This first note, spotted by Nick, is from a school in New Jersey; the second, from DeAnna and Shawn, was taken at a school in Stony Brook, New York. Apart from those details… not really all that different, eh?
(I don’t think Monopoly-land has universal health care, though.)
Love you, Canada! And your loonies, too.
related: putting 50 pennies in here is a hostile act
109 responses so far ↓
#1
Jill Terwilliger
I’ve been repeatedly assured that if you die in Canada, you die in real life.
Mar 23, 2010 at 2:49 pm rating: 86
#2
aaa
What? Wanted play drinks
Sigh… Logical fallacies
Now I cry, Ms. Jeanne…
Mar 23, 2010 at 2:49 pm rating: 8
#3
Escape Goat
Just ’cause I’m a drunk, I gotta pay you directly for my hangover juice? Gee, thanks, Luc-ass.
Mar 23, 2010 at 2:50 pm rating: 4
#4
aaa
I’m assuming if I drink irregularly, I don’t have to pay Lucas directly. Can I leave some Monopoly money hidden near the coffee maker, or would a trail of Bahamian coins leading to Lucas’ office be more appropriate? Or does this mean I don’t have to pay him at all because only regular imbibing is worth payment?
Mar 23, 2010 at 2:53 pm rating: 6
#5
Mark
WTF, that looks like Monopoly money, but Monopoly doesn’t have a $3 bill!
Mar 23, 2010 at 2:55 pm rating: 5
#6
QuarterRoy00
That first sign is queerer than a 3 dollar………oh wait………
Mar 23, 2010 at 2:57 pm rating: 11
#7
Kay
That one must be an old note. Canadian money is charging on the USD since the economic downturn. Soon she’ll be hoping to see the jar full of loons, polar bears and moose!
Mar 23, 2010 at 3:01 pm rating: 13
#8
Kay
Where did my comment go?
Mar 23, 2010 at 3:07 pm rating: 0
#9
Agent Cooper
Leave Canada alone!
Mar 23, 2010 at 3:12 pm rating: 5
#10
Vic
I heard that if you die in either Canada or USA its because Australia stole all the good doctors by paying them more money.
Mar 23, 2010 at 3:37 pm rating: 2
#11
Alex
So if you want a drink, you had better pay with a REAL American $3 bill.
Mar 23, 2010 at 3:45 pm rating: 12
#12
lolsuz
With the current exchange rate, Lucas should be THRILLED to get Canadian money.
Mar 23, 2010 at 3:58 pm rating: 16
#13
Lori
Well the Canadin dollar is almost on par with the US dollar so if you wait a bit, you may make more than your 25 cents
Mar 23, 2010 at 4:13 pm rating: 1
#14
GhostWriter
…with a nod to Pink Floyd
This one was stuck, was stuck in the machine
Use real money, and alright- you’ll get a real drink
You buried the right choice, saving your coins
Providing your toy bills, hoping for Sprite
But now that you’re caught, I’ll punish you all!
You thought it was cool, but ya know- I’m nobody’s fool
I found it- found it- (found it) In the Machine…
Mar 23, 2010 at 4:16 pm rating: 3
#15
Pterosaur
Canadian money is not real money.
Canadians are not real people.
Canada is not a real country.
Reported Canadian sightings have been debunked as either swamp gas reflecting the light of Venus or unusually polite North Dakotans. The purported existence of Canada is a conspiracy perpetuated by the Moose Overlords within the Hockey-Maple-Syrup Complex.
The truth is out there.
Mar 23, 2010 at 5:35 pm rating: 9
#16
claw71
I think the jokes about Canada not being real, or Americans viewing Canada as a dorky little brother are completely out of line. Canada is real and it’s much more important than we give it credit for. People who grew up during the Cold War might recall that Canada was projected as a possible battlefield if the Soviets and the US ever decided to go ballistic (finally, that term has been used appropriately).
This was very stressful for Canadians, but they endured and remained cordial neighbors. I’ve talked to many Canadians who have told me that they identify with the US more than they do any other country. They see themselves as Americans and it hurts them that we so often overlook them. They laugh at the jokes, but deep down they’re hurt because they don’t feel respected. Not as another country, but just as a part of the same continent.
I won’t take part in this. I know how valuable Canada is and it is a country that will always hold a special place in my heart. While most of you mock Canada as a country full of odd people who say “eh” too much, harbor an unhealthy affinity for hockey and export horrible offenses to music, I see an important part of what we are. To me, Canada is kind of like that wad of toilet paper I wedge between my butt cheeks when I’ve completed a “big job” and fear a little leakage might ensue. Thanks Canada!
Mar 23, 2010 at 7:16 pm rating: 14
#17
Limeliberator
hey hey hey! Let’s go easy on the “Limey”, ok? You know who else has Universal Health Care? Developing nations and some of the most forward-thinking nations in the world. Do you know what you never see in those nations? You never see a can with a picture of a toddler on it asking for money to pay for health care bills. Everyone should just suck it up. At least someone’s TRYING to do something about it..
