Unfortunately names are not very good global unique identifiers, and some Canadian guy got to mine first. Fortunately I beat him to Twitter. Canadians, a lovely bunch, occasionally message me instead of him about the banalities of living in America’s hat, like shoveling snow and drinking milk out of bag (which admittedly seems to make a lot of sense).
Apparently it’s election season in Canada — yup, they have elections just like a real country — so the message volume is heating up. Today I tried to find a peaceful resolution, but it was to no avail. Instead I just decided to start impersonating the Canadian me.
First, a fine Canadian lady (Calady?) told me I had very nice hair. I promptly thanked her, but was told the compliment wasn’t for me!
@ you actually look a lot like @ who is a smart, hip Canadian talking head. But you look much younger. Not a problem though, apparently goldfish-like memory takes over when you’re interacting with a television star’s name, so Kelly was shortly back for more.
@ should lobbyists who pay for sex and who were charged with fraud be able to run for office? @ According to Wikipedia, prostitution is not illegal in Canada. So why the hell not? @ there is always more to it than that. She has been abused since 10 and poops on her johns. He advised the PMO until last week. @ If everyone who paid to get pooped on wasn't allowed to run, would we have any candidates left? No one I'd want in charge. @ in Canada it's okay to solicit sex but not okay to get paid for it. So it's a win win for some. @ @ @ relationship building! @ @ @ That's probably a good description of what those lobbyists were doing too! In America these days, it seems like half of politics is healthcare. Well Canada is no different, but I’m not sure about their focus.
glad to see @ talking about the 2014 health accord. who do you trust in negotiating this agreement? @ I'm happy when you're happy. I don't trust anyone in negotiating this agreement, and neither should you! @ seriously, thank you for talking about it. A real discussion needs to happen. Pharmacare is just the tipping point. @ If we can break down walls and get a real discussion started on pharmacare, who knows how far we can take this! @ ...an orphan drug policy wld be a good 1st step... Health first ministers meeting this Spring. @ I disagree with you and do not think we should be giving orphans drugs. They have gone through enough already! It wasn’t all fun and games though, some people wanted to put an end to the shenanigans!
Hey Twitterverse: Loving pol comments. But please send to me at @. There is another @ in USA who is going nuts.thnx Current events are fine, but let’s dive into some history, shall we?
@ do you remember in the 2004 debates when Harper said "He owns children"? @ No, but if we go with @'s policy of giving drugs to orphans we can probably all own some children one day. And it’s not just commoners, even the pundits (and their possibly official guides) got in on the conversation.
Love it. IT guy somewhere in the States whose firm runs Wordpress.com has been chatting all day w/ppl thinking he hosts show on CBC @ Hi there. Have I been added as an official pundit yet? Where do I sign up for this guide? But don’t let anyone tell you the Canadians aren’t a sharp bunch, a few of them caught onto my ruse.
This is freaking great - @ meet @ - bet our new Evan now knows more that he ever wanted about canucks & elections @ Oh but this @ 's responses are epic! Too funny. @ hahah this is gold. keep answering the questions :P Newest pundit: American software developer(?) @ - he has some great ideas about Canadian politics! Quite amused reading @ reply to questions intended for @. Fave thing of the day=American @ pretending to be @ and answering Canadian's election question @ @ You've gotta admit that SF Evan is pretty smart! I think he might even be able to find Canada on a map! That was fun, but all those messages later and my initial electoral goals haven’t changed.
@ I was mostly joking. Carry on. I hope whichever party can offer lower Molson Ice prices wins. Go Maple Leafs! Update: I should be on Canadian TV!
@ @ seriously hook this guy up for P&P for fun 2 or 3 minutes - day 4 always needs to be lighthearted (new rule)
This is absolutely hilarious. Bummed I missed this the first time around.
Wholy crap this is amazing