People Canadians owe us an apology for?

[ohiosmith]

Don Cherry

[sadbear]

1. Nickelback

[ohiosmith]

3. And then some.

[pipi_k]

12. Rotten tomatoes

coming my way, I'm sure...

but I really do like Nickelback.

[Throd]

2. Isn't Nickelback from there?

If so, I call for drone strikes.

[ohiosmith]

4. A popular choice.

[bluesbassman]

5. Celine Dion

[ohiosmith]

7. Yep!

[AnneD]

77. First thing ....

that came to my mind! No volumn control what so ever.

[OriginalGeek]

6. I love how Nickleback always gets mentioned in these kinds of threads

Not because I'm being sarcastic - because I truly despise Nickleback and it is gratifying that I am not alone. I have a friend in Montreal and he agrees - he is totally embarrassed they exported them. No matter how many Rushes or Alex Trebeks or Kids in the Halls come from the great white north, Nickleback fucks them all over.


Here's how bad Nickleback really is: compared to them that Don Cherry fellow looks pretty awesome.

[ohiosmith]

8. How about, an apology, incarceration, and punitive damages?

[OriginalGeek]

15. It's a start!

[Odin2005]

69. All of Nickleback's song sound the same.

They suck!

Why the fuck are they labeled an "Alternative" band? if they are "Alternative" the term has lost all meaning.

[KamaAina]

9. Stephen Harper

a/k/a Bush Lite.

[ohiosmith]

10. Amen!

[geardaddy]

11. Alan Thicke

[ohiosmith]

16. Absolutely!

[opiate69]

13. Sum 41

[ohiosmith]

17. Indeed!

[pipi_k]

14. Harold Green

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Red_Green_Show#Harold_Green


His uncle Red is pretty cool, though

[ohiosmith]

18. Good one!

[sadbear]

19. Two more

Tom Green and Snow

[ohiosmith]

20. Agree with Green. Snow! The rapper or the frozen precipitation?

[sadbear]

21. Yeah, someone whose fame was as transitory as Snow's probably doesn't belong on the list

But I still feel Canada should apologize for those 4 minutes.

[iverglas]

22. may I offer an unsolicited apology for David Frum?

The Axis of Evil, folks. The meme hatched in a Canadian brain.

I'm trying to figure out why his wife (who got him fired for boasting to all her friends about that one) is big at Huffington Post, which I'd always thought was regarded as respectable.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Danielle_Crittenden

[Joe Shlabotnik]

23. What a family.

She is the step daughter of legendary cranky conservative Peter Worthington. And Frum's sister Linda has a nice cushy job in the senate for the next few decades. The poisoned apples don't fall far from this tree.

[sharp_stick]

65. David Frums Mom however

was one hell of a lady.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barbara_Frum

[Joe Shlabotnik]

24. Our heartfelt apologies for Don Cherry.

And we promise to give you your groovy drapes back when he's done wearing them.

[Pool Hall Ace]

25. Justin Bieber

[GoCubsGo]

26. Yep.

Worse than Nickleback, IMHO.

[HappyMe]

64. Definitely.

[pokerfan]

27. Besides Bryan Adams, I assume?

http://www.rankopedia.com/Worst-Artists-That-Canada-Should-Apologize-For/Step1/21168/.htm

[jmowreader]

72. Now, now...

The Canadian government has apologized for Bryan Adams on several occasions.

[madinmaryland]

28. Rush. The band.

[Wait Wut]

37. You take that back.

[kwassa]

42. Back to Canada? Please. If only we could.

[OriginalGeek]

44. Going to see them Nov 2

it'll be way cool! I hear they might do Signals in its' entirety like they did with Moving Pictures last tour.

[baldguy]

29. Don Cherry is a national treasure!

He's not our national treasure, but still. Have some respect.

[OriginalGeek]

45. What does he do?

why is everyone mad at him?

I kinda dig that suit.

[baldguy]

48. He's been the host of the much-beloved "Hockey Night In Canada" for the past 1000 yrs.

[OriginalGeek]

49. Oooooooh, hockey

I'm only peripherally aware that hockey is a thing.

He looks good for a thousand and change!

[caraher]

71. He's also the face of the Canadian version of nativist jingoism

But as abhorrent as his politics are, his bluster is entertaining, and I don't think he pretends to be a genius as a self-described redneck (which he claims as a badge of pride, as one's neck is only red if you're outside working!).

