Comments on How to Spot a Canadian: They'll Watch Anything Played on Ice

Oh yeah... I have awards for curling a long time a...

2009-04-14T20:57:00.000-04:00

Oh yeah... I have awards for curling a long time ago... and went to school with Laliberte twins.

I can't frickin' believe K Mart lost like that... crap.

I am also suggesting Red Bull Crushed Ice, the sup...

2009-03-21T13:02:00.000-04:00

I am also suggesting Red Bull Crushed Ice, the super amazing, unforgettable, never duplicated (for good reason) hill of ice that has been manufactured in Montreal since 2000.

It is truly Canadian because it combines everything you have mentioned, hockey, figure skating and curling. I’m sure you are familiar with this, so I will only remind you of the agility, power, grace and balance required by these herculean athletes who hurl their bodies down the track as if they themselves are curling stones with picked skates and body pads.

Love for this event is intense, coming from athletes and spectators worldwide. Their dedication can be seen when witnessing annual events: a satisfying combination of violence, ice, beer, screaming and competition, on part of both groups is demonstrated. The mere mentioning of “Red Bull” or “Crushed Ice” should make any Canadian break out two full layers of winter clothes, a two-four, foam fingers and 3 friends with the same dedication and equipment.

I was planning on adding ice fishing to this post,...

2009-03-20T11:14:00.000-04:00

I was planning on adding ice fishing to this post, but I completely forgot.

Thanks for the reminder.

Oooh, & ice fishing!! especially the derbys, t...

2009-03-19T15:53:00.000-04:00

Oooh, & ice fishing!! especially the derbys, those should be televised.

Ice racing down the Rideau (horses) and any frozen lake (skidoos)

I've been known to scream Hurry, HARD!! a time or ...

2009-03-19T15:52:00.000-04:00

I've been known to scream Hurry, HARD!! a time or two...

Dont' forget ringette.

That sounds awesome. So Canadian.

2009-03-19T15:45:00.000-04:00

That sounds awesome. So Canadian.

Hurry hard! And, in my elementary school (because ...

2009-03-19T13:40:00.000-04:00

Hurry hard! And, in my elementary school (because the budget didn't allow for official curling stones) they would fill jam pails with cement, thoughtfully cementing a handle to the top. Then they would toss us outside (where the janitor had watered down the playing field the night before) to learn how to play. Yep, they started us young :-)

2009-03-19T13:39:00.000-04:00

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