I Met the Most Patriotic Canadian!

I forgot to post this the other day!

On Saturday I went to the library. The driver of the car had a CD playing with nothing but "O Canada." There were purely instrumental versions, and versions in French or English by a variety of singers. It was an interesting ride to say the least! I'm glad it was a relatively short trip.

Maybe he was inspired by the olympics?

Originally Posted by Natalie_ca

I forgot to post this the other day!

On Saturday I went to the library. The driver of the car had a CD playing with nothing but "O Canada." There were purely instrumental versions, and versions in French or English by a variety of singers. It was an interesting ride to say the least!

I'm glad it was a relatively short trip.

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Awww, I think that is sweet! Of course, I don't think I could listen to the "Star Spangled Banner" for hours.

That's one of the reasons I love the Olympics. Being from the USA, I equate being patriotic to being American (egocentric, I know), but when I see athletes from other countries tearing up while they watch their flag go up first to their national anthem, it puts things in perspective.

I used to have a cassette tape of John Phillip Sousa songs. They make a person feel instantly patriotic, but after cycling through the tape player a half-dozen times, I "lost" the tape in a fit of un-patriotitism

I'm not Canadian, but I love Oh Canada! I'm not sure I'd want to listen to dozens of different versions on a car ride though (and that applies to any song).

On a somewhat related note, one of the funniest things I've read in a while was on a site where you post misheard song lyrics. A woman posted that her son was singing "Oh Canada, we stand on cars and freeze."

Originally Posted by Misty8723

A woman posted that her son was singing "Oh Canada, we stand on cars and freeze."

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Why not! That surely fits! In many parts of the country during winter, that is true when we're digging out our cars!

Wow, that is interesting Linda I never though I would hear of anyone doing that!

Originally Posted by Natalie_ca

Why not! That surely fits!

In many parts of the country during winter, that is true when we're digging out our cars!

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Ain't that the truth. Jeff foxworthy has a joke that goes "If you mow your lawn and find a car, you might be a redneck.". Well I came up with my own little thing like this: "If you shovel your driveway in the winter and find a car, you might be a Canadian."

LOL soooo true! yeah I dont think I could listen to O Canada more than twice in a row but I still love canada

Originally Posted by Misty8723

I'm not Canadian, but I love Oh Canada!

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Me too! It's a great anthem. I'm kinda fond of the country, too.