Posts Tagged: Vancouver Winter Olympics

Canadians We Love: Michael J. Fox

Name: Michael J. Fox
Occupation: Actor, Author, Advocate
Date of Birth: June 9, 1961
Place of Birth: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, but he was raised in Burnaby, British Columbia
Notable Contributions to the world:

Alex P. Keaton – Fox pretty much ruled the 80’s as the capitalist Republican teenager in the sitcom Family Ties, constantly frustrated by his hippie parents and [...]


Dwight Shrute sings his Canada song

From a promo for The Office, airing during the Vancouver games.  Lyrics as follows:
Well, Pam, there’s really only a few things you need to know about Canada:
There’s Newfoundland and Labrador,
Saskatchewan, Ontario,
Quebec, Alberta, Manitoba,
New Brunswick and Nova Scotia.
Prince Edward Island’s very small,
but British Columbia tops them all!
[And that's where Vancouver is.]
But… before I finish up [...]


Champagne and cigars on centre ice. So what? Get over it.

With all the fuss over the Canadian women’s hockey team celebrating after their GOLD MEDAL WIN with a drink and a cigar on centre ice, you’d think that they’d taken the Zamboni for a ride through Stanley Park. They won the gold medal, after all.