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pyro
Big Wall climber
Calabasas
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Nov 11, 2013 - 12:37am PT
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dont let me down marlow
i would hate to tell russ nothing about supertopo's canada thread!
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Marlow
Sport climber
OSLO
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Topic Author's Reply - Nov 11, 2013 - 12:03pm PT
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Questions to be answered:
 Black Jack Shellac - is he cartoonishly famous? Where should he be on the list?
Russ Courtenal - I don't know anything about him, so I'll leave to the experts themselves, Canadians, to decide if he should be on the list...
Updated list of famous Canadians:
ACTORS
Dan Akroyd
Pamela Anderson
Adam Beach
John Candy
Michael J. Fox
Chief Dan George
Graham Greene
Lorne Greene
Monty Hall
Rich Little
Howie Mandel
Mike Meyers
Raymond Massey
Leslie Nielsen
Mary Pickford
Gordon Pinsent
Christopher Plummer
Keanu Reeves
William Shatner
Martin Short
Donald Sutherland
Kiefer Sutherland
Jennifer Tilly
Alex Trebek
ATHLETES
Gordie Howe, hockey
Lori Bowden triathlete
Sarah Burke, freestyle skier
Chandra Crawford, cross country skier
Terry Fox, humanitarian and athlete
Bernie Geoffrion, hockey
Wayne Gretzky, hockey
Alex Harvey, cross country skier
Ferguson Jenkins, baseball
Herman 'Jackrabbit' Johansen cross-country skier
Ben Johnson, sprinter
Devon Kershaw cross country skier
Mario Lemieux, hockey
Mark Messier, hockey
New Canadian Air Force, skiers
Bobby Orr, hockey
Ross Rebagliati, snowboarder
Peter Reid, triathlete
Maurice Richard, hockey
Mike Richards, hockey
Patrick Roy, hockey
Carol Vadnais, hockey
Bobbie Hull, hockey
Jacques Villeneuve, race car driver
Larry Walker, baseball
Hayley Wickenheiser, hockey
Steve Nash, basketball
Danielle Lawrie, softball pitcher
AUTHORS
Margareth Atwood
Pierre Berton
Douglas Coupland
Robertson Davies
William Gibson (usa)
Malcolm Gladwell (uk)
Grey Owl (england)
Irving Layton, poet
Marshall McLuhan
Farley Mowat
Alice Munro
Peter C. Newman (austria)
Al Purdy, poet
Robert W Service (england)
BEER ETC
Cutthroat Pale Ale
Hermann's, Spyhopper
La Fin Du Monde
Molson Beer, used to be Canadian
Canadian Club Classic
Wiser's whiskey
CLIMBERS
Jim Baldwin
COMEDIANS
Jim Carrey
Tommy Chong
The Kids In The Hall, comedy group
Bob and Doug McKenzie
Rick Mercer
Matthew Perry (usa)
Seth Rogen
Steve Smith, Red Green
ENTERTAINMENT
James Cameron, film director
David Cronenberg, film director
Cirque de Soleil, circus
Hanson Brothers, hockey film
Wab Kinew, rapper and CBC host
Norman McLaren (scotland), director/film animator
James Randi, magician and sceptic
Bill Reid, artist
Jack Warner, warner bros
The Naked News, TV newscast
Trailer Park Boys, TV series
ENVIRONMENTALISTS & ACTIVISTS
Maude Barlow
Roderick Haig-Brown(english), angler, author, conservationist
Rafe Mair, political commentator
Alexandra Morton (usa)
Percy Schmeiser
David Suzuki
Andrew J. Weaver
ICONS
Bluenose clipper
Hudsons Bay Company
Maple Leaf flag
Poutine
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
MUSICIANS
Jann Arden
Barenaked Ladies
Bryan Adams
Paul Anka
Justin Bieber
Chilliwack
Tom Cochrane
Bruce Cockburn
Leonard Cohen
Stompin' Tom Connors
The Band
Cowboy Junkies
Celine Dion
Doug & the Slugs
Raymond Dudley, pianist
Glenn Gould, pianist
Guess Who
Jeff Healey
Angela Hewitt, pianist
Diana Krall
K D Lang
Avril Lavigne
Gordon Lightfoot
Natalie MacMaster
Kate and Anna McGarrigle
Joni Mitchell
Alanis Morissette
Anne Murray
Northern Lights
RUSH
Steppenwolf (canadian/american)
Tragically Hip
Shania Twain
Ian and Sylvia Tyson
Neil Young
