2010 and running a pi** up in a brewery
Feb 12th 2010, 1:02 am
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Re: 2010 and running a pi** up in a brewery
I noticed on the National last night there was some quite good coverage on the olympics from Calgary and Vancouver. There was a little feature though that referred to "Wayne Gretzky the most famous Canadian in the world" doing something as part of the build up - is this what Canadians really believe? Most famous Canadian - maybe Celine Dion maybe even Ben Johnson but Wayne Gretzky?
Feb 12th 2010, 2:49 am
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Re: 2010 and running a pi** up in a brewery
Surely the most famous Canadian is Captain Kirk?
Feb 12th 2010, 3:28 am
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Feb 12th 2010, 3:35 am
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Re: 2010 and running a pi** up in a brewery
I'd say Chad Kreuger (sp) and the rest of the Nickleback boys may come quite high on the 'very famous' Canadian scale.
I would have to agree about Gretsky though, he does seem to have a pretty wide range of people that know he's a famous Canadian sportsman - EXACTLY whats needed for the Limpbits.
I would have to agree about Gretsky though, he does seem to have a pretty wide range of people that know he's a famous Canadian sportsman - EXACTLY whats needed for the Limpbits.
Feb 12th 2010, 3:51 am
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I think Terry Fox's mum should get the job to light the flame.
Feb 12th 2010, 4:54 am
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Re: 2010 and running a pi** up in a brewery
What about Michael J Fox?
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Feb 12th 2010, 5:34 am
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Feb 12th 2010, 8:11 am
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Re: 2010 and running a pi** up in a brewery
The original reference was fame rather than popularity. Anyone I know in the UK would most likely cringe when they see or hear Dion - I suspect she would win a most unpopular as well as a most famous Canadian contest in the UK and elsewhere.
Feb 12th 2010, 6:06 pm
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Re: 2010 and running a pi** up in a brewery
I'd say Chad Kreuger (sp) and the rest of the Nickleback boys may come quite high on the 'very famous' Canadian scale.
I would have to agree about Gretsky though, he does seem to have a pretty wide range of people that know he's a famous Canadian sportsman - EXACTLY whats needed for the Limpbits.
I would have to agree about Gretsky though, he does seem to have a pretty wide range of people that know he's a famous Canadian sportsman - EXACTLY whats needed for the Limpbits.
Feb 12th 2010, 6:34 pm
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Re: 2010 and running a pi** up in a brewery
Yes ok the european ice hockey nations as well but most of those are small and even there ice hockey is generally a secondary sport nothing like the dominant position ice hockey has in Canada so in a world context its pretty minor projection.
The original reference was fame rather than popularity. Anyone I know in the UK would most likely cringe when they see or hear Dion - I suspect she would win a most unpopular as well as a most famous Canadian contest in the UK and elsewhere.
The original reference was fame rather than popularity. Anyone I know in the UK would most likely cringe when they see or hear Dion - I suspect she would win a most unpopular as well as a most famous Canadian contest in the UK and elsewhere.
