"My Name Is John... And I'm A Canadian" .... Whatever Happened To Him

and his cool home-made video that was a take-off of the Apple Computer ads featuring ordinary folks who used Apple computers.

Do you remember the one I'm talking about? Not only was the ad done very well (especially the part about him calling George Bush a monkey)... but he was just ADORABLE too.

-- Allen

Some Canadians were a bit disappointed that they're icon chose to move to the US.

"I'm not a lumberjack or a fur trader. I don't live in an igloo, eat blubber or own a dogsled.
"I don't know Jimmy, Suzie or Sally from Canada, although I'm certain they're very nice.
"I have a prime minister, not a president.
"I speak English and French, not American.
"And I pronounce it 'about,' not 'a-boot.'
"I can proudly sew my country's flag on my backpack.
"I believe in peacekeeping, not policing; diversity, not assimilation.
"And that the beaver is a proud and noble animal.
"A tuque is a hat, a chesterfield is a couch.
"And it's pronounced zed. OK? Not zee. Zed.
"Canada is the second-largest land mass, the first nation of hockey and the best part of North America.
"My name is Joe, and I am Canadian."

- Molson Canadian commercial

I was born in Chicago, Illinois in 1975. I moved to Canada in 1996.

People are very nice here, very generous, very compassionate. I met my wife here, and she's wonderful.

Canada was voted the number one country in which to live by the United Nations for seven years in a row.

Canada's money doesn't stink. US money, the green stuff, it-it stinks---I mean literally, smells. I don't know what it is. It's like the material is designed to absorb sweat?

My credit history? Wiped! Clean slate.

Patriotism is the Rohypnol of the American public. You don't need the government to be telling you "Oh, If you're against us then you're anti-American." No, the American public is doing it just fine.

George Bush? He's a monkey.

On many occasions I've heard someone say "if you don't love the United States of American then get the hell out." I did. I'd never go back. I like Canada way too much.

My name is John, and I am a Canadian.

He was so awesome!

I want to be Canadian.

he deserted from the US Army just before being shipped to Vietnam. He told a story of crossing the border at sundown. The American customs post had a very formal ceremony, with music and careful folding of the flag.
On the Canadian side "some guy" walked out to the flagpole, lowered the flag and meandered back to the customs office with the flag draped over his shoulder.

He said when he saw that he knew he could be happy in Canada.