Eric Nicol Quotes

• Clearly, if Confederation is to survive another 100 years, Canada must find a national esprit de corps. Cohesion cannot depend indefinitely on hating Toronto.

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  Hate   Years   Toronto  

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• Very little is known about the War of 1812 because the Americans lost it.

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  War   America   Usa  

  Eric Nicol, Alan Walker (1972). “Still a Nicol: the best of Eric Nicol”

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• The fashionable Canadian drug habit, instead of cocaine, is to sniff real snow.

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  Real   Snow   Drug  

  Eric Nicol, Dave More (1986). “The U.S. Or Us: What's the Difference, Eh?”

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• If the rest of his foursome are bunched directly behind his ball, or assume the foetal position with their backs to the tee, the golfer is reminded that his drive tends to be erratic. More cruel yet is for his opponent to stand directly in the projected line of flight, as the safest place to be.

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  Golf   Erratic   Lines  

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• The first humans to come to Canada were the Indians. There is some mystery as to where the Indians came from. Some experts say that they came from the same place as the Eskimo. This doesn't help much because nobody knows where the Eskimo came from either. (Except the Eskimo, and they aren't talking.)

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  Talking   History   Canada  

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• Most Americans don't understand Canadian political parties. Neither do most Canadians

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  Party   Political   Political Parties  

  Eric Nicol, Dave More (1986). “The U.S. Or Us: What's the Difference, Eh?”

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