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Strategies & Market Trends : Fascist Oligarchs Attack Cute Cuddly Canadians

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To: Crocodile who wrote (795)	11/26/2002 9:17:41 PM
From: Snowshoe	Read Replies (2) of 1293

Crocodile, I was struck by this comment from that article... The favorite Canadian quote on cross-border relations came from the late Pierre Trudeau. Living next door to the U.S., the former prime minister said, is like sleeping with an elephant; you feel every twitch and grunt. He was perhaps too diplomatic to point out that Canada is actually more like a flea on an elephant's ass -- invisible unless we prove too annoying, and then easily crushed. That's a fact Canadians are forced to accept. But it doesn't lead to fond feelings. I'd say the relationship between the US and Canada is more like that of a cape buffalo and oxpecker. The bird makes a good living off the beast, but it has to be nice. Here's an illustration from a nifty kid's site I just stumbled upon. You can paint it any color you want... <g> enchantedlearning.com P.S. Will comment later on the southern US border area. P.P.S. I see the embers are still alive from the 1837-1838 rebellion... Quebec Gives National Holiday a Rebellious Name story.news.yahoo.com

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