What's the greatest thing Canada gave the world?

[HEyHEY]

[nothingshocksmeanymore]

1. KD Lange and Pierre Trudeau

oops..and Wayne Gretsky

[HEyHEY]

2. I touched Pierre's coffin

In Montreal. Was a very somber day.

[nothingshocksmeanymore]

10. I'll one up ya

I know his ex girl-friend...Liona Boyd :)

[HEyHEY]

12. Yeah?

I know his Son's ex-girlfriend.

Not the same however. I know a guy who somehow knew one of the sons and laughs when he tells a story about drinking at there house and realizing he was hammered at Trudeau's place.

[progmom]

87. Liona Boyd dated Pierre Trudeau?

I had no idea!

[nothingshocksmeanymore]

95. yep for 6 years

[Seabiscuit]

54. Ditto + Canadians!

[despairing optimist]

3. Maple syrup!

[sundog]

4. Blake Harper

[bigwillq]

5. Is this the same Blake Harper I'm thinking of?

:evilgrin:

[sundog]

7. .

we're on the same page

:evilgrin:

[bigwillq]

8. HEEHEE!

:evilgrin:

[MikeG]

6. Mario Lemieux.

[opiate69]

9. Hockey.. or maybe Triumph. ;)

[Richard Steele]

11. Canadian Bacon! Yummy!

[HEyHEY]

13. We just call it bacon here

;-)

[achtung_circus]

86. No

we call it back bacon or Peameal bacon. Your citizenship is in danger of being revoked.

[Wat_Tyler]

14. Standard time, the Abdominizer, Basketball, JAVA, the electric lightbulb

(our man sold Edison the patents for that), the jetliner, kerosene, insulin, the synthesizer, newsprint, the speedometer, plexiglas, the paint roller, prosthetic hands, quartz clocks, the screw propeller, the snowblower, the snowmobile, just about anything else involving snow, the TV camera, Trivial Pursuit, the Walkie-Talkie, the Zipper.

[HEyHEY]

27. Newsprint?

[Wat_Tyler]

35. Apparently so.

Not really surprising, is it?

[Wat_Tyler]

40. The greatest gifts Alberta gave to the world are Marshall McLuhan

Brion Gysin and Joni Mitchell.

[HEyHEY]

49. And BSE

Canada is a communications leader!

[sparky_in_ma]

15. yvr girl

:loveya:

[yvr girl]

96. Far from true

But thanks. If I make it to Boston, you're getting a kiss.

[Biology]

16. SMARTIES

Smarties; product of Canada

[bigwillq]

18. Hello! Welcome to DU!

:hi:

[Fenris]

17. Crown Royal, Canadian bacon, and the Canadian pipe

\

Canadian-style pipes are my favourite. (I have a Petersen rustic Canadian style and a Paul Guilland smooth Canadian that I smoke regularly.):)

[tuvor]

19. Some Americans might thank us for basketball.

http://inventors.about.com/library/inventors/blbasketball.htm

[Telly Savalas]

70. Dr. Naismith was the first coach...

of the University of Kansas men's basketball program.

(Didn't help 'em get past Bucknell in the first round this year though. :grr: )

[flamingyouth]

20. The drinking age being 19

Back when I was under 21, of course. :)

[Fenris]

21. Friggin' drunk.

:7

[flamingyouth]

22. Hey, having a nice frosty Eskimo Snow tonight?

:cry: I'm not. (hic)

[Fenris]

25. No, but perhaps I should.

:evilgrin:

[flamingyouth]

26. You.... BASTARD!

:cry: :evilfrown:

[Fenris]

31. Actually, my head hurts, so 32 ounces of banana-flavoring and

Gordon's vodka is probably not a great idea.

[flamingyouth]

32. I'm sorry, love

:hug:

[HEyHEY]

28. 18 in four provinces!

[flamingyouth]

30. True! Quebec being one of them!

[Darth_Kitten]

39. actually it's 18. hehe.