Joel 'deadmau5' Zimmerman
NOBEL WINNERS
Sidney Altman, Chemistry 1989
Frederick Banting Physiology/Medicine, 1923
Saul Bellow, Literature 1976
Willard Boyle, Physics 2009
Bertram Brockhouse, Physics 1994
William Giauque, Chemistry 1949
Gerhard Herzberg (germany), Chemistry 1971
David Hubel, Physiology/Medicine 1981
Charles Huggins, Physiology/Medicine 1966
Rudolph Marcus, Chemistry 1992
Robert Mundell, Economics 1999
Lester Pearson, Peace 1957
John Polányi (germany), Chemistry 1986
Myron Scholes, Economics 1997
Ralph Steinman, Physiology/Medicine 2011
Michael Smith (uk), Chemistry 1993
Henry Taube, Chemistry 1983
Richard Taylor, Physics 1990
William Vickrey, Economics 1996
POLITICIANS
John A. Macdonald (scotland)
Tommy Douglas, father of socialized medicine in Canada
Paul Heleyer
Jack Layton, leader of NDP
Rene Levesque, separatist
Pierre Trudeau, prime minister
Lord Stanley
SCIENTISTS ETC
Alexander Graham Bell (scotland), inventor
Norman Bethune, physician
J.C. Fields, mathematician
Sandford Fleming (scotland), standard time
John Kenneth Galbraith, economist
William Osler, known as the worlds first modern physician
Steven Pinker, psychologist
UNCLASSIFIED
Alexander Mackenzie (scotland), explorer
Anne of Green Gables, novel
Billy Bishop, WW1 Pilot
Samuel Champlain (france), explorer
Don Cherry, local color
Tim Horton, hockey & restaurant
Peter Jennings, journalist
James Naismith, inventor of basketball
Peter Skene Ogden, explorer
Laura Secord, war heroine
William Stephenson, inspiration for James Bond
Margaret Trudeau
HEROSTRATICALLY FAMOUS CANADIANS
Rob Ford of Toronto, candidate for being the bastard offspring of Jim Lahey and Randy
Ted Cruz, Canuck Texan who shut down the US of America
Bongy
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RyanD
climber
Squamish
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Nov 11, 2013 - 12:38pm PT
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How could you forget this famous Canadian Marlow?!?!
At least I think she's famous outside Canada.
Edit- Aha I see the name now.
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Marlow
Sport climber
OSLO
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Topic Author's Reply - Nov 11, 2013 - 12:44pm PT
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She's famous all around the globe Ryan, and she's already on the actor part of the list...
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pyro
Big Wall climber
Calabasas
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Nov 11, 2013 - 02:24pm PT
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don't let me down fellow Canada lovers.
russ is most pretty boy award lives next door wayne gretzky/Brittany spears at in westlake. must have some canada famousness..
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vmcgal
Trad climber
New Paltz, NY
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Nov 11, 2013 - 02:41pm PT
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Climbing in the Adirondacks and the Northeast: Jack Turner and a bunch more hardy men, raised the level of eastern climbing several notches in the 50's
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mouse from merced
Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
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Nov 13, 2013 - 11:54am PT
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I was on the Briceburg stretch of the Merced yesterday.
I came across a big old gaggle of famous Canadians.
My count was twelve, but I was educated in America...
There was a pair of ducks along with them.
They all claimed they were from France, not Quebec, though they spoke with a Quack-beckian accent, using no “eh’s” but “non’s” instead.
