Things that only Canadians know about.

[tjwash]

I'm not Canadian, but I used to be married to one. Does that count?

Anyway, I'll start a list of things that I have only heard Canadians talk about. See if you can answer what these are. Oh, and friends from the Great White North, feel free to join in and add some if you want.

Here we go:
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Newfoundland screech

Swish

Lotus Land

Bugger in a bag

Smarties

line-ups and queues

Yukon Dew Me

[ScreamingMeemie]

1. I, a Michigander, know about line ups and queues..and "those" Smarties

aren't the "real" Smarties. :hi:

[billyskank]

2. Hey MrsG!

:hi:

Are we talking about these things:

[ScreamingMeemie]

3. Yes, but we 'Murikans have these Smarties...

[billyskank]

4. Do they come in a cardboard tube with a plastic cap at the end

that you pop off? If so, they're Smarties. Otherwise not... :P

And when you're done eating them, you punch out the other end of the tube and use it as a telescope... :D

[ScreamingMeemie]

5. No. The come stacked up and rolled in cellophane...like these.

http://store1.yimg.com/I/yhst-58653162205018_1877_1518696

Yours sound like wayyyy more fun. ;)

[tjwash]

6. Yes, the Smartie Telescope! My brother in law showed me that...

:yourock:

[ghostsofgiants]

7. Those aren't Smarties, those are Rockets. Silly Americans.

[billyskank]

8. I think there is Anglo-Canadian consensus

on what constitutes a Smartie. :)

[tjwash]

9. Maybe I should change the name of the thread to...

..."show us your Smarties!!"

[Parrcrow]

10. not too sure about that one

some Canadians may want to show us their rockets.

[CatholicEdHead]

19. Those are made in Canada

[Blue-Jay]

11. Milk in a bag.

Only canucks do that.

[ghostsofgiants]

22. I haven't seen those in ove a decade.

[Telly Savalas]

29. It must be a regional thing.

They're everywhere in Toronto.

[MissB]

32. I've heard of that.

And I still find it very, very strange.

[Rabrrrrrr]

12. Having a culture that's worth a shit; caring for each other;

respecting liberty; and respecting actual intelligence over merely being able to pass a multiple choice test.

And the sense of two dollar bills and one dollar coins.

How to keep roads clean and cities tidy and neat.

How not to be ignorant. I'd put any Canadian high schooler or college sstudent, chosen at random, up against our president in a debate any day.

[Canadian Socialist]

20. We now have the $2 coin

the $1 coin is a "loonie"; $2 coin is a "twonnie".

Might I add the best cardic attack food in the world... poutine!

[LostinVA]

13. I know what Smarties and queues are... and Loonies, too

[Mikimouse]

14. Smoked Goldeyes....Yum!

[nemo137]

15. Brand of cigarette or tasty seafood treat?

do people up there smoke, anyway?

[Mikimouse]

16. Smoked fish from Lake Winnipeg...and yes,

many people in Canada smoke (That is, if my wife's family is an indication), but the price of cigs is considerably higher in realtive terms than here.

[blockhead]

17. when you eat your smarties,

do you eat the red ones last? do you suck them very slowly or chew them very fast?

I remember that commercial when we first got cable tv in the 70's. (ND)

[ThoughtCriminal]

18. Not know "About", know "A-Boot"? - nt

[WritingIsMyReligion]

21. Don't forget Loonies!

I'm no Canadian, but when I was in Quebec City in '04, I was OBSESSED with those awesome coins!

:D

[ghostsofgiants]

23. And toonies.

[WritingIsMyReligion]

27. Ooh yeah!

:D :D :thumbsup:

[rug]

24. Tidal bores

[Lisa]

25. Roll up the rim to win!

Apparently, this is used by some border guards to tell who's actually Canadian!

[Inspired]

26. Shout out to the bluenosers!

[Swede]

28. CAR!

Grab the net and get out of the way.

[Redstone]

30. I do know Screech. It doesn't like me, though.

Redstone

[hyphenate]

31. You forgot things like toques

mullets
ice wine
Tim Hortons
Hollywood North, East and West

oh, and I know a good one:

Goofie Newfie! :)

[El Fuego]

33. This bugger in a bag you speak of

It intrigues me.