot
Know what these are but have never seen/eaten/visited them:
Inukshuk - I have a little one made of glass, but I've never seen a real one.
Poutine - Juliette maintains that this is gross, but I think it sounds OK.
West Edmonton Mall - Saw a documentary about malls.
Nunavut - Juliette's aunt used to live in Iqaluit.
First experience these in the US:
Avril Lavingne
Barenaked Ladies
Jim Carrey
Sarah McLaughlan
Nickleback
Bryan Adams
(pre-sweetened) Iced Tea
Lacrosse
Zambonis
Twoonie - only because Juliette gave me one after coming back from visiting her family in St. Thomas, ON
First experienced these in Canada:
Tim Horton's - The sheer volume of Tim Horton's stores boggles my mind. I swear there is a higher density of Tim's in the Elgin/Middlesex county region of Ontario than there is of Starbucks in the LA metro.
Kraft Dinner - The phrase, not the actual food. I've been eating Kraft Macaroni and Cheese since I was little. It is now my birthday meal of choice.
First experienced these in England:
Smarties (the chocolate kind)
Edit: Oh yeah, and I'm from Northern California. Edit2: for quidscribis' additions
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