OT Re: Fw: 12 Prospects for the Chevy Nova Award

Don't forget the swedish company trying to sell forestry machines undet
the name "The Swedish Beaver" :-)

In a message dated 3/22/00 3:30:13 PM Central Standard Time,
> henrix@pp.sbbs.se writes:

<< Don't forget the swedish company trying to sell forestry machines undet
 the name "The Swedish Beaver" :-) >>

Okay - I have a nomination -  the country of Canada - the particular
item the
Canadaian nickel: five cent piece - why?:

Only Candians would put the head of their ruling female sovereign on one side
and a picture of a beaver on the other. Leading to quips about heads and

tails+ the queen and her "beaver".

> Okay - I have a nomination - the country of Canada - the particular

Blasphemy!

:)

Honestly, having lived here for 31 years now, I've NEVER heard anyone make
that joke before.

But remember - this is from the country that for our $1 coin put the
Queen on one side and a bird, the Loon, on the other. And EVERYONE calls them
"Loonies"....

> On Wed, 22 Mar 2000 22:22:52 -0500, adrian.johnson@sympatico.ca wrote:

> Only Candians would put the head of their ruling female sovereign on

> Honestly, having lived here for 31 years now, I've NEVER heard anyone

Me neither. And I've been here 33 of my 37 years! I have never heard anyone
use that joke... *S*

> But remember - this is from the country that for our $1 coin put the

Well, everyone thought it was a looney idea at first. And remember, the
original dies were supposed to be of voyageurs. The loon was the
follow-up
design, and was only used when the first set were lost.

I wish the $2 coin became commonly known as the dubloonie (double loonie)
instead of toonie. On the other hand, a friend of mine -- seeing the
polar
bear on one side -- thought it should be called a "pooh". *L* I liked
that best. *G*