FROM CANADA: We like so love Americans

National Post (Canada) ^ | March 1, 2003 | Lisa Gabriele

[MadIvan]

Sorry, I couldn't resist posting this as it sounded like she was daring a Brit to pass this on to you lot.

Three possibilities:

1. She is dumb enough to believe Americans speak this way.
2. She is dumb enough to talk this way.
3. She is dumb enough to believe this is humourous in some manner.

Colour me unimpressed.

Regards, Ivan

The Flag of Canada...before the trouble started.

[MadIvan]

Bump!

[areafiftyone]

GOT PROZAC? I think I need some after reading this. ;-)

[MadIvan]

GOT PROZAC? I think I need some after reading this. ;-)

Shot of whiskey would be a good idea for me at the moment, I dare say. :)

Regards, Ivan

[Moose4]

Like, tooooootally. Duuuuude.

}:-)4

[zarf]

This sounds like a rant Maureen Dowd would scream if she ever had an orgasm.

[MadIvan]

I think she wrote this article in normal English first and then ran it through this:

Valley URL

Regards, Ivan

[Brasky]

Good to see that our public school system is spilling over to our neighbors to the north. Like, you totally better, like, hand over all your lumber and natural gas, or the shizzle will hit the fizzle, my nizzle.

[Happygal]

And the National Post printed it. Jaysis!

[Eaker]

Great stuff Ivan!!!

This Wordsmith so totally put us in our place!

I just wish that I could let her know that this

is what it would look like if Canada really ticked us off!!!

Stay safe; stay armed.

[MadIvan]

This is what it says is her claim to fame:

Lisa Gabriele is the author of Tempting Faith DiNapoli, published by Doubleday Canada.

Somehow I doubt this will be held up as an example of great Canadian literature.

Love, Ivan

[shezza]

Um, like, does Canada really, you know, think we even care what they think? As if!

[Eowyn-of-Rohan]

WHO IS THIS CHICK!! Lemme at her!

maybe we're pretty sick of hearing you guys all the time going, "Ooo, look at us, we're SOOO great because we're AMERICANS, oooo."

I am TOTALLY sick of hearing how WE think WE are great...I wish the rest of the world would Quit Projecting THEIR feelings onto US. Maybe some of our more prominent spokespeople project that arrogant, ignorant persona and attitude, but I would like to shake some sense into these sheep around the world who believe we think we are better than everyone else, or "cooler". Most of us are very aware of our cultural shortcomings and are NOT happy with the Calipornia [OOPS! sp!] culture being spread all over as representative of who we are and what we do...

But you better give us back OUR Avril Lavigne plus OUR Shania Twain

Take them back PLEASE!

[Harmless Teddy Bear]

not to mention our millions of acres of arable land, plus a seemingly endless fresh water supply, plus world-class marijuana, plus OIL, plus now DIAMONDS.

We'll see it and will raise you the world's most advanced health system and the world's best military. What do you have that you actually made not something given to you by mother nature?

[Nubbin]

LOL! Now THAT was funny, I mean like, TOTALLY funny.

[Bloody Sam Roberts]

Duuude! What a totally righteous find!

I plugged in the URL "http://www.freerepublic.com" into this site and nearly spewed my coffee when I read the output.

Try it out. It is high comedy. Totally.

[badfreeper]

"Three possibilities:

"1. She is dumb enough to believe Americans speak this way.
"2. She is dumb enough to talk this way.
"3. She is dumb enough to believe this is humourous in some manner.

"Colour me unimpressed."

Lisa Gabriele needs to stick to writing for the real estate section.

[Nubbin]

Like, you totally better, like, hand over all your lumber and natural gas...

...and do they really, I mean like, REALLY, REALLY have diamonds? Sweeeet! I totally adore diamonds. Couldn't we like forget about that oil thing and go and get those diamonds instead? I mean like diamonds are WAY better than oil!

[ConservativeConvert]

This bitch is being facetious in like SUCH an annoying way. She can SO kiss my American ass.

[MadIvan]

Duuude! What a totally righteous find!

Yes, I use it to translate anything into Britney Spears language.

I suggest you don't do it too long, as you can feel your brain cells begin to die reading Valley Girl speak for an extended duration.

Regards, Ivan