Things to thank a Canadian for...

justintime · Feb 1, 2012

Many everyday things have been invented in Canada. Here are just a few of the many thousands...

- Kerosene
- telephone
- colbalt bomb
-electric stove
-air conditioning
- light bulbs
- electron microscope
- plastic garbage bags
- IMAX theatres
-tracer bullets for machine guns
- washing machines
- paint rollers
- Superman
- acrylics
-electric car
electric wheelchairs
-Zipper
newsprint
-gas masks
-and in the world of sport - basketball, hockey, lacrosse, 5 pin bowling and roller skates
- Trivial Pursuit and Balderdash - games
-and last but not least - instant potatoes ( I doubt if we will get many thanks for this one!)

and in the world of industry, there are thousands of others. For example, in the oil business, C02 sequestion , where C02 is pumped into the oil zone and it allows many times more oil to be brought to the surface was developed here. Actually the first place it was used was here where I live and the first pipelines to carry the C02 are on our farm.

Just a little more useless information for you!

Freerider · Feb 1, 2012

Random......but alright

oakview · Feb 1, 2012

You Canadiens can brag about your accomplishments all you want. Just remember this, though, when you think you're so smart: If it wasn't for Al Gore from the good ol' US of A inventing the internet, you wouldn't even be able to tell us about it!

mark tenenbaum · Feb 1, 2012

Well let me rephrase my answer-I really hope to thank the people of Canada for allowing this continent (police states in south America not included) to fend for itself in the energy arena with our bretheren of the desert. I really agree with them that they should practice thier eclectic cultural eccectricities (oh pooh pooh,please dont make jehad)in thier places of origen,and heartily agree that we are not the ideal areas for them to reside,or flourish.And as such-having been made aware by the media of instances of family practice that differ greatly from our collective cultures:My reaction might turn from casual curiosity to just a little REDNECK. I only wish that they return from whence they came:and have all ajustments, assistance ,and moral guidance-from our other desert friends-THE ISRALIS O0

nate53 · Feb 1, 2012

oakview said:
You Canadiens can brag about your accomplishments all you want. Just remember this, though, when you think you're so smart: If it wasn't for Al Gore from the good ol' US of A inventing the internet, you wouldn't even be able to tell us about it!

Al Gore invented the internet?????? I thought he invented global warming!!!!!

mark tenenbaum · Feb 1, 2012

What global warming? Swamp gas-why its only 65 degrees today in a large part of the US O0

nate53 · Feb 1, 2012

mark tenenbaum said:
What global warming? Swamp gas-why its only 65 degrees today in a large part of the US O0

Yea and La Nina (cooling of the Eastern Pacific Ocean) is strenthing causing large sections of the middle section of the country to be in moderate to severe drought. They say one extreme follows another, the past four years has been rain rain rain here all year long and last summer the faucet got turned off and it hasn't been turned back on yet (hopefully not four years worth of it being off). No comment on the swamp gas! ;D

Oh almost forgot thankyouuuu all Canadiaaans!!!!

mark tenenbaum · Feb 1, 2012

nate53 said:
mark tenenbaum said:

What global warming? Swamp gas-why its only 65 degrees today in a large part of the US O0

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Yea and La Nina (cooling of the Eastern Pacific Ocean) is strenthing causing large sections of the middle section of the country to be in moderate to severe drought. They say one extreme follows another, the past four years has been rain rain rain here all year long and last summer the faucet got turned off and it hasn't been turned back on yet (hopefully not four years worth of it being off). No comment on the swamp gas! ;D

Oh almost forgot thankyouuuu all Canadiaaans!!!!///// HEY : you forgot to thank the Iranians-affectionatly known around here as Yacks-or Rugbeeters O0

justintime · Feb 1, 2012

And you Americans should remember that we only went to war against you once... and that was the War of 1812. We happened to win that war and we burned the White House in the process. Since then we have become a calmer and more gentle society and we are very proud to live next to your great nation. Between us we have the longest unguarded border in the world. Do you guys think Obama would be willing to do a swap with us? We will swap Quebec for Alaska and Hawaii. That's a pretty good deal isn't it? Just think of all the fresh water you would get in the trade. ( along with a society that bleeds our nation dry and threatens to seperate when they don't get their way)

thunderdownunder · Feb 1, 2012

(thumbsup) Being an Aussie and therefore very competitive….
Not to be outdone, you can thank Australians for:

- VEGEMITE ;D
- SPEEDOS

- Wine cask <beer>
- Hills Hoist
- Powered flight (man's first powered flight wasn’t by the Wright Brothers; it was accomplished in 1894 by Aussie Lawrence Hargrave, using four box kites)
- The black box flight recorder
- The inflatable escape slide
- Surf ski
- Grain stripper
-Stump jump plough
- Mechanical sheep shears
- Dethridge water wheel
- Bionic ear
- Electronic pacemaker
- Anti-flu medication
- Refrigerator
- Underwater torpedo
- Electric drill
- Mark I tank
- Self-propelled rotary hoe
- Automatic totalisator
- Clapperboard
- Polocrosse
- Zinc cream
- Atomic absorption spectrophotometer
- Pneumatic broadacre air seeder
- Power board
- Dual flush toilet
- Scramjet
- Blast Glass <rock>

coyote · Feb 1, 2012

And you Americans should remember that we only went to war against you once... and that was the War of 1812.