“She has nice pinfeathers, quack, non?”
or
“Now, that’s a fish taco, HONK!, non?”
They asked if I knew the Foster Farms chickens as they were a big deal up there.
I told them they were good friends of Pop Werner’s and that he had them for dinner regularly.
They told me to stuff it and flew off down-river.
Tourists!
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Synchronicity
Trad climber
British Columbia, Canada
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Nov 13, 2013 - 12:17pm PT
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How is it that Hugh Burton and Steve Sutton don't make the famous Canadian climbers? How about Peter Croft? John Clarke? How about Sonnie Trotter and Will Stanhope? Barry Blanchard? Travesty i tell ya!
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Synchronicity
Trad climber
British Columbia, Canada
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Nov 13, 2013 - 12:21pm PT
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Also what about hockey stars? Sideny Crosby, Steve Stamkos, Roberto Luongo, Jarome Iginla, Dan Boyle, etc etc... i suppose that list would never end... we love our Hookey up here....
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mouse from merced
Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
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Nov 13, 2013 - 12:30pm PT
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She looks vaguely naval, but I believe all honorables get to do regalia in dress for formal occasions--but that's a Canadian deal, not a California thing.
Formal, I mean.
Mayann E. Francis is the thirty-first on the list of Lt. Governors of Nova Scotia, the naval heart of Canada's military body.
31. The Honourable Mayann E. Francis, ONS (1946-)
2006-2012
Born in Whitney Pier, Nova Scotia, The Hon. Mayann Francis was the first African Nova Scotian, and only the second woman to hold the position of Lieutenant Governor. She was also the first permanent female Director and CEO of the Nova Scotia Human Rights Commission, and the first woman to be appointed Ombudsman in Nova Scotia.
Prior to becoming Lieutenant Governor, Ms. Francis earned a Masters Degree in Public Administration from New York University and went on to hold a number of senior positions in the private and public sectors in both the U.S. and Canada. She also worked on a variety of projects in Canada, the United States and overseas and served on numerous boards.
In 2008, Ms. Francis was awarded an Honorary Doctorate in Humane Letters from Mount Saint Vincent University. From 2008-2012 she was Honorary Lieutenant Colonel of 3 Intelligence Company. In 2010, the University of the West Indies awarded her the Luminary Award in recognition of her public service and outstanding citizenship
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NutAgain!
Trad climber
South Pasadena, CA
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Nov 13, 2013 - 05:48pm PT
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I tried reading through this thread, but sheesh you'd think Canada was a different country or something.
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Stewart
Trad climber
Courtenay, B.C.
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Nov 13, 2013 - 08:17pm PT
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Uh - Daryl's last name is spelled "Hatten" (which is, incidentally, also the name of a town in Germany).
Also:
-John McCrae, the poet author of "In Flanders Fields"
-Sarah Slean, musician
-Buffy St. Marie, musician & social activist
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matisse
climber
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Nov 13, 2013 - 08:24pm PT
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I can't believe you boyz let that fine newfoundlander Shannon Tweed slip by.
Also how about Clara Hughes, only person to have won multiple medals in both Winter and Summer Olympics.
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Stewart
Trad climber
Courtenay, B.C.
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Nov 14, 2013 - 02:11am PT
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Re: Banting & Best: They intentionally did not seek a patent for their insulin vaccine. I assume this means that they were "socialists." For that matter, neither did Jonas Salk (the creator of the polio vaccine), but he was a Yank. I'll vote to confer honorary Canadian citizenship upon him.
Also, Shirley Douglas - Tommy's daughter.
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Marlow
Sport climber
OSLO
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Topic Author's Reply - Nov 14, 2013 - 12:29pm PT
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Pyro, Mouse, Vmcgal, Tami, Stewart, Syncronicity and Matisse: They are now added to the list. A new category "Honorary Canadians" is also added.
Questions still to be answered:
Black Jack Shellac - is he cartoonishly famous? Where should he be on the list?
