I'm supresed this wasn't banned in Canada.
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jra_x — 19 years ago(March 31, 2007 09:16 PM)
Hahahaha what?! Canadians are not easily offended, we know how to laugh at ourselves. It would take something pretty seriously bad to get a movie banned in Canada. And like someone else said, maybe you didn't get the humor.
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fiveforme — 19 years ago(April 01, 2007 09:44 AM)
we know how to laugh at ourselves
We sure do! Case in point - Joe Canada:
Hey, I'm not a lumberjack, or a fur trader.
I don't live in an igloo or eat blubber, or own a dogsled.
and I don't know Jimmy, Sally or Suzy from Canada,
although I'm certain they're really really nice.
I have a Prime Minister, not a president.
I speak English and French, not American.
And I pronounce it 'about', not 'a boot'.
I can proudly sew my country's flag on my backpack.
I believe in peace keeping, not policing,
diversity, not assimilation,
and that the beaver is a truly proud and noble animal.
A toque is a hat, a chesterfield is a couch,
and it is pronounced 'zed' not 'zee', 'zed' !!!!
Canada is the second largest landmass!
The first nation of hockey!
and the best part of North America
My name is Joe!!
And I am Canadian!!!
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SD666 — 18 years ago(May 10, 2007 06:33 AM)
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DrakeStraw — 16 years ago(March 11, 2010 11:48 PM)
http://www.snopes.com/inboxer/petition/joesrant.htm
Good one! And it composes like this:
http://www.snopes.com/inboxer/petition/joesrant.htm
Drake
FYI
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archampion — 18 years ago(August 22, 2007 11:39 PM)
I don't know much about that commercial being banned but I'm sure a more likely explanation was that it would simply have ironic/camp value south of that border. The Molson commercials were appealing to their iconic Canadian base kinda tongue in cheek there by emphasizing Canadian uniqueness against Americansthat's not really gonna sell beer down here.
It kind of reminds me of Three Dead Trolls in a Baggie's jingoistic and partially accurate song about the War of 1812, or how observers noticed Germany during the World Cup showed more pride and patriotism than they'd socially allowed themselves since Reunification or, as it was grimly amended, 1945.
The commercial is mostly opinion of course but the writers did get one provable fact wrong. Canada is the second largest state in total area, not land mass. For total area, land and water, it's Russia, Canada, China (if you don't ask Taiwan), United States. For land it's Russia, China, US, and Canada. However you cut it the US and Canada are neck and neck, but Canada's just got 35 million people to the US's just over 300. But to quote the Arrogant Worms from their song "Canada's Really Big," "It isn't what you do with it/it's the size that counts!" -
fiveforme — 18 years ago(September 10, 2007 03:34 PM)
The commercial is mostly opinion of course but the writers did get one provable fact wrong. Canada is the second largest state in total area, not land mass. For total area, land and water, it's Russia, Canada, China (if you don't ask Taiwan), United States. For land it's Russia, China, US, and Canada.
State your source, please. -
LittleMatchGirl — 17 years ago(May 28, 2008 08:56 PM)
The commercial is mostly opinion of course but the writers did get one provable fact wrong. Canada is the second largest state in total area, not land mass. For total area, land and water, it's Russia, Canada, China (if you don't ask Taiwan), United States. For land it's Russia, China, US, and Canada.
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dioniscerda — 18 years ago(July 10, 2007 10:10 AM)
Ya, there not easily offend them until you critize them LOL
Canada is a land of Racism , extermination, xenophobia, hypocrisy and greedy bureaucrates! If you dont belive me , read abit of you history, its not all flowers and love!!!!
America is a continent and every country of this continent was stolen from the natives and built on the back the slaves (yes, we had slaves too)