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Marlow
Sport climber
OSLO
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Topic Author's Reply - Feb 23, 2012 - 03:07pm PT
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Twisted: Is the city of Sault Ste. Marie famous?
Barry B is added.
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TwistedCrank
climber
Ideeho-dee-do-dah-day boom-chicka-boom-chicka-boom
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Feb 23, 2012 - 03:09pm PT
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Clubs
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Marlow
Sport climber
OSLO
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Topic Author's Reply - Feb 23, 2012 - 03:15pm PT
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Thanks Brandon.
Twisted: Canadian Club Classic is added.
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FRUMY
Trad climber
SHERMAN OAKS,CA
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Feb 23, 2012 - 03:21pm PT
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DR. NORMAN BETHUME
& of course Mr. Red Green of the world famous "Red Green Show".
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Marlow
Sport climber
OSLO
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Topic Author's Reply - Feb 23, 2012 - 03:29pm PT
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Norman Bethune and Mr. Red Green is added.
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Ghost
climber
A long way from where I started
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Feb 23, 2012 - 03:35pm PT
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I thought Will Gadd was from NH and relocated to Canada?
Nope. He's from Alberta. His father, Ben, is a well-known climber, skier, and expert on all things related to the Rocky Mountains.
William Gibson, on the other hand, is from the US. Relocated to Canada in the sixties (I think to escape the draft). Might be a Canadian citizen now, but I don't know.
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Brandon-
climber
The Granite State.
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Feb 23, 2012 - 03:35pm PT
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Chouinard is from Maine.
Cool, thanks for clearing that up Ghost.
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FRUMY
Trad climber
SHERMAN OAKS,CA
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Feb 23, 2012 - 03:39pm PT
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Last time I was in Maine, I thought I was in Canada.
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Marlow
Sport climber
OSLO
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Topic Author's Reply - Feb 23, 2012 - 03:41pm PT
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Malemute
Many of them were already on the list. Some of them have been added.
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Brandon-
climber
The Granite State.
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Feb 23, 2012 - 03:42pm PT
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The accent in Maine is harder to decipher than that in Quebec.
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Marlow
Sport climber
OSLO
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Topic Author's Reply - Feb 23, 2012 - 03:45pm PT
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I have seen that Tami and Mighty Hiker insist on Canada taking the blame for the achievements of Kennedy and Kruk on Cerro Torre, so I have decided that it is on time to make a thread appreciating famous Canadians.
This is the list:
