We here in Minnesota love our neighbors to the North, and to float such a ludicrous statement with no merit at all is, well, all I can say is Bless His Heart.
How do we benefit from Canada? Well they have some excellent comedians and actors, that's for sure. Dan Aykroyd, Jim Carrey, Martin Short, Eugene Levy, John Candy, Ellen Page, James Cameron, Michael J. Fox, Rachael McAdams, Mike Meyers, Catherine O'Hara, Sandra Oh, Anna Paquin, Matthew Perry, Seth Rogan, and William Shatner. Well I could go on and on, but you get the idea. And who doesn't utter the benediction of "bless the Canadians and their cold fronts" when we receive a welcome break in summer heat. And to be serious, they are a neighbor we can depend on, they have supported us in the various conflicts around the world. They have our backs in military parlance.
We loved and embraced the skits of the Mackenzie Brothers, maybe because it hit so close to home. We talk a lot like that, we dress a lot like that - let's be honest. In a place as cold as ours half the year, fashion takes a real backseat to survival dressing. Prance around without wool, flannel, and warm jackets and boots and you won't be around come Spring.
Frankly the image of millions of Canadians politely storming the border to cross our borders is pretty amusing. I just hope they'll be equally generous to those of us who will be fleeing north with our survival bags should The Wall become a reality. To our ill spoken neighbor to the East - Shove off ya hoser!
Hoser: (n) Canadian hockey derogatory term that is similar to the American "idiot" or "loser". It is derived from the pre-zamboni days, where the LOSING team would have to hose down the ice after the game.
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