;)

[PhuLoi]

23. Though I voted for Noam, in truth the robertson screwdriver is

the shit! Greatest improvement to screwing since K-Y. No, really, ask anyone in the trades.

[tuvor]

24. Chomsky's Canadian?

Boy, do I feel dumb. You'd think the righties would be all over that.

[Telly Savalas]

53. I don't think he is.

According to Wikipedia he's from Philly.

[jonnyblitz]

98. he isnt canadian. nt

[democracyindanger]

29. Bob, Doug and Geddy

[ghostsofgiants]

33. Noam Chomsky? He was born in Philadelphia.

Where does the Canadian connection come from?

[HEyHEY]

43. I was under the impression he was born in Ontario

[FuzzySlippers]

85. Are you maybe thinking of John Kenneth Galbraith?

He was born in Ontario.

[Seabiscuit]

57. Indeed: "Noam Chomsky was born on December 7, 1928 in Philadelphia,

Pennsylvania."

http://web.mit.edu/linguistics/www/biography/noambio.html

[Jack Rabbit]

34. The Band

Most of them were Canadian.

http://www.stribble.com/robbie/

[DODI]

36. Except for Helm

I don't think that's a Canadian accent?

[Jack Rabbit]

45. Levon Helm is from Arkansas.

He is credited with giving The Band much of its "Southern" flavor.

[Blue-Jay]

37. Mel & Blayne Lastman

[Bullwinkle925]

38. Alex Trebek!

[Darth_Kitten]

41. Lorne Greene!

:evilgrin:

[Orangepeel]

42. William Shatner!

[Darth_Kitten]

44. James "Beam me up Scottie" Doohan

;)

[Magrittes Pipe]

46. The fact that Gordon Lightfoot has as many votes as insulin disgusts me.

[GreenPartyVoter]

47. Ah Caramel cakes.. plus comedians

[progressoid]

48. Duh..........Paul Schaffer. eom

[dolo amber]

50. Terrence and Phillip, of course!

[starroute]

51. A.E. van Vogt

The most influential largely-unknown science fiction writer ever. There's hardly an SF movie or tv show that isn't indebted to him. Everything from superpowered mutants to time lords to the prime directive goes back to his stories of the 1940's. One of Canada's great gifts to the world.

[JVS]

52. Poutine!

[HEyHEY]

56. I said "Canada" poutine is Quebec

[JVS]

58. Have it your way

[HEyHEY]

60. D'accord je ira

[JVS]

63. Feel free to join the Quebec contributions thread

[Redstone]

100. Poutine transcends provincialism,

as does the Michigan Burger.

Redstone

[Baclava]

55. Brian Boitano

I'm sure he'd kick an ass or two...

[Berry Cool]

102. Brian ORSER is Canadian, Brian BOITANO is not

and Orser is the more interesting skater anyway!

What would HE do if he were here right now?

All hail the mighty Brian Orser, Canada's gift to the world!!!!

[miss_kitty]

59. Jean Hersholt's newphew,

Leslie Nielsen

[baldguy]

61. Canadian Ballet

[Danmel]

62. Nanaimo bars

They are oh so yummy! Probably 2000 calories (or should I say kcals?) each!

[Mr. McD]

64. Ofra Harnoy

[AntiCoup2K4]

65. Rush!

And I don't mean Jeff Christie the Oxycontin addict.

[Telly Savalas]

66. Let's not forget Glenn Gould and Oscar Peterson.

and of course this guy:

[WannaJumpMyScooter]

67. Space between the US and Russia

J/k... I love Canada.

[AntiCoup2K4]

68. Coffee Crisp

It's a crime that Nestle refuses to sell them on this side of the border, but there's a few stores that import 'em.

And believe it or not, a petition to get them distributed in the States.
http://coffeecrisp.org

[derby378]

69. Rush, Skinny Puppy, and the Sopwith Camel (n/t)

[Deb]

71. What would the world be without

the Tilley hat? :-)

[Megahurtz]

72. FREEDOM!!!

:thumbsup:

[carpetbagger]

73. The zipper.

And, of course, Tarrence and Phillip.

