Canadians Do Too Have A Sense of Humour ~ Quote for August 2, 2012 ~

Statue of Queen Elizabeth II on Parliament Hill, Ottawa (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Preface:

I love Queen Elizabeth.

I was born on her birthday.

I feel a real kinship to her and her ever-present purse.

I love her hats~~

so this is no way is meant to be disrepectful, but come on — it is funny:

“Canada is a democratic society based upon the ideals of equality and opportunity for all. The symbol of this democracy is an unelected member of a foreign royal family whose status is determined purely by bloodline and an in-bred, out-dated hereditary class system. You know…sometimes the satire writes itself….”

~ Will Ferguson & Ian Ferguson ~ How To Be A Canadian (Even If You Already Are One)

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on August 2, 2012 at 2:53 pm Comments (37)
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On August 2, 2012 at 3:35 pm Peggy said:

During the opening ceremonies of the Olympics, I Saw the queen with Daniel Craig (James Bond) jump out of a helicopter, now there’s a lady with a sense of humour. (I do realize it was a stunt double.)

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- On August 2, 2012 at 3:42 pm Heidi @ lightlycrunchy said:
  
  My kids were convinced it was real. Nothing I could say would convince them otherwise.
  
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  - On August 2, 2012 at 4:03 pm on thehomefrontandbeyond said:
    
    I think a couple of years ago she might have done it herself (lol)
- On August 2, 2012 at 4:18 pm on thehomefrontandbeyond said:
  
  – I answered you down below Heidi
  
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On August 2, 2012 at 3:43 pm Heidi @ lightlycrunchy said:

We have that book by the Fergusons. We are a slightly tongue in cheek society.

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- On August 2, 2012 at 4:01 pm on thehomefrontandbeyond said:
  
  I have two of them!
  
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On August 2, 2012 at 3:53 pm Nancy said:

Love it!

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On August 2, 2012 at 4:02 pm on thehomefrontandbeyond said:

Thank you.

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On August 2, 2012 at 6:37 pm Kathy said:

LouAnn, OK, maybe I should know this, but are YOU a Canadian? I don’t know where you live. (But this was funny.)

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- On August 2, 2012 at 8:02 pm on thehomefrontandbeyond said:
  
  Yes, through and through – live near the American border about 30 miles from Detroit–Windsor on our side -a small town called Kingsville
  
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  - On August 2, 2012 at 8:05 pm Kathy said:
    
    Really? Really? I grew up near Port Huron, Michigan, in a small town called Yale. We were practically neighbors!
  - On August 2, 2012 at 8:08 pm on thehomefrontandbeyond said:
    
    And now we are blogging buddies – how cool is that –as they say – it is a small world after all!
On August 2, 2012 at 8:39 pm island traveler said:

Yes they do. A post that makes the reader smile…or chuckle. Thanks.

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- On August 2, 2012 at 8:52 pm on thehomefrontandbeyond said:
  
  anything that gets a smile or chuckle is a good thing – thanks
  
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On August 2, 2012 at 9:42 pm Brigitte said:

Funny, Lou Ann. I married to a man who’s roots are French Canadian so I love Canada. .

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- On August 2, 2012 at 9:48 pm on thehomefrontandbeyond said:
  
  I have a little French blood – though I am not from Quebec — maybe your husband and I are related –I am related to at least half the county where I live
  
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On August 2, 2012 at 10:58 pm russtowne said:

HAHAHA. Irony indeed! Thank you for this entertaining post!
Russ

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- On August 2, 2012 at 11:22 pm on thehomefrontandbeyond said:
  
  you are welcome – glad you got a laugh
  
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On August 2, 2012 at 11:11 pm denise and sandy said:

i love it! it made me laugh out loud.

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- On August 2, 2012 at 11:21 pm on thehomefrontandbeyond said:
  
  me too – satire does sometimes write itself
  
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On August 3, 2012 at 1:04 am free penny press said:

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- On August 3, 2012 at 2:37 am on thehomefrontandbeyond said:
  
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On August 3, 2012 at 3:10 am Choc Chip Uru said:

Thank you for making me smile
Now we know maple syrup AND comedy are from Canada

Cheers
Choc Chip Uru

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- On August 3, 2012 at 3:26 am on thehomefrontandbeyond said:
  
  I am sure you make good use of maple syrup in some of your wonderful recipes – thanks for coming by
  
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On August 3, 2012 at 1:14 pm aFrankAngle said:

Cheers … and reports say that she has a good sense of humor!

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- On August 3, 2012 at 2:44 pm on thehomefrontandbeyond said:
  
  all people born on April 21st have good senses of humour
  
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  - On August 3, 2012 at 3:12 pm aFrankAngle said:
    
    Very good … Cheers!
  - On August 3, 2012 at 3:17 pm on thehomefrontandbeyond said:
    
    Cheers
On August 3, 2012 at 6:11 pm sharechair said:

wonderful!

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- On August 3, 2012 at 6:24 pm on thehomefrontandbeyond said:
  
  Cheers
  
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On August 4, 2012 at 4:04 pm PalomaSharma said:

Hi! I’ve nominated you for the Versatile Blogger Award! You can find your nomination here: http://palomasharma.wordpress.com/2012/08/04/the-versatile-blogger-award/

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- On August 4, 2012 at 4:34 pm on thehomefrontandbeyond said:
  
  thank you so much – I am very honoured that you would think of me. I think you are trying to do a very good thing with your blog.
  
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  - On August 5, 2012 at 7:37 am PalomaSharma said:
    
    You deserve it.
On August 13, 2012 at 3:26 am souldipper said:

I love that we Canadians are so willing to laugh at ourselves – in a manner many outsiders simply do not ‘get’. Well, okay…so we just want to do it before anyone else can!

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- On August 13, 2012 at 7:07 am on thehomefrontandbeyond said:
  
  yes, but that makes us very very smart and funny
  
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On November 9, 2012 at 6:40 pm cindy knoke said:

Do you listen to the Canadian comedians on NPR? Hilarious! Of course
Canadians have great senses of humor as does the Queen (probably.)
Prince Phillip? He may think he’s funny with his quips, but sadly no one else does. Have you heard some of his gaffes? Yikes!
Great blog!

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- On November 9, 2012 at 10:11 pm on thehomefrontandbeyond said:
  
  yes Prince Philip is the opposite of the Queen when it comes to class
  
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