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In Flanders fields the poppies blow
Between the crosses, row on row,
That mark our place; and in the sky
The larks, still bravely singing, fly
Scarce heard amid the guns below.

We are the Dead. Short days ago
We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow,
Loved and were loved, and now we lie
In Flanders fields.

Take up our quarrel with the foe:
To you from failing hands we throw
The torch; be yours to hold it high.
If ye break faith with us who die
We shall not sleep, though poppies grow
In Flanders fields.

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[–]CANADIANPRIDE1985[S] 37 points38 points ago

[–]LongRun And now I'm sitting out here getting cold in the snow.

[–]supreyes I whistled for a sled and when it came near

[–]pseudo_nipple The license plate read BRRRR and there were antlers in the mirror

[–]indoordinosaur If anything I could say that this sled was rare

[–]fastr1337 But i thought na forget it, lets go hunt some bear.

[–]kaiden333 8 points9 points ago

hit enter twice between lines

like this

[–]ngwoo 5 points6 points ago

Press the spacebar twice at the end of the line and then press enter once
Like this

[–]kaiden333 2 points3 points ago

Hit enter shift+left arrow. Ctrl+c. Ctrl+v

[–]baconperogies 9 points10 points ago

ctrl + alt + del

Can't go wrong.

Then throw your computer on the ground.

[–]infinity404 4 points5 points ago

sudo rm -rf /*

It's super effective.

[–]98PercentChimp 6 points7 points ago

Try: up up down down left right B A start...

[–]forgetfuljones 1 point2 points ago

reddit never disappoints, no matter what quirky tangent your brain follows.

[–]arch4ngel 0 points1 point ago

[sudo] password for infinity404:

[–]infinity404 3 points4 points ago

hunter2

[–]Phaint 1 point2 points ago

just link to the thread...

[–]c0rruptioN 4 points5 points ago

antlers? How about:

The license plate read BRRRR and there was ice on the mirror?

[–]icoup 0 points1 point ago

Can you please provide a link to the thread?

[–]magictroll -1 points0 points ago

like this:

[–]LongRun - And now I'm sitting out here getting cold in the snow.

[–]supreyes - I whistled for a sled and when it came near

[–]pseudo_nipple - The license plate read BRRRR and there were antlers in the mirror

[–]indoordinosaur - If anything I could say that this sled was rare

[–]fastr1337 - But i thought na forget it, lets go hunt some bear.

[–]Moikle - this was truly magnificent, you should all feel proud of yourselves

[–]DoctorRavioli 6 points7 points ago

Someone will throw together an image macro with these new lyrics and it will circulate the internet in no time...

[–]zoziw[!] 0 points1 point ago

Why do our awesome "Canadian" reddit moments have to feature an element of American pop culture?

[–]forgetfuljones -1 points0 points ago

It doesn't feature it, it's just analogous. It's just an excuse to air out cliches anyways, don't read too much into it. Canada has yet to find a better, more universal definition of ourselves than "we're not Americans".

Truth be told, I am hard pressed to describe what makes us different. I feel like we're left-er, more inherently 'social', in terms of giving a shit about one another at least.

[–]Prax150 0 points1 point ago

Fine, next time we'll quote Mordecai Richler.

[–]Conquestador 11 points12 points ago

Oh, good. Another themed Bel-Air song.

[–]paleo_dragon 12 points13 points ago

http://i.imgur.com/LCoLm.gif

[–]cousinroman 41 points42 points ago

Wrong image let me fix that for you

[–]sheepsix 4 points5 points ago

I know I am about to lose a shitload of karma for this but since when is Toronto an analog for Bel Air?

[–]Roberta04 1 point2 points ago

Maybe change it to "Bridle Path"?

[–]hearforthepuns -2 points-1 points ago

Yeah, should have been West Van or something.

[–]Belisarius1 5 points6 points ago

I really hate how Tim Hortons marketing has made their brand of doughnut shops such a central part of our national identity. And we accept it too!

[–]Alacritous -1 points0 points ago

They used to be a wholly Canadian owned company so it was a good thing. Now they sold out to a US company so not so much good image anymore.

[–]mig39 5 points6 points ago

Actually, they're now a publicly-traded Canadian corporation again.

Wendy's sold off Tim Hortons 5 or 6 years ago.

I know this, because my pension plan owns a significant portion of Tim Hortons.

[–]Alacritous 0 points1 point ago

Really? I had no idea. You'd think they would have made a big deal about that, because of the fuss when they got sold to Wendy's.

[–]bobandy47 1 point2 points ago

It's because they maintain the lousy quality that came with the acquisition by Wendy's (Microwaved doughnuts, etc), but still print money.

