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derbski
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I recently took a trip to canada to go fishing in lake of the woods. I am incredibly jealous of some of the things that you have, including but not limited to: a drinking age of 19 which the bar tenders readily broke my serving me, Smarties chocolate candies, Kokanee glaicer beer, and cuban cigars, which last for about 45 minutes. Yeah canada is an awesome place.
Jul 9 2007 6:00PM
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honeydip
Posts: 984 - Karma: 20
wow u pretty much named the best things that we have. u dont have smarties? i never knew that
Jul 9 2007 6:02PM
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[~_~]
Posts: 20239 - Karma: 1,273
Yeah dude I want to live there!
Jul 9 2007 6:02PM
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derbski
Posts: 3173 - Karma: 62
we have smarties, but they arent like yours, they are chalky candy, its not chocolate. Oh, and another sweet thing, we had guided fishing, and aparently around where we were, cigs cost like 11 canadian bucks per pack of 25, so we brought a carton of cigs, and we could pay for part of our tip to our fishing guide, who smokes heavily, in cigs
Jul 9 2007 6:05PM
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lushlaxstr
Posts: 3063 - Karma: 41
i love canada!
Jul 9 2007 6:12PM
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bigwhite.steeze
Posts: 8227 - Karma: 1,032
yay canada!
Jul 9 2007 6:14PM
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Scharff2003
Posts: 656 - Karma: 14
you forgot free health insurance
Jul 9 2007 6:17PM
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derbski
Posts: 3173 - Karma: 62
actually we talked to our guide about that, he says the system isnt much better , he said for people in rural areas it sucks the fatty, they have to travel hours for something as simple as dialisis
Jul 9 2007 6:20PM
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Scharff2003
Posts: 656 - Karma: 14
just like living in kansas or some where there is lots of open land and nothing for miles
Jul 9 2007 6:57PM
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chapz
Posts: 10182 - Karma: 66
i like it here too. but i also like the states. each are unique
Jul 9 2007 7:00PM
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TheButterHashira
Posts: 9691 - Karma: 1,702
i would love to go to canada. i like their anthem better than mine
Jul 9 2007 7:15PM
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Click_Here
Posts: 1728 - Karma: 14
i live in arnprior ontario..................................yay me
Jul 9 2007 7:16PM
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bigwhite.steeze
Posts: 8227 - Karma: 1,032
too all you tards that think its free....ITS NOT!

we pay for it in our tax's so its not much different.
Jul 9 2007 7:17PM
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Itsbackfliptime
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are you saying they only have guided fishing in canada?
Jul 9 2007 7:21PM
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Scharff2003
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well its free cuz we pay taxes and dont get insurance and we pay social security which everyone on this site will never see
Jul 9 2007 7:23PM
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hael
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Oh, man Canadian Smarties are the BEST!!!
Jul 9 2007 8:25PM
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bigwhite.steeze
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no...we pay more in tax's because of the healthcare...you wouldnt pay the same amount in tax's because each country gets different things...
Jul 9 2007 8:30PM
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860
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Woah woah woah, theres CHOCOLATE smarty's?!!?! Where did these come from and why don't we have them?!
Jul 9 2007 9:30PM
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BvK
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I enjoy the thought of a cuban cigar...
and some chocolate smarties woud work too
Jul 9 2007 9:34PM
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BULLSEMEN
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i never knew that there was such thing as smarties without chocolate

WOW you learn something new every day
Jul 9 2007 9:36PM
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PatVigorito
Posts: 405 - Karma: 12
canada makes connecticut look like shit
Jul 9 2007 9:46PM
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fourhundred
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canada is basically sick
Jul 9 2007 9:49PM
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Scharff2003
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yes canada is sick but i really wouldnt mind a few more dollars taken out of my check if i got health insurance for it the gov is gonna rape me for about 7500 dollars this year it really sucks i got a lot of things i could be doing with that money
Jul 9 2007 10:09PM
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lpcmen2001
Posts: 957 - Karma: 11
Wow I never thought smarties could be made of something else... anyone want to take a picture of half smarties! that would be great for my culture!
Jul 9 2007 10:09PM
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Sir.Pete
Posts: 1617 - Karma: 84
ZOMG!!!!#$@#$ DELETE!!!!
Jul 9 2007 10:10PM
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Nihiriju
Posts: 2061 - Karma: 27
the states doesn't have smarties? 
Jul 9 2007 10:17PM
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Tolz
Posts: 1882 - Karma: 27
i have to play soccer up there a couple of times this coming season. the refs up there suck
Jul 9 2007 10:33PM
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KatieMcCork
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The average Canadian pays 5% more in taxes. I'd say it's worth it for the healthcare alone. To not have to worry about money when you need to go to the doc is prime. And it's not just because of healthcare...it's due to that and all the social systems the gov't supports.

