No smiling! We're Canadian
Apparently, Canadians must present a grim mien to the world in their passprot photos from now on. Smiling is now verboten. But that does not mean that Canadians have license to scowl, frown, grimmace or glower at that camera. That is forbidden as well. Passport applicants must have a neutral expression when they get their mugs photographed. Of course, we live in a world where everything that is not forbidden is compulsory. And that seems to be more true in Canada.
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Yeah, the last time I was
Yeah, the last time I was there, some dudes on the street made me smoke a joint. Then I had to attend a civil union, because I'd have to pay a fine if I didn't.
After that we bet on the mosquito fights.
Yeah. I spent several days in
Yeah. I spent several days in Toronto when I was 18, and the cops just POURED beers down my throat.
Alright, alright, I
Alright, alright, I overstated the case. I thought that the article was amusing. Sue me. The cops in Windsor did tell me where the best strip clubs were, though. Very polite.
Mosquito fights...
Maybe I will, Buckethead,
Maybe I will, Buckethead, maybe I will.
Sue you, that is. You're a plutocrat-- surely you don't NEED all that baby formula and dog food.
The thing about Canada is that there is a tension between EU-style regulatory bureaucracy, and wild-west libertarianism. The result is a place that's usually quite pleasantly liveable, yet almost always maddening.
And, they have better comedians.