Subj : Monthly posting of the ru
To   : George Pope
From : Dr. What
Date : Mon Apr 07 2025 07:52:00

-=> George Pope wrote to Dr. What <=-

 GP> Of course, you do know the Bob & Doug McKenzie show was 100% American?
 GP> It was  on SCTV (Second City = Chicago)

Yes.

The rumor always was that Canada demanded that XX minutes of every show be
"Pure Canadian Content" and that Bob and Doug were SCTV's answer to that. 
That's doesn't quite add up to me, but it's an fun rumor anyway.

 GP> The real, less funny reason for the name Canada is when explorers first
 GP> met and talked with the Ojibwe Indians, they asked the local natives:
 GP> "What is this  place called" & the Indian answered "village"("kanata"
 GP> which is the name of a  village on that site in Ontario, still, just up
 GP> or down the road from Adanac  Canada backwards)

But that explanation is less humorous than "I have a 'C', eh".  :)

 GP> (2)
 GP> Me: *on the toilet*
 GP> 2yo: *banging on door* Daddy!! Daddy!!! DADDY!!!! Me: I}m downstairs!
 GP> 2yo: Oh... *runs off*
 GP> Me: Why have I not tried that before?

Sunday school teacher: Where does God live?
Timmy: In my bathroom!
Teacher: Why do you think that?
Timmy: Because every morning my dad comes down, bangs on the door and yells
"God! Are you still in there?"


.... Women who wear mini-skirts sure are cheeky folk.
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