Updated list of famous Canadians:
ACTORS
Dan Akroyd
Pamela Anderson
Adam Beach
John Candy
Michael J. Fox
Chief Dan George
Graham Greene
Lorne Greene
Monty Hall
Rich Little
Howie Mandel
Mike Meyers
Raymond Massey
Leslie Nielsen
Mary Pickford
Gordon Pinsent
Christopher Plummer
Keanu Reeves
William Shatner
Martin Short
Donald Sutherland
Kiefer Sutherland
Jennifer Tilly
Alex Trebek
Shannon Tweed
Margot Kidder
ATHLETES
Gordie Howe, hockey
Lori Bowden triathlete
Sarah Burke, freestyle skier
Chandra Crawford, cross country skier
Terry Fox, humanitarian and athlete
Bernie Geoffrion, hockey
Wayne Gretzky, hockey
Alex Harvey, cross country skier
Ferguson Jenkins, baseball
Herman 'Jackrabbit' Johansen cross-country skier
Ben Johnson, sprinter
Devon Kershaw cross country skier
Mario Lemieux, hockey
Mark Messier, hockey
New Canadian Air Force, skiers
Bobby Orr, hockey
Ross Rebagliati, snowboarder
Peter Reid, triathlete
Maurice Richard, hockey
Mike Richards, hockey
Patrick Roy, hockey
Carol Vadnais, hockey
Bobbie Hull, hockey
Jacques Villeneuve, race car driver
Larry Walker, baseball
Hayley Wickenheiser, hockey
Steve Nash, basketball
Danielle Lawrie, softball pitcher
Clara Hughes, speed skating and cycling
Russ Courtenal, hockey
Sideny Crosby, hockey
Steve Stamkos, hockey
Roberto Luongo, hoceky
Jarome Iginla, hockey
AUTHORS
Margareth Atwood
Pierre Berton
Douglas Coupland
Robertson Davies
William Gibson (usa)
Malcolm Gladwell (uk)
Grey Owl (england)
Irving Layton, poet
Marshall McLuhan
Farley Mowat
Alice Munro
Peter C. Newman (austria)
Al Purdy, poet
Robert W Service (england)
Alice Munroe
John McCrae
Shirley Douglas
BEER ETC
Cutthroat Pale Ale
Hermann's, Spyhopper
La Fin Du Monde
Molson Beer, used to be Canadian
Canadian Club Classic
Wiser's whiskey
CLIMBERS
Jim Baldwin
Jack Turner
Hugh Burton
Steve Sutton
Peter Croft
John Clarke
Sonnie Trotter
Will Stanhope
Barry Blanchard
Will Gadd
COMEDIANS
Jim Carrey
Tommy Chong
The Kids In The Hall, comedy group
Bob and Doug McKenzie
Rick Mercer
Matthew Perry (usa)
Seth Rogen
Steve Smith, Red Green
ENTERTAINMENT
James Cameron, film director
David Cronenberg, film director
Cirque de Soleil, circus
Hanson Brothers, hockey film
Wab Kinew, rapper and CBC host
Norman McLaren (scotland), director/film animator
James Randi, magician and sceptic
Bill Reid, artist
Jack Warner, warner bros
The Naked News, TV newscast
Trailer Park Boys, TV series
ENVIRONMENTALISTS & ACTIVISTS
Maude Barlow
Roderick Haig-Brown(english), angler, author, conservationist
Rafe Mair, political commentator
Alexandra Morton (usa)
Percy Schmeiser
David Suzuki
Andrew J. Weaver
ICONS
Bluenose clipper
Hudsons Bay Company
Maple Leaf flag
Poutine
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
MUSICIANS
Jann Arden
Barenaked Ladies
Bryan Adams
Paul Anka
Justin Bieber
Chilliwack
Tom Cochrane
Bruce Cockburn
Leonard Cohen
Stompin' Tom Connors
The Band
Cowboy Junkies
Celine Dion
Doug & the Slugs
Raymond Dudley, pianist
Glenn Gould, pianist
Guess Who
Jeff Healey
Angela Hewitt, pianist
Diana Krall
K D Lang
Avril Lavigne
Gordon Lightfoot
Natalie MacMaster
Kate and Anna McGarrigle
Joni Mitchell
Alanis Morissette
Anne Murray
Northern Lights
RUSH
Steppenwolf (canadian/american)
Tragically Hip
Shania Twain
Ian and Sylvia Tyson
Neil Young
Joel 'deadmau5' Zimmerman
Sarah Slean
Buffy St. Marie
NOBEL WINNERS
Sidney Altman, Chemistry 1989
Frederick Banting Physiology/Medicine, 1923
Saul Bellow, Literature 1976
Willard Boyle, Physics 2009
Bertram Brockhouse, Physics 1994
William Giauque, Chemistry 1949