1. Wayne Gretzky, ice hockey
2. Pamela Anderson, generous actor
3. William Osler, known as the worlds first modern physician
4. John Kenneth Galbraith, economist
5. Tommy Douglas, politician founder of the CCF and the father of socialized medicine in Canada
6. Tim Horton, restauranteur
7. Neil Young, musician
8. Joni Mitchell, musician
9. Leonard Cohen, musician
10. Don Cherry, musician
11. Mary Pickford, actress
12. Richard E. Taylor, physics
13. Glenn Gould, pianist
14. David Cronenberg, film director
15. Cirque de Soleil, circus
16. The Cowboy Junkies, musicians
17. Saul Bellow, author
18. Graham Greene, author
19. Justin Bieber, musician
20. Bryan Adams, musician
21. Celine Dion, musician
22. Steppenwolf, musicians
23. Avril Lavigne, musician
24. Shania Twain, musician
25. Jacques Villeneuve, F1
26. Alexander Graham Bell, inventor
27. David H. Hubel, medicine and physiology
28. James Cameron, film director
29. Donald Sutherland, actor
30. Norman Bethune, physician
31. Michael J. Fox, actor
32. Jim Carrey, comedian
33. Sarah Burke, freestyle skier
34. Mario Lemieux, ice hockey
35. Marshall McLuhan, author
36. Margareth Atwood, author
37. Ben Johnson, runner
38. Keanu Reeves, actor
39. Hudson Bay Company
40. Jack Warner, film business
41. Chief Dan George
42. Tecumseh of Shawnee
43. Karl Christian Rove, advisor, never believe anything said by or written by or about KCR
44. Alanis Morissette, musician
45. Diana Krall, musician
46. Bobby Orr, ice hockey
47. Jeff Healey, musician
48. Peter Jennings, journalist
49. Steven Pinker, psychologist
50. Myron Scholes, won a Nobel prize for the Black-Scholes-Merton model of option/debt pricing.
51. Robertson Davies, author
52. Peter Croft, climber
53. Will Gadd, climber and flier
54. Sonnie Trotter, climber
55. Tami Knight, climber and athlete
56. Jason Kruk, climber, chopper and stand up comedian
57. Maxime Turgeon, climber/alpinist
58. LP Menard, climber/alpinist
59. Barry Blanchard, climber/alpinist
60. Elisabeth Parker, climber and journalist
61. Terry Fox, humanitarian and athlete
62. Jack Pine and the fire, mountain climber
63. Mike Meyers, actor.
64. Lorne Greene, actor (Bonanza)
65. James Naismith, inventor of basketball
66. Rick Moranis and Dave Thomas as Bob and Doug McKenzie, comedians
67. Pierre and Margaret Trudeau, politician and first lady from a different breed
68. Pierre Berton - Yukon born author and raconteur. Brilliant.
69. Rene Levesque - founder of the Parti QUebecois. Don't have to agree with 'em or even like'em but he gave Quebec back her self esteem.
70. Jack Layton - put the QUebec separatists in their place with the orange crush. RIP Jack.
71. Monty Hall, actor
72. Dan Akroyd, actor
73. John Candy, actor
74. Raymond Massey, actor
75. Howard Michael "Howie" Mandel, actor
76. Martin Short as ANYONE
77. Seth Rogen, comedian
78. Steve Smith as Mr. Red Green of the world famous "Red Green Show"
79. William Shatner as Captain Kirk of Star Trek
80. Adam Beach, actor
81. Tommy Chong, comedian
82. Jennifer Tilly, actress
83. Bernie Geoffrion, ice hockey
84. Carol Vadnais, ice hockey
85. Mike Richards, ice hockey
86. Wab Kinew, rapper and CBC host
87. Molson Beer
88. Canadian Club Classic
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Marlow
Sport climber
OSLO
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Topic Author's Reply - Feb 23, 2012 - 03:49pm PT
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Locker: Reeves and Fox are already on the list. The others will be added. Bieber will have to be a lot closer to Pamela than to the beer for the list to make famous sense.
Gary: They're added.
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Gary
climber
That Long Black Cloud Is Coming Down
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Feb 23, 2012 - 03:52pm PT
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Carol Vadnais
Boom Boom Geoffrion
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Ihateplastic
Trad climber
It ain't El Cap, Oregon
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Feb 23, 2012 - 04:03pm PT
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74. Martin Short as Jiminy Glick
Nope, Martin Short as ANYONE!
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Ben Harland
Gym climber
Kenora, ON
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Feb 23, 2012 - 04:03pm PT
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My hometown has a couple of claims to fame. Mike Richards was the captain of the Flyers (now with LA) and we're the only town ever to win a major North American sports trophy (Stanley Cup, 1907). Indeed, if you look inside the original cup, it says "Kenora defeated" - Montreal wrote it and started the tradition of listing all the players.
Anyway, now we've got an up and comer with the CBC called Wab Kinew. I think he's funny as hell and he should do a lot to progress the relationship between Canada and its aboriginal population.
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AP
Trad climber
Calgary
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Feb 23, 2012 - 04:15pm PT
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I believe Will Gadd was born in the US. Ben came up to Canada to avoid the draft. Maybe GILWAD should post up to clear up any confusion.
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Mighty Hiker
climber
Vancouver, B.C.
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Feb 23, 2012 - 05:20pm PT
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John eh Macdonald was born in Scotland, IIRC.
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pyro
Big Wall climber
Calabasas
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Feb 23, 2012 - 05:24pm PT
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Player of the Century wayne gretzky has offically quit hockey cuzz his damn daughter(who loves boys) is making him go crazy!!!
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