On a more friendly note, Canada is a wonderful place. Don’t knock it ’til you’ve tried it. The money in coin form is so much more economical in terms of duration. Besides, show me where (in America) you can throw coins at strippers and not get dirty looks! (no pun intended)
Mar 23, 2010 at 8:27 pm rating: 8
#18
akachela
I live really close to the border, so Canadian coins (except for loonies and toonies, of course) are accepted by everything except for vending machines. I only realized this wasn’t normal when I went on vacation in California and tried to give a cashier Canadian coins. She gave them back and said, “you can’t use foreign money.” I replied, “but it’s not foreign” before I remembered Canada is, in fact, a foreign country.
In short, IT’S STILL REAL TO ME, DAMMIT.
Mar 23, 2010 at 9:01 pm rating: 17
#19
lisa
Hey, maybe the vending machine had it coming. I bet the person who put in the fake money was just sick of it always eating money, being out of order, and repeatedly spitting out that last quarter. So he or she decided to shove a monopoly-money fist down the damn thing’s throat. Sweet revenge: priceless.
Mar 23, 2010 at 9:15 pm rating: 1
#20
aaa
On a related note, I went to an arcade recently and some dumbass decided to clog up the token slots with quarters. So not only did I get about a dollar’s worth of quarters, I got a few abandoned tokens for my trouble. Woot. I guess.
/boring, not funny story
Mar 23, 2010 at 9:36 pm rating: 1
#21
ash
you’re, not your
Mar 23, 2010 at 9:43 pm rating: 0
#22
infant tyrone
Coffee Beans 25¢/shot ?
How big a syringe does that entail ?
Sounds like the femoral artery is the target area…
Dudes, don’t let the ladies hornswaggle ya.
It may not be the be all and end all, but thighs matters.
*Dedicated to Gertrude, our thilly vithiting thcollar from the Eatht.
Mar 23, 2010 at 10:25 pm rating: 1
#23
Palomon
Enough Canada bashing, you hosers.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ot70G4wSQi0
Mar 24, 2010 at 12:05 am rating: 1
#24
chrisswiss83
If it doesn’t work in a vending machine or a parking meter, it’s not real. Canadian money always ruins the day when you have to park or you need a Kit-Kat bar.
Mar 24, 2010 at 12:31 am rating: 0
#25
Adam
Mmmm Snapple. Canada is a joke.
Mar 24, 2010 at 1:21 am rating: 0
#26
ian in hamburg
Exploding myths about Canadian healthcare, as seen in a real US newspaper:
http://www.denverpost.com/opinion/ci_12523427
Mar 24, 2010 at 4:26 am rating: 0
#27
Angela
Do you think in Canada they have signs that say “American $ is not real $”?
Mar 24, 2010 at 7:49 am rating: 2
#28
Heroin
Canadian money is awesome because it’s so colourful.
Whenever I go to the U.S. I always have to pull out all my bills to see what’s what. It’s all green.
We have purple money up here!
(For serious: it’s not common for actual life-threatening health cases to take a long time. People tend to think that their health problems are urgent when they aren’t really. It’s why our emergency rooms are clogged up. Yeah, your cold sucks, but is it really an emergency? Keep your fucking germs at home.
If your knee is messed up and you need an MRI, you’re going to have to wait a few months. Maybe even a year.
However, if your doctor thinks you have a brain tumor, you’re going to wait a few weeks. It’s done on an urgency scale. In both cases, that MRI is going to be free.)
Mar 24, 2010 at 9:01 am rating: 4
#29
Wordtinker doesnt smith
Reality is not real.
It’s a fig newton of my imagination.
My philosophy professor told me so.
On a healthcare/insurance note, I really don’t care what they do as long as I can pay for it and still have enough left to afford both the rent and ramen. I know, I know, I ask the impossible.
Mar 24, 2010 at 10:09 am rating: 3
#30
Stinky
I lived in Australia for a while, and all the money there was both different colors, and different sizes (even the bills). I asked a local about that once. He gave me a withering stare and said, “well yeah, how else are blind people supposed to know how much money they have in their wallet?”
Mar 24, 2010 at 11:18 am rating: 2
#31
Boad
Well, blame Canada
Blame Canada
With all their beady little eyes
And flapping heads so full of lies
Blame Canada
Blame Canada
We need to form a full assault
It’s Canada’s fault!
Blame Canada
It seems that everything’s gone wrong
Since Canada came along
Blame Canada
Blame Canada
They’re not even a real country anyway
Mar 24, 2010 at 5:29 pm rating: 0
#32
wurdnurd
Everything from Canada is FAKE ! I once bought a Honda Civic, supposedly a Japanese car. But when I looked on the data plate the country of origin was CANADA ! Face it, Canada defenders, my logic is irrefutable. Hah!
Mar 24, 2010 at 8:18 pm rating: 0
#33
Annie
First of all… that bottom picture would make more sense to me if it was Canadian tire money, just saying….
For the Americans reading this, Canadian Tire is a store here, that gives out redeemable money. But only for that store. some places actually accept it for real money though… but only with special exceptions.
Also, don’t hate on Canada. We may not have a clear “identity” but we also aren’t known specifically for our stupidity. Glad to see your government getting some good press for a change…
Mar 27, 2010 at 11:34 am rating: 0
#34
Zewt
Team Ms. Joanne. I want my friggin Diet Coke.
I don’t really have an opinion on Canada, other than they need to keep Anne Murray from making more cheap compilation albums to sell on late-night TV.
Apr 5, 2010 at 11:33 pm rating: 0
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