[Tripper11]

74. Say what you will about Grapes(Don Cherry) as a man & his politics

Which I abhor, but I give him his due on hockey knowledge. He knows the game, inside and out, and is almost always right on his comments, about players, rules, etc.
He stands by what he says and he stands up for players over management.

[caraher]

78. And he's very up-front about the psychology of the game

He talks knowledgeably about the unwritten rules of the game... definitely cuts straight through the BS more often than not.

[pokerfan]

73. The outrageous suits are his trademark

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Don-Cherrys-Suits/213479331771

[Denninmi]

30. Tim Horton's

Mediocre food, obnoxious ads.

We owe Windsorites an apology for the "Windsor Hum" -- a weird low frequency noise that has bothered residents of Windsor for the past two years. Seismologists have pinpointed the source as Zug Island, an artificial island in the Detroit River on the Michigan side which is home to a U.S. Steel plant and a DTE Energy generating plant. The Windsor Hum first appeared about 2 years ago when the U.S. Steel plant was retooled and opened for production after having been shut down for a few years.

[Odin2005]

70. I'm suprised we don't have any Tim Hortons' in Fargo.

We are damn close to the border.

[Xipe Totec]

31. Can't think of a single one. nt

[Shrek]

32. Paul Anka, William Shatner n/t

[baldguy]

39. Not The SHAT!

Blasphemer!

[Archae]

40. Don't! Dare! Diss! Captain! Kirk!

[sarge43]

62. Leave The Shat alone

Anka, on the other, trash on.

You're Having My Baby

[Arugula Latte]

33. You, you, you, oughta know!

[OriginalGeek]

46. She was good as God.

and I kinda like that song.

[Arugula Latte]

34. That's what your mother said last night, ohiosmith.

[applegrove]

35. Lorne Green!

[Forward2012]

36. Lorne

Love the show but he is a tyrant among the tyrants.

[Wait Wut]

38. SidDithers

KIDDING!!! Geez.

[Brother Buzz]

41. .

[kwassa]

43. Dan Ackroyd, John Candy, Jim Carrey, Tommy Chong, Michael J. Fox, Robert Goulet, Lorne Greene, Phil

Hartman, Walter Huston, Eugene Levy, Mike Myers, Leslie Nielson, Walter Pidgeon, Christopher Plummer, Keanu Reeves, Donald Sutherland, etc, etc.,

[OriginalGeek]

47. lol, Oh kwassa

this isn't a thread about Canadians who are awesome...

[RZM]

50. Gordon Lightfoot and Paul Shaffer n/t

[Brigid]

58. Gotta disagree with you about Gordon Lightfoot.

We women of a certain age grew up on his music. I still have most of his albums.

[sarge43]

61. Second that

Softly, Early Morning Rain

We were young once ... and in love.

*Sigh

[JVS]

51. Alex "smug shitface" Trebek

[Liberal Veteran]

54. I'm sorry the correct response was "Who is Alex 'smug shitface' Trebek?"

[Joe Shlabotnik]

63. well played

[becca da bakkah]

52. We Could Combine Celine Dion

And the Dionne Quintuplets. Then there would be FIVE of her! <shudder!>

[Liberal Veteran]

53. Ryan Reynolds and Ryan Gosling

For making me have sinful thoughts.

[SwissTony]

55. Somebody should tell him polka dots don't go with that mike (just kidding) nt.

[hobbit709]

56. Chuggo

And where did Cherry get that suit?-And WHY?

[WhoIsNumberNone]

57. ... But nobody feels the Canadians should apologize for William Shatner... Interesting...

[sharp_stick]

66. I did like his Common People cover

[WhoIsNumberNone]

67. For the record, I'm prepared to give the Canadians a pass on William Shatner

He's so bad he's good, and not only has he come to grips with it, he has fun with it, and even takes it to a whole new level by using it to mock Sarah the Weathergirl:

He brings me much joy.

[sarge43]

59. The Alberta Clipper n/t

[geardaddy]

60. P. Anderson

http://www.freeimagesarchive.com/data/media/253/Cocaine+Confession+Aired+On+TV+pamela+anderson.jpeg

[Odin2005]

68. JUSTIN BIEBER!!!

[Burma Jones]

75. And that bitch Anne Murray too........

Blame Canada

[sharp_stick]

76. I remember she was going to sing

that song at the Oscars when it was nominated for best song but she couldn't get out of a show or something. Robin Williams did it pretty well.