JIT I beg to differ, How could Canada go to war with USA in 1812 when Canada only became a country in 1867? I think it was our fellow commonwealthers , the British, that opened the can of whoopass.

justintime · Feb 1, 2012

coyote said:
And you Americans should remember that we only went to war against you once... and that was the War of 1812.

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JIT I beg to differ, How could Canada go to war with USA in 1812 when Canada only became a country in 1867? I think it was our fellow commonwealthers , the British, that opened the can of whoopass.

Well, that is very true... but the Brits were the ones that were living in what is now Canada. Luckily, the war was in 1812 as if it was today it would last about 5 minutes.... just long enough for us to tie a white rag on a stick and wave it.

shortii · Feb 1, 2012

I do have to say thanks for all of your inventions Canada and Australia. But if we are playing this game than your welcome for…..
• TV remote
• Microwave
• Birth control pill
• Jet airliner
• Float glass
• Cordless tools
• Industrial Robots
• Communications satellite
• LED
• Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
• Music Synthesizer
• High yield rice
• Smoke detector
• Charge-coupled device
• Digital device
• Electronic ignition
• MRI
• GPS
• Scanning Tunneling Microscope
• DNA Fingerprinting
• Pacemaker
• Coronary surgery
• Genetic Sequencing
• MP# player
And this just some of the things that have been invented in the past 50 years alone

mark tenenbaum · Feb 1, 2012

Avril Lavigne,Canadian club,EH? Dodge cars with a Plymouth rearend,trunk and taillights, oh well,I guess party orientation doesnt count O0 <beer>

Davis Shorthorns · Feb 1, 2012

justintime said:
And you Americans should remember that we only went to war against you once... and that was the War of 1812. We happened to win that war and we burned the White House in the process. Since then we have become a calmer and more gentle society and we are very proud to live next to your great nation. Between us we have the longest unguarded border in the world. Do you guys think Obama would be willing to do a swap with us? We will swap Quebec for Alaska and Hawaii. That's a pretty good deal isn't it? Just think of all the fresh water you would get in the trade. ( along with a society that bleeds our nation dry and threatens to seperate when they don't get their way)

U dang Canadians keep away from Alaska!!! we bought it fair and square.

OH Breeder · Feb 1, 2012

mark tenenbaum said:
Avril Lavigne,Canadian club,EH? Dodge cars with a Plymouth rearend,trunk and taillights, oh well,I guess party orientation doesnt count O0 <beer>

Retractable Hard Top......

McM93 · Feb 1, 2012

I would personally like to thank Shania Twain (Canadian)...for everything.... <party>...and I would like to thank the Aussies for sending us AC/DC! Thunderstuck even pays homage to Texas... <rock>

thunderdownunder · Feb 1, 2012

McM93 said:
I would personally like to thank Shania Twain (Canadian)...for everything.... <party>...and I would like to thank the Aussies for sending us AC/DC! Thunderstuck even pays homage to Texas... <rock>

AC/DC= legendary! <rock>

jaimiediamond · Feb 1, 2012

thunderdownunder said:
McM93 said:

I would personally like to thank Shania Twain (Canadian)...for everything.... <party>...and I would like to thank the Aussies for sending us AC/DC! Thunderstuck even pays homage to Texas... <rock>

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AC/DC= legendary! <rock>

One thing we can agree on (lol) <beer> <rock> granted that is AC/DC with Bon Scott he really made them!

mark tenenbaum · Feb 2, 2012

thunderdownunder said:
McM93 said:

I would personally like to thank Shania Twain (Canadian)...for everything.... <party>...and I would like to thank the Aussies for sending us AC/DC! Thunderstuck even pays homage to Texas... <rock>//// HIIIIIIWAY TO HELLLLL-YAAAAAAAAH! One of the international anthems-pure anarchy-NOBODY HAS DONE IT BETTERLUS-given that Australia is a hotbed of club calves and Mayan calenders for steers-NOT 1 but 2 of the greatest club bulls have been named in honor-HEAT SEEKER AND WHO MADE WHO-ACDC are definitely the steer jocks of Rockandroll. O0 O0

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AC/DC= legendary! <rock>

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