I just love the north south devide.
LOL

Very funny, but my dad is canadian.

mine too, small world.

Alas, take no offense. It's all in fun.

For your satisfaction, Dr. Dave Williams, STS-118 crewmember, who executed 3 EVA's on the last Shuttle mission, his second.
A physician and surgeon as well as an experienced astronaut, Canadian Space Agency astronaut and native of Saskatchewan, Dr. Williams became the only non-American to hold a senior management post at NASA, as Director of the Space and Life Sciences Directorate at JSC in Houston. He was also the first Deputy Associate Administrator for Crew Health and Safety at NASA Headquarters.




This is a seriously qualified man, who happens to be Canadian, and of whom everyone at NASA is exceeding proud of.

I'm certain no offense was meant by the OP. It's all in good fun, and of course, the facts of the matter are somewhat different than the jokes!


And remember, there are devices calld CANADARM and CANADARM II which we use frequently on orbit to do stuff with...essential devices, which have the name they do for a reason....




That's Dr. Williams himself, from Canada, on the Canadarm 2, about a month and a half ago...some 225 miles above someplace on Earth.


A joke is a joke, and that's all it is (Dave Williams would likely laugh....) Canada is essential and contributory in a huge way to what we're doing in space, and will be long into the future. You, and your father may be duly proud!

I had to laugh at the photos. It's all in harmless fun. If you can't poke fun at yourself, you're missing the best audience!
I've been visiting Canada since 1966, when I was 11 and our family vacationed there. I co-own a cabin on a lake in central B.C., to which I go every other year. Was just there two months ago.
I like Canada. I like Canadians. Yet, my Canadian friends laugh at Americans and I laugh at Canadians. It's nothing personal, just good-natured ribbing between friends.
My Canadian friends got a good laugh a few years ago when I told them about a boss I had, who was originally from Mississippi. I had her convinced that Canada is on Metric Time! I told her there were 67 seconds in a minute, 54 minutes in an hour and 27.3 hours in a day! And being the idiot she was, she believed me!
Just a couple of months ago at the cabin, some Canadian friends asked me, "Did you remember your Metric Watch?"
"Right over there on my dresser," I countered. "On top of that recipe book of Saskatchewan Soul Food!"

I dont get it.

If you were able to convince someone who was your boss that Canada is on "metric time", I can see why they might rib Americans!


There's nothing wrong with some good natured ribbing among friends.

If we can't all poke fun at each other and smile, we'll never get anything done together.
If anyone thinks that all these multi-national astroanuts we now have on Shuttle and ISS crews don't share cultures, and rib each other, and love each other at the same time...they've got to be naive.


The reality is this:

We're all cooperating with our various talents today in space. We've got top drawer people from all over the world participating in space flight these days. Compared to the way it was in the old days, it's almost inconceivable.


Not too long ago, I watched a launch from the Baikonur Cosmodrome where an American flag was painted on the side of a Soyuz launch vehicle. Aboard was a Russian, an American, and an Iranian. Utterly remarkable. And frankly, back in 1965 or so, I couldn't have conceived of such a thing...but today, it's reality.


And we see Russian flags, and American flags, and flags from all over the world on the suits of astronauts going into space in a cooperative effort...and of course, Canada is a prominent and highly accomplished member of that fraternity, and they are welcome and appreciated, and essential to the overall success of the ISS program.

But if we can't rib each other in good natured fashion, and not take offense at it, we're lost!

I loved the beer ones, they were cute. And the zambini or whatever it's called.

As a proud Canadian, i thought those were great! And the beer ones are perfect!

I'm not a Canadian but 30 from the boarder.Being so close it rubs off . Canadians work and shop here . Lots of people here say "Eh" and drink Canadian beer. Especially Molsen and Labatts' .

although I never found SCTV all that funny , it had it's moments . Love Kids in the Hall.


great pics !!!!

Funny as heck!

Lol, good one. Good old Canada, Americas hat, lol. Just kidding...

Mid you are such the diplomat that's why I luv's ya!! xo, Jody

PS: Funny one B - Bahahahahahaha!

Awsome pix, "Trence and Phillip havent been to the moon yet" or have they! lol

I'd love to visit Canada one day, they say Its absolutely beauliful.

Shucks, Jody...you make me blush!

thats frickin hilarious.....metric time.....sakachewan soul food....priceless.LOL