OT OT OT RE: "You would have to admit we Canadians are somewhat unique, no...ehhh?"
Hi NiceGuy,
I was once told (by a Canadian), how the name "Canada" came into being. Here's how the story goes (I'll make a couple of changes to the story):
Once upon a time, two gentlemen and a lady* were sitting at a table in a pub [not to be confused with American bars], and they decided it was time to give their fine country a wonderful name. "But what will we name him, eh?" [Original story said, "her"] One of the gentlemen said, "But I don't know, we've been thinking about this for quite some time now, eh?" Finally, the lady said, "I have an idea. Let's take all of the letters in the alphabet and put it into my hat. We'll each select a letter, eh?" The other gentleman said, "okay, now that's good thinking, eh?" So, one by one, they selected a letter. "I got a C, eh?" shouted the first gentlemen. "I got an N, eh?" shouted the second gentlemen. Finally the lady selected the last letter, "I got a D, eh! We're done!" and all three shouted in unison,"C-A-N-A-D-A."
And, so the story goes.
Have a Happy Thanksgiving everyone !
Regards,
Amy J P.S. lady* [note: I've changed the story to include one "lady", but the actual story had "three gentlemen." This change was made to honor Canada (along with many other countries), for (unlike the US) having had at least one female Prime Minister (equivalent to US Presidency) |
