Sadly, most non-Canadians may not usually celebrate Canada Day…. despite the sacred & holy nature of this annual holiday. (We can forgive them, though, eh?)
So, in an attempt to enlighten our non-Canadian neighbours (yes, note the Canadian spelling) I have put together a list of reasons why EVERYONE should celebrate Canada Day. Here are some of the profound contributions to our planet made by Canadians. (WARNING, After reading this list you will yearn for honorary Canadian status)
- The Antigravity suit
- Balderdash, the awesome board game
- Basketball – Seriously, what would the world be without Kobe & the NBA Finals??
- Butter substitute (yuck)
- Computerized braille (sorry, this blog isn’t written in computerized braille…)
- Disintegrating plastic (AND we recycle like mofo’s)
- Ear piercer (I wouldn’t have been so cool in junior high if it weren’t for this invention!)
- Electric cooking range, that cooked my homemade pizza last night
- Electric car (North America’s first)
- Electric wheelchair
- Electron microscope
- Five pin bowling (If you dare say that 10 pin is better i’ll punch your nose)
- Foghorn – (yes, press play if you have never heard one)
- Green plastic garbage bags
- Ginger Ale (ever had a sore tummy? This stuff is liquid gold!)
- Goalie masks
- Green ink
- Heart valve operation (first performed)
- IMAX
- Instant potato flakes (barf…)
- Insulation
- Insulin (as diabetes treatment)
- Java, the programming language
- Jolly jumper – Man did I ever LOVE this one as a kid
- Kerosene
- Lacrosse (Canada’s national sport… surprised?)
- Lightbulb (first patented… and you thought it was Edison, didn’t you!)
- Liposomes (seriously, what would life be without knowing about liposomes…)
- Muskol (if you’re not from Manitoba, you might not know that this is mosquito spray)
- Newsprint
- Nursing Mother Breast Pads
- Pablum
- Pacemaker
- Paint roller
- Panoramic camera
- Pictionary
- Pizza pizza telephone computer delivery services
- Portable high chair
- Puzz-3D
- Retractable beer carton handle
- Rollerskates
- ski-binding
- Snowblower
- Snowmobile
- Snowplow (are you sensing a pattern yet?)
- Stanley Cup
- Superman
- Table hockey
- Telephone
- Trivial Pursuit
- Walkie-Talkies
- Washing machine
- Yahtzee
- AND, last but definitely not least…… zippers! (Sorry if you are Amish & reading this)
Which ones are your favorite? Did I miss anything?
Now that you know… go ahead, HUG A CANADIAN! Send some love to your favorite Canadian who may have in some way helped make you world a better place. 🙂
