us Colourful Canadians

for Einstein Noodle

I wear red and white

on the 1st of July

and if you ask me why

I'll tell you I am Canadian eh,

That's our country's birthday!

I eat vinegar on my fries,

and speaking of which,

Add some gravy and cheese,

And you have a poutine

(that's "poo tin", not "pooteen")

--  a Canadian delicacy!

If you come here for vacation

Don't pack your skis in June,

And a tip's a dollar loon.

Remember a Timmy is a coffee,

And a two dollar coin a Toonie.

I like a little colour in the centre;

I buy gas by the litre,

And always try to be polite

I'll probably say sorry

When I analyse your tendency

To forget we are a whole other country

And not just a northern state.

We'll forgive you for forgetting

Our contributions to everything

From the telephone to insulin

To basketball and WWII

We'll even let you pretend

All those great singers, actors,

And comedians, are Americans too.

But don't you dare claim

Howe, or Gretzky,

or Crosby, or Lemieux --

When it comes to greats in hockey

Only a Canadian will do!

Author's Note

Reviews

[Jon Roggie]

Flipping Canucks. Bad enough Deadpool is yours. Hockey just makes it worse.

[Lyn Anderson]

ha ha very funny

[Shannon]

You represent us well. But forgot the true national sport...

[Lyn Anderson]

Are you speaking as in literally? or something else? Write away, fellow Canuck.

[Shannon]

Literally. Lol.

[Lyn Anderson]

ah lacrosse. a technicality. no offense intended to my ojibway ancestors.

[Shannon]

Lol. Couldn't resist a little ribbing.

[Ana Papaya]

Ha! Nice rant and nice one in the video too.
I forgot about that rant.
I had poutine today btw, at lunch time. Mmmmmm.

[Lyn Anderson]

Just having a little fun. Einstein Noodle thought I made an error when it was a Canadian spelling. I felt compelled to school him. Anyhoo, I suggested I write about Canadianisms, and this is what I came up with. I think you should too, and any other Canadian, in honour of Canada Day. We need to wear our colours loud and proud.

[Ana Papaya]

Lol. Yes we do. :)

[Ana Papaya]

Btw I did notice you did not capitalize 'us' in the title. :)

[Lyn Anderson]

WC glitch. don't know how to fix it.

[Ana Papaya]

Oh, I thought it was intentional so it wouldn't look like US

[Lyn Anderson]

it was. but it looks like uS instead of us. Annoying.:)

[Ana Papaya]

:- )