Canadians sleep all the time. Every time you turn around, they're
going off somewhere to have a nap.
- Printer, Huntington, N.Y.
Canada? I don't know nothing about it. This bus just goes
to Farragut Square.
- Bus driver, Washington, D.C.
Canadian drivers are crazy. I wonder if it's got something to
do with their religion.
- Tour guide, Williamsburg, Virginia
I think if we need it and they won't give it to us, we should just take
it.
- National guardsman, Fremont, Ohio
Canada, that's up north, near New York State, isn't it? Only it's
not a state, it's a whole country. Is that right? Do I win
a prize?
- Liquor store clerk, Albuquerque, New Mexico
Mountains, I think of mountains, and people singing.
- Housewife, Austin, Texas
We went up to the border once, but they wouldn't let my Dad through
with his rifle and pistol, so we had to come back, 'cause he wouldn't go
anywhere without a gun, he needs it for protection. Why would they
do that to him?
- Mechanic, Napa, California
Nice people, very nice. Not bright, but nice.
- Tractor salesman, Fargo, North Dakota
Yew cain't hardly unnerstan' what Canadians say, the way they tawk.
They tawk funny, sorta mumbly an' ah dunno whatall. Yew cain't harly
make 'em aout.
- Restaurant patron, Tucker, Georgia
Dave
Barry
malapropisms
and mixed metaphors
humour
for the french-Canadians among us today