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Old Mar 7th 2008 | 11:41 am
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Following my recent thread of Famous Canadians, I thought I'd test our knowledge of Canadian inventions too. I've since come up with:-

1. The television
2. The telephone
3. The zip

I honestly didn't google any of those so please try and use google as a last resort cos it's more fun to try and rack our brains, n'est-ce pas?!

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4. Insulin
 
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Trivial pursuit because of being snowed in
 
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Of course the snowmobile ,gas mask , Greenpeace , the paintroller , Ghostbusters , the parka , cereal , ice hockey , basketball and Yogi Bear
 
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The enclosed shopping mall.

For the same reason as stated in post #3.
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Originally Posted by seanyg
Following my recent thread of Famous Canadians, I thought I'd test our knowledge of Canadian inventions too. I've since come up with:-

1. The television
2. The telephone
3. The zip

I honestly didn't google any of those so please try and use google as a last resort cos it's more fun to try and rack our brains, n'est-ce pas?!

Anita
Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone . Was he Canadian ?
 
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The Blackberry (no not the fruit)
 
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The Robinson screw (and driver).

BTW telephone and television are a more than bit dodgy.
 
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Originally Posted by scaffroche
Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone . Was he Canadian ?
He was Scottish born but emigrated to Canada (Ontario), then later took US citizenship.
 
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The Robinson screw (and driver).

BTW telephone and television are a more than bit dodgy.
Whts the Robinson screw/driver ?
 
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Originally Posted by cneldred
He was Scottish born but emigrated to Canada (Ontario), then later took US citizenship.
Basically then if you once farted in Canada you're considered Canadian
 
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Originally Posted by scaffroche
Whts the Robinson screw/driver ?
You're not in Canada yet, are you?

'Tis the square head thingy which is by far better than all the foreign muck.
 
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Originally Posted by Elaine B.
Basically then if you once farted in Canada you're considered Canadian
That means Im Spanish,Irish,French,Americ...... O NO NOT AMERICAN !
 
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Blackberry Phones
The Telephone
Lacrosse
Baseball glove
Insulin treatment for diabetes
Java Programming language
lightbulb
Wonderbra
Birch Bark Canoes
Instant replay for sports in game replays
Pacemakers
Electric Wheelchairs
Electron Microscope
 
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The FLQ
 


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