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National Anathema

Posted: 30 Jun 2008, 09:45
by Paul
We kid because we love.

Happy (soon to be) Canada Day everyone!

Posted: 30 Jun 2008, 10:01
by YamaroV2
FIRST

Also, awesome vid

Posted: 30 Jun 2008, 10:03
by jtaylor
Geoff!

Lumber!

Posted: 30 Jun 2008, 10:11
by Dr Frankenjam
Ca-na-da cha cha cha!

That's gonna be stuck in my head for the rest of the evening... thanks :lol:

Posted: 30 Jun 2008, 10:11
by Ganondorf
Lol. :) Canada (and the USA) is total weirdness. (from my Dutch point of view that is)

Posted: 30 Jun 2008, 10:14
by King Kool
That was pretty funny. It's so cliche for Americans to make fun of of America these days, it's nice to see Canadians making fun of Canada.

How do you guys do that wobbly pause effect?

Posted: 30 Jun 2008, 10:21
by Lacerta
O Canada is a terrible anthem, but if we're gonna change it to anything it should be "Barrett's Privateers" by Stan Rogers. Or basically anything by Stan Rogers, really.

Posted: 30 Jun 2008, 10:22
by D-Darsh
Oh man I'm never singing the normal Nation Anthem again

Canada ChaChaCha

Posted: 30 Jun 2008, 10:28
by Allen!
King Kool wrote:That was pretty funny. It's so cliche for Americans to make fun of of America these days, it's nice to see Canadians making fun of Canada.


We've been making fun of our country for YEARS. And we don't do it spitefully, either, we do it playfully, because we love our country. <3

Posted: 30 Jun 2008, 10:29
by Sable
Oh wow.

I haven't giggled that much for that long in a good long time.

Thanks for brightening up this almost-Canadian's Monday.

Posted: 30 Jun 2008, 10:39
by Zombaholic
Woo!

Posted: 30 Jun 2008, 10:41
by YourBlankFile
Ah, So glad I'm half Canadian : )

Posted: 30 Jun 2008, 10:42
by forty6andtwo
We've got beavers!!! Not to mention the Great Canadian Bald Beaver, which is growing larger in population more and more each year. Thanks Canada!!

Posted: 30 Jun 2008, 10:52
by Kennsta
My favorite parts are when it points a Quebec and says "sometimes this bit thinks it's france.", and when it says "Home ON native land might be more accurate.". I like the second one because I am mostly first nations myself. I forgot were also the country with the longest coast line... and yes i looked that up on Wikipedia.

Posted: 30 Jun 2008, 10:53
by Allen!
Lacerta wrote:O Canada is a terrible anthem, but if we're gonna change it to anything it should be "Barrett's Privateers" by Stan Rogers. Or basically anything by Stan Rogers, really.


http://youtube.com/watch?v=QbeXh9FZT_g&feature=related

Good old Due South.

Posted: 30 Jun 2008, 10:59
by Smeghead
It's true though. so many national anthems need a remake to make it more accurate to the current situvation.

I'm looking at you US.

And at myself. We really need to update ours as well

Anyway, very nice vid :)

Posted: 30 Jun 2008, 11:00
by wilson_x1999
Dr Frankenjam wrote:Ca-na-da cha cha cha!

That's gonna be stuck in my head for the rest of the evening... thanks :lol:


¬¬ Same here

Talking about anthems, Most Mexicans don't know jack shit about our own anthem... I hate living in a country were soccer is more important than... well... everything >.<

back on topic, I found the video informative and funny.

Posted: 30 Jun 2008, 11:12
by Chilly Penguin
Dr Frankenjam wrote:Ca-na-da cha cha cha!

That's gonna be stuck in my head for the rest of the evening... thanks :lol:


same

Posted: 30 Jun 2008, 11:20
by forty6andtwo
Kennsta wrote:My favorite parts are when it points a Quebec and says "sometimes this bit thinks it's france."


Actually there are two islands just off of Newfoundland on the east coast of Canada that are owned by France. They are called St. Pierre and Miquelon. Stick that in ur search bar and wiki it. 8)

Posted: 30 Jun 2008, 11:27
by Zack
As a proud Canadian, I applaud LRR for this video.

Posted: 30 Jun 2008, 11:29
by kkief02
I giggled when you paused the video and pointed out little facts. Also Oregon is the beaver state we can has celebration too.

Posted: 30 Jun 2008, 11:34
by Emperor Gum
Hey, at least your national anthem is about the Canadians, ours is just a song glorifying one English(wo)men. I suspose ours gets updated everytime our monarch is replaced by one of the opposite gender, though.

Oh, the video was awesome, we have beavers too now!

Posted: 30 Jun 2008, 11:39
by Dr Frankenjam
**snigger** beavers

Posted: 30 Jun 2008, 11:46
by Cuttlefishman
This was a very very good video. It strikes me odd that you haven't ever had a bad Canada day video, ever. Maybe Canada is just such a good source of humor, that it stands up on its own.

Posted: 30 Jun 2008, 11:47
by The_Russ
Smeghead wrote:It's true though. so many national anthems need a remake to make it more accurate to the current situvation.


Agreed! I'd say above 80% of us in England couldn't care less about our Queen, And our anthem is about God saving her. I'd also say the same amount of people don't care for religion.

But I can't think about what England Has done in recent times to credit a national anthem. We created the internet! Lots of people play Football. We have a big "Yob" culture. We've pissed off most countrys in the world by joining America's "War of Terror". And i'm pretty sure our last 2 priministers have sucked off Bush. Now to make that into a song somehow *Thinks for a while*

Liked the video btw. Canada's national Anthem is the only other one I know (Part from England's) so don't change it, or i'll have to remember more stuff :D