We do pay for it out of taxes...but I'd rather pay marginally more in taxes than worry about pulling $10,000-20,000 out of my ass for an ACL surgery.
Jul 9 2007 10:35PM
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KatieMcCork
Posts: 255 - Karma: 10

Oh, let's see...something good, something good. No GW.

...I think I should start a Canadian Smartie smuggling ring.

Jul 9 2007 10:38PM
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bigwhite.steeze
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im not sure weather your agreeing with me or not...im canadian by the way
Jul 9 2007 10:39PM
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chickenwang
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are canadian smarties just like m&m's
like these
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and for those canadians who dont know about american smarties...
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the canadian ones look so much better :)
Jul 9 2007 10:51PM
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BULLSEMEN
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no way those arent smarties those are rockets
Jul 9 2007 10:54PM
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Nihiriju
Posts: 2061 - Karma: 27
no m&m's are differnt than canadian smarties, although super similar, i think the canadian smarties taste diffenrt, they remind me of being a kid.  And they aren't liek those american smarties, those are called rocketpops or something here.  
Jul 9 2007 10:55PM
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*monsterskier*
Posts: 2671 - Karma: 61
where in canada did you go? i say Montreal is the best place..and Toronto
Jul 9 2007 10:57PM
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emopoppins
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the big cities are intense, but i'd hate to live in nowhere canada.

other than that canada is amazing.
Jul 9 2007 11:01PM
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bigwhite.steeze
Posts: 8227 - Karma: 1,032
k well im gonna figure this out...

in canada, these are called rockets
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in canada, these are called smarties
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they are not the same as m&ms. m&ms use better quality chocolate and have a different taste

in america im guessing these are smarties
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and you have nothing equivalent to the smartie we have.

soooo in turn, we must have the dominant candies
Jul 9 2007 11:13PM
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slimbruddah
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Lake of the woods is sick eh? It's massive. We have crazy ass lakes up here man. And TONS.
Jul 9 2007 11:14PM
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UNREAL
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CANADA RULES
Jul 9 2007 11:15PM
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bigwhite.steeze
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youve obvoulsy never left the east...
Jul 9 2007 11:19PM
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mellifluous
Posts: 1682 - Karma: 68
The smarties in the US, we have those in Canada but they're not called Smarties they're called Rockets
Jul 9 2007 11:45PM
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Jake...
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the one thing i loved about the states was Jujifruit. man i went through countless boxes of that stuff. i saw it on seinfeld and tried it as soon as i crossed the boarder.

its like ju-jubes but wayyyy better.
Jul 9 2007 11:54PM
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KatieMcCork
Posts: 255 - Karma: 10
I figured you were Canadian...I was just taking it a step further. I was saying: yes, we pay for it in taxes, but for the marginal 5% I'd rather not have to worry about pulling $10,000-20,000 out of my ass for ACL surgery.
The 5% is for more than healthcare was the other point.
Jul 10 2007 2:05AM
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killa_cam
Posts: 13143 - Karma: 15
Smarties are not like M&Ms. We call those things Rockets.
Jul 10 2007 2:14AM
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J.D.
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Cmon guys. Let's face it. Smarties are basically m&ms. Only there's no m on them.

PS we pay way more for liquor. Downside.
Jul 10 2007 2:22AM
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jambone
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u can buy a carton of camels for $15 at the duty free
Jul 10 2007 3:10AM
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sdfjklioeur
Posts: 2082 - Karma: 114
strange
Jul 10 2007 3:13AM
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whattheshit
Posts: 6562 - Karma: 107
1.false
2.true
Jul 10 2007 3:17AM
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mdavoust
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you buys forgot poutine too
Jul 10 2007 3:22AM
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S-Titterington
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ya, but we dont have stuff like lemon heads, and those choclate things with caramel in them, that break your braces good. But do you americans have ketchup chips? I always forget to look when i go there. OOOOh and american ice tea, tastes like poop. Im going down to the US in a couple days, so ill bring a few packs of canadian smarties to bargain people with. I like american greasy food better.
Jul 10 2007 4:25AM
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andy_boy
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Wow, same here.
Jul 10 2007 4:39AM
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