I miss old Tim Hortons. :(

[–]WhyAmISuchAJerk 0 points1 point ago

I miss old donut shops.

[–]forgetfuljones 1 point2 points ago

Worse, to me, is that they failed to reverse some of the Wendy's decisions, like having frozen product brought to the timmies instead of made-fresh.

Their brand was made on fresh. It's just another food joint without it. Also, something subtle in their coffee has been lost. It's just another cup of joe now.

[–]Alacritous 0 points1 point ago

I was never a fan of their coffee anyways. It always tasted slightly burnt to me. My coffee preferences in order are, 7-11 or Mac's, McDonald's, Tim Horton's, with Starbucks nearer the bottom of the list.

[–]Belisarius1 -1 points0 points ago

It doesn't matter who owns them, they're just a doughnut shop and don't deserve to be a central part of our national consciousness.

[–]mrmigu 1 point2 points ago

And their coffee is terrible

[–]WhyAmISuchAJerk 0 points1 point ago

There comes a point where a doughnut shop does become part of our national consciousness. Hudson Bay Company, CN and Bauer are examples of companies who have actively shaped our culture and identity. I don't argue that TH has done so or deserves to be held in esteem, just that it's possible.

[–]maize_on_the_cob 2 points3 points ago

Who would be our Will Smith? Someone from the Beachcombers? The Racoons?

[–]jamesneysmith 12 points13 points ago

Jonathan Torrens.

[–]maize_on_the_cob 0 points1 point ago

I was trying to remember that guy's name. I agree. He would be best. But not the Jono-vision version. The one from Steet Sense.

[–]98PercentChimp 3 points4 points ago

What about J-Roc?

[–]i_rape_moms 2 points3 points ago

Maestro Fresh Wes

[–]WNJohnnyM -1 points0 points ago

Nah. The Maestro is too cool to be the Canadian Fresh Prince. The better choice may be King Lou.

[–]i_rape_moms 0 points1 point ago

But....how can he be too cool to be the Fresh?

[–]WNJohnnyM 0 points1 point ago

He looked all serious and had a posse. I think those are requirements to be cool. Personally, I wouldn't know because I'm not serious nor do I have a posse. So...I'm not cool.

[–]CanPanther 4 points5 points ago

Rick Mercer should make a video.

[–]calmlunatic 0 points1 point ago

"You got that right."
"You betcha."
"Tell me about it."
"Oh yea. Oh yea. Oh yea."

[–]Kevinmeowertons 0 points1 point ago

Stephen Harper. Have you seen that picture of him with a cat?

[–]CanPanther 1 point2 points ago

There's always one of these...

[–]johnq-pubic -1 points0 points ago

I think some of those might be 'shopped'.

[–]buckbo1604 -1 points0 points ago

hilarious.

[–]xcbsmith 0 points1 point ago

Found the link to it. This is why I prefer if people use clipboard instead of image capture.. Then you can share things in a fashion that captures the content, the structure, and the link.

[–]MMMajor 0 points1 point ago

Okay sure, a coffee store is the soul essence of my country. And that Will Smith rap song. Real soul touching moment guys.

[–]Cycix -2 points-1 points ago

This is EVERY Canadian's life!

[–]cousinroman -2 points-1 points ago

moments like this make me proud to be canadian

stands and sings oh canada

[–]mrmigu -2 points-1 points ago

you dont find it sad that you define your heritage by a fast food company?

[–]cousinroman 1 point2 points ago

your such a hoser , go back to moosejaw!

[–]peon72 0 points1 point ago

Why is deesel83's comment (at the bottom) 23 hours old while the comment he commented on is 9 hours old? :O

[–]TheClayroo -5 points-4 points ago

Probably because of this.

[–]rprpr 1 point2 points ago

I watched this develop with glee.

[–]Ken_from_Canada -1 points0 points ago

Link to the thread?

[–]felixar90 -2 points-1 points ago

Missing a "I'm not your buddy pal" loop.

[–]98PercentChimp -2 points-1 points ago

GO JETS GO! GO JETS GO!

[–]meliss2105 -1 points0 points ago

Amazing. Fresh Prince will never get old.

[–]Yes_I_Am_Are_You 0 points1 point ago

Reading this is how I got to start my day.

You Canadians are so awesome.

[–]BurnRaptor 0 points1 point ago

When I saw that in the thread I had the biggest grin on my face.

[–]Spitfire_Harold 0 points1 point ago

I find Tim Hortons is one of the worst Canadian symbols. Just another corporation. But the rest of the thread is astute!

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