[Queen Jane]

74. I voted for hockey, but I have to add Neil Young. :)

[nutsnberries]

78. thank you for that (AND THANK YOU CANADA!)

I saw 77 responses and I scanned the subjects looking for Neil....
Yes, Queen Jane- :headbang:

I thank Canada every day for Neil!

[Twillig]

75. Gilles Villeneuve!

[Technowitch]

76. Any chance you guys could come invade us?

Obviously we've proven we're utterly unable to govern ourselves responsibly.

Here's a wishlist of the things some of us would like:

- Freedom from discrimination
- Prohibition of any one religious faith imposing its beliefs on everybody else
- A balanced budget
- Universal healthcare
- A decent education system, including college for any who qualify
- A non-bullying foreign policy
- No wars of aggression, justified with lies and misdirection
- A much smaller military and non-aggressive defense policy
- Adherence to international laws and treaties
- NO TORTURE
- Outlawing of capital punishment
- Sound environmental policies that promote conservation and preservation
- A sensible energy policy that moves us away from dependence on fossil fuels

Thanks,
A Concerned and Deeply Chagrined U.S. Citizen

[Corey_Baker08]

77. Cheap Canadian Whisky

:hi:

[Biased Liberal Media]

79. Brian Boitano...DUH!

Just kidding...\

ETA: I say Jim Carrey!

[hippiechick]

83. uh, Boitano's not Canadian ....

:shrug:

[Biased Liberal Media]

97. My bad...I thought he was...

:shrug:

[Maestro]

80. Like Derby378 said

Rush!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

and of course a slew of comedians!!!!!

[hippiechick]

81. Hockey, Baby !

OH HELL YEAH !!! :loveya:

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[bridgit]

82. no less than elvira kurt

http://www.elvirakurt.com/intro.html

[Pool Hall Ace]

84. Celine Dion !

kidding ! :silly:

[Biased Liberal Media]

99. WHAT??

LOL I'm glad you're not serious!

:silly:

[Zuni]

88. Hockey, tons of comedians and actors and seal clubbing

although Norway can rival your seal clubbers :evilgrin:

[Huckebein the Raven]

89. Her:

Gary Trudeau and many other things of course

[liberaltrucker]

90. Freedom

for me if I'd had a low draft number in '70:hippie:

[NV Whino]

91. Hey Hey

Actually I voted for Noam Chomsky, but Hey Hey is right up there. (No offense to other Canuks on the DU board.)

[blockhead]

92. the Guess Who

and MacIntosh toffee

[July]

93. Curling, come on!

I know it supposedly originated elsewhere, but who's made it a national pastime?

Bocce on ice, plus drinks bought by the winners after. What's not to like?

[Liberal_Andy]

94. Neil Young

:smoke:

[jackster]

101. right on....Neil Young

my sentiments exactly

[Aiptasia]

103. Fine new strains of Marijuana

There are several Canadien strains that rival or outperform most Dutch strains of pot. Go Canada!

[El Fuego]

104. Kids in the Hall!

[all.of.me]

105. good energy!

canada, to me, is like your level-headed best friend, the one who gives you a reality check now and then.

i like canadian beer, too.

a canadian friend of mine (male, who chums around with chomsky, by the way) said one reason he liked me was because most american women drink white wine, but i was more like a canadian woman swilling beer.

[no name no slogan]

106. Blood transfusions

They were discovered by a Canadian surgeon while fighting for the Spanish Republic during the Spanish Civil War (1936-39). Unfortunately his name escapes me right now....

IMHO it's one of the greatest medical discoveries of all time. Without transfusions, major life-saving surguries could not exist.

Plus they've got the friendliest people up there, in the "true north strong and free".

[Dukkha]

107. The first 5 seasons of the X-Files

shot in Vancouver

the rest were in Los Angeles and were lame.