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13 Comments Published February 21st, 2010 in No Plugs, Video of the Day, You are listening too.No Plugs
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Not much going on today in the news, and I am getting back to watching the US surprisingly beating Canada in Hockey, so I leave you with this:
Malach’s Video of the Day
I am Malach and USA, USA
I am fascinated by Beaker and Bunsen Honeydew – what a marvellous pair!
USA! USA!
My opinion on the Canada/US hockey game:
Canadians have this fantastic tradition that Americans might not be aware of. Besides beavers, moose and maple syrup (none of which I have ever seen in real life, by the way), Canadians are also united by one amazing skill: CHOKING.
In big sporting events, Canadian teams will inevitably choke. The bigger the games, the more choking will occur.
I first noticed the trend in the 2004 Summer Olympics. Perdita Felicien, a medal favourite, stepped off the line and, instead of jumping over the first hurdle, she stepped on it. She fell onto the ground taking out Russian athlete Irina Shevchenko.
Canadians everywhere were disappointed.
At these Olympics, on home turf, our downhill alpine ski team all got hurt before the games started. Except for Eric Guay, who got FIFTH in two events.
Chris Del Bosco, actually an American who was kicked off the US team for alcoholism and now competing for Canada due to double-citizenship, finally became a true Canadian this weekend. After making it through to the finals, the medal favourite fell over the final hill and finished in fourth. To think he was worried about not knowing the national anthem when he got his gold medal. He is now truly Canadian. He’s finished in FOURTH.
The other day, our female skeleton competitor was in second until her final run. She finished fifth.
Two brothers, Francois and Charles Hamelin, both made it to the finals in men’s short track speed skating. I watched the event thinking “Wow, with two Canadians out of five in the finals, we’re DEFINITELY GETTING AT LEAST ONE MEDAL OUT OF THIS.” After leading the entire race, the two brothers were passed by Apollo Anton Ono and two Koreans to finish in… guess what? FOURTH AND FIFTH.
Choking.
So I’m not too surprised Canada lost to the US in hockey. If it were in some other country, I would expect Canada to win. But on home turf, Canada always chokes. There’s a reason the Canada scored the winning goal in the 1972 Summit Series against Russia… because the second half of the series took place in Russia.
The Canadians were terrible in the games played in Canada.
Only Americans are able to pull of a Miracle on Ice at home. Americans, for some reason, don’t choke.
A small clarification: I’ve seen Maple Syrup in real life. Just not the trees it comes from.
ALSO: May I ask why NBC didn’t show the hockey game live? Canadians have SEVEN TV stations currently showing the game live, plus live internet streaming of every event (ctvolympics.ca). Americans get stuck with pre-recorded crap on TV… and they choose the most terrible events too.
ICE DANCING? REALLY?
YOUR COUNTRY IS PLAYING CANADA IN THE PREMIER EVENT OF THE GAMES AND YOU ARE SHOWING ICE DANCING???!
Yes! 5 – 3 old bean. Congrats!
Beaker was my second hero behind Animal…until Homer came along.
Happy happy memories…
memememememememememememememe……
Mitzi: I will be Dr. Honeydew and you can be Beaker?
Dr. John: Little early for that? Prefer screaming HARD!
Lucas: I got stuff for you tonight, I making a whole post around this.
Fourdinners: Me Beaker you Honeydew?
Canada sucks.
Canada does not suck. We just have 1/10th the population of the US of A.
Colonel: That was harsh, the Cold War is over and Canada is not the USSR!
Also, for saying that, you now officially suck.
I don’t quite get the Cold War comment. We were on “your side” in the Cold War. Actually, except for the war of 1812, which gave the US both its national anthem and the White House, Canada has never fought against the US in any war.
It’s fought with the US in several.
Yeah I was just making a silly comment that Canada is not our ememy! Not like the USSR used to be. I love Canada, French Canadian right here!