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Creative Canadians Combat Climate Change
 Pools are too much trouble! Contrary to popular myths and legends, in Canada there are a few weeks of the year when the sun nears the solstice, the permafrost melts, the heat rises, and the miracle of summer occurs. When Canadians experience this sensation of warmth, they often retreat to locations where they are back in their own element (hockey rinks, ice hotels, Costco freezers). But after Canadians overcome the fear of summer, they, like other civilized societies must find ways to combat the heat, however rare the circumstance.
While many are content to turn up the air conditioning or head to cooler climates (Iqaluit, Alert Bay, Superman's Fortress Of Solitude), other resourceful Canadians do their best to adapt to the heat while maintaining comfort and control of their environment.
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Canadian Jokes
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Canadians love golf as much as anyone else, but they're a strange lot. They insist that their golf carts have drink-holders for their beer, they believe that formal golf attire means an ironed hockey jersey, and that a bogey is something that hangs off the end of your nose.
Q: Why did the Canadian golfer lose in the golf tournament?
A: Because he didn't bring his "eh" game.
Q: Who is the favourite golfer of gay Canadians?
A: Mike Weir (My Queer)
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Beer
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Canadians Are Prepared For Any Drinking Emergency
 A typical Canadian beer kit CANADA-- It's a well-known fact that thirsty Canadian drinkers prefer to keep their fridges stocked with copious qualities of cold beer, often dedicating a second refrigerator for this specific purpose. But there are critical times when the beer runs out (usually as the result of an extended sporting event), and a stranded Canadian can't get to the liquor store, cold beer and wine store, or neighbourhood booze can to pick up an extra few dozen Molsons for his close friends (translate: mooching guests). Even properly equipped with a functional snowmobile, ice shoes, and other extreme-weather protection, the helpless Canadian can't combat the chronological factors that don't permit the sale of alcohol after 11pm.
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News Bits
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TORONTO, ONTARIO-- Toronto Maple Leafs forward Mats Sundin, hinting at possible retirement, has had several offers for his hockey services made today in the free agency frenzy, however none of those offers, including the $10 million dollars per year offered by the Vancouver Canucks hockey club is even remotely close to the $14 million (per year) in Canadian Tire money the Swede is supposedly holding out for.
Sundin, who already has enough "real" money to fill several ice rinks, believes that his negotiation tactics for Canadian Tire currency could earn him an extra four millions dollars (per season) in spending money that could be used to purchase home hardware, gardening tools, as well as automotive equipment and servicing, virtually ensuring that he would never need to spend any actual money on household items ever again.
"People underestimate the value of Canadian Tire money," said one hockey analyst, who admitted to having several dollars worth of Canadian Tire money of his own tucked away in the sun visor of his SUV. "One Canadian Tire dollar is the equivalent of one real Canadian dollar. If you were to spend it at one of the many Canadian Tire locations across Canada, you would get the equivalent amount in goods and services. Sundin could be on to something big--bigger even than idiot-proof jumper cables."
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Human Interest
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Put That In Your Pipe And Smoke It Many are addicted to Plumber's Crack Plumbing professionals don't have easy jobs. They're constantly dealing with nasty clogs, faulty faucets, and overweight, sexually-frustrated housewives that wear all-too-revealing housecoats. Handling this constant flow of household plumbing emergencies is very stressful, and can drain the life out of many of these overworked sink jockeys.
The pay might be good, but plumbers are under constant pressure, which is why many of them look to escape from their murky worlds by using mind-altering drugs. Their drug of choice of course is Plumber's Crack, a special combination of cocaine and drain cleaner, usually brewed in bathtubs or semi-sanitized toilet bowls.
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