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posted by [personal profile] elanya at 02:41pm on 06/03/2003
Joel forwarded me this e-mail, but instead of forwarding it around to a bunch of people who *might* think it is funny, I'm just going to post it here, hidden behind an LJ-cut.



Subject: Courtesy of Rick Mercer formerly of "This Hour Has 22
Minutes" on CBC Television:
On behalf of Canadians everywhere I'd like to offer an apology to the
United States of America. We haven't been getting along very well recently
and for that, I am truly sorry. I'm sorry we called George Bush a moron.
He is a moron but, it wasn't nice of us to point it out. If it's any
consolation, the fact that he's a moron shouldn't reflect poorly on the
people of America. After all it's not like you actually elected him.
I'm sorry about our softwood lumber. Just because we have more trees than
you doesn't give us the right to sell you lumber that's cheaper and better
than your own.
I'm sorry we beat you in Olympic hockey. In our defense I guess our excuse
would be that our team was much, much, much, much better than yours.
I'm sorry we burnt down your white house during the war of 1812. I notice
you've rebuilt it! It's Very Nice.
I'm sorry about your beer. I know we had nothing to do with your beer but,
we Feel your Pain.
I'm sorry about our waffling on Iraq. I mean, when you're going up against
a crazed dictator, you want to have your friends by your side. I realize
it took more than two years before you guys pitched in against Hitler, but
that was different. Everyone knew he had weapons.
And finally on behalf of all Canadians, I'm sorry that we're constantly
apologizing for things in a passive-aggressive way, which is really a
thinly veiled criticism. I sincerely hope that you're not upset over this.
We've seen what you do to countries you get upset with.
Thank you.
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posted by [identity profile] astatine210.livejournal.com at 04:14pm on 06/03/2003
<creases up>
 
posted by (anonymous) at 06:13pm on 08/03/2003
Just a head's up that Rick Mercer did not write that apology. On a hunch (seeing as he left This Hour a couple years ago), I called his agent and they don't know where it came from. It is still funny (and true) but it didn't come from Mercer. - boostventilator.com
 
posted by [identity profile] elanya.livejournal.com at 07:48pm on 08/03/2003
Well, that's why I said 'attributed to' I couldn't find an original source for it on the internet, but the sources I did find didn't said that he was on THHTTM now, just that he was famous for it (Which I knew anyway, of course). And of, course, lowly little me didn't have his agent's phone number.

So, who are you? Do I know you? Or you just a random stranger, wandering through LJ's and debunking internet myths? :o

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