Gerhard Herzberg (germany), Chemistry 1971
David Hubel, Physiology/Medicine 1981
Charles Huggins, Physiology/Medicine 1966
Rudolph Marcus, Chemistry 1992
Robert Mundell, Economics 1999
Lester Pearson, Peace 1957
John Polányi (germany), Chemistry 1986
Myron Scholes, Economics 1997
Ralph Steinman, Physiology/Medicine 2011
Michael Smith (uk), Chemistry 1993
Henry Taube, Chemistry 1983
Richard Taylor, Physics 1990
William Vickrey, Economics 1996
POLITICIANS
John A. Macdonald (scotland)
Tommy Douglas, father of socialized medicine in Canada
Paul Heleyer
Jack Layton, leader of NDP
Rene Levesque, separatist
Pierre Trudeau, prime minister
Lord Stanley
Mayann E. Francis
SCIENTISTS ETC
Alexander Graham Bell (scotland), inventor
Norman Bethune, physician
J.C. Fields, mathematician
Sandford Fleming (scotland), standard time
John Kenneth Galbraith, economist
William Osler, known as the worlds first modern physician
Steven Pinker, psychologist
UNCLASSIFIED
Alexander Mackenzie (scotland), explorer
Anne of Green Gables, novel
Billy Bishop, WW1 Pilot
Samuel Champlain (france), explorer
Don Cherry, local color
Tim Horton, hockey & restaurant
Peter Jennings, journalist
James Naismith, inventor of basketball
Peter Skene Ogden, explorer
Laura Secord, war heroine
William Stephenson, inspiration for James Bond
Margaret Trudeau
Canadian Navy Auxiliary Geese
HONORARY CANADIANS
Jonas Salk, science
Roald Amundsen, explorer
HEROSTRATICALLY FAMOUS CANADIANS
Rob Ford of Toronto, candidate for being the bastard offspring of Jim Lahey and Randy
Ted Cruz, Canuck Texan who shut down the US of America
Bongy
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Nov 14, 2013 - 12:37pm PT
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Marlow, shouldn't you also be asking whether a 'famous Canadian XC skier'
is either 'cartoonishly famous' or an oxymoron?
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mouse from merced
Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
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Nov 14, 2013 - 12:43pm PT
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I'm not formally accusing anyone, just sayin'.
It happens to be true.
What DO you northies use for REAL BACON TASTE?
Real goat bacon from Greece?
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Marlow
Sport climber
OSLO
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Topic Author's Reply - Nov 14, 2013 - 12:57pm PT
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Reilly
You have to consider my perspective... I'm a Norwegian... the most famous Canadians in Norway are the XC skiers, so 'famous Canadian XC skier' is no oxymoron in Norway. And in one way or another, maybe all fame is cartoonish...?... ;o)
Edited: wbw - there's no number-on-the-list priority... I'd have to leave that to you Canadians...
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wbw
Trad climber
'cross the great divide
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Nov 14, 2013 - 01:54pm PT
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You need to move Bobby Orr way up on your list. Way up . . .
Or if you prefer, we could include him on a Greatest Bostonian list. :-)
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goatboy smellz
climber
लघिमा
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Nov 14, 2013 - 02:42pm PT
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Is this thread some cry for attention?
Does Canada need a group hug?
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