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It's Not Easy For Canadians To Win Golf Clubs

Scott Walker — Sat, 29 Jul 2006 13:57:17 EDT

Dear Canada,

Please don't get offended by anything said here.

I "stand on guard for thee"!

And I love Vancouver.

Scott

Scott Walker

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Who's Cartwright — Fri, 28 Jul 2006 10:35:36 EDT

No he messed up because he wrote "Your Name" on the test. hey, that's what they told him to do.

Who's Cartwright

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Rozelle’s Bagman — Thu, 27 Jul 2006 19:51:56 EDT

a common question might be "(2 x 4) + (10 x 3)" (Answer: 38).

Isn't that the Wonderlic question Vince Young whiffed on?

Rozelle’s Bagman

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BigTDog — Thu, 27 Jul 2006 19:35:40 EDT

Canadian Tire Money? Is that like a Looney?

BigTDog

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ack — Thu, 27 Jul 2006 18:28:12 EDT

Did you know that you could use Canadian Tire Money as currency on E-Bay?

The Montreal music scene right now is brilliant.

I prefer the Stars, Dears & Arcade Fire to strip clubs, sorry.

ack

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Jen P — Thu, 27 Jul 2006 17:37:41 EDT

Don't we have any Canadians on here who have won a contest? I want to know: Is this math problem a simple, anyone-would-know-this formality, or is it calculus? And does the complexity of the question change depending on the value of the prize?

I demand answers!

Jen P

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AlexProp — Thu, 27 Jul 2006 17:09:20 EDT

I came across this little clause three years ago. Since I'm unlikely to come up with anything more clever than I did then, I'll just cut-and-paste:

It's a Canadian word problem, though. "Two kegs of Molson roll down a hill. One is half-full, and rolls down the hill in 3.5 seconds. The second is completely full and rolls down the hill in 2 seconds. Calculate the slope of the hill, and how drunk Donny got in setting up the test."

AlexProp

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Poster Nutbag — Thu, 27 Jul 2006 16:52:17 EDT

Let's forget all aboot this mess and get ourselves some Kraft dinner.

Poster Nutbag

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The Bouj — Thu, 27 Jul 2006 16:48:24 EDT

"Schwartz's Deli in Montreal. Now there's some good smoked meat"

Well, if the Canadians know anything, it's how to smoke meat.

God, I love me some Canadian broads...

The Bouj

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Denis Lemieux — Thu, 27 Jul 2006 16:43:07 EDT

Footsteps, I finally found that place back in April when I was there. The line was out the door and down the block 30 feet (I don't know what that is in metres). Next time I'm up there, I'm totally stopping in to get me some. There's also a great place on St. Catherines. I forget what its called but its just got piles of smoked meat in the windows.

Denis Lemieux

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Sharkey — Thu, 27 Jul 2006 16:42:59 EDT

This from the same country that didn't card my baby-face when I picked up $130 of booze. Brilliant.

Sharkey

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Footsteps Falco — Thu, 27 Jul 2006 16:30:32 EDT

Schwartz's Deli in Montreal. Now there's some good smoked meat

Footsteps Falco

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Denis Lemieux — Thu, 27 Jul 2006 16:29:13 EDT

and you can touch whatever the g-string doesn't cover...this just in: Harold Reynolds has moved to Montreal.

Denis Lemieux

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lopey — Thu, 27 Jul 2006 16:20:09 EDT

but where to do you put the change?

lopey

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BigTDog — Thu, 27 Jul 2006 16:17:20 EDT

The other good thing about Canada. A $10 lap dance only costs ya $8.79

BigTDog

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lopey — Thu, 27 Jul 2006 16:02:08 EDT

DL...Big Daddy. Very nice!

lopey

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AcilletaM — Thu, 27 Jul 2006 16:02:06 EDT

Are you serious? I'm supposed to pay attention to all these fancy-schmancy other systems of measurement with their funny words and silly little symbols? I mean really, 'yottagram', WTF? Yotta be kidding me...

Fine.

*Celsius

AcilletaM

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Footsteps Falco — Thu, 27 Jul 2006 16:01:35 EDT

Wanna go, pretty boy?

Footsteps Falco

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lopey — Thu, 27 Jul 2006 16:01:18 EDT

BDD, I think it had more to do with the lack of tatted up, dirty ass, crappy rocker, assholes in canada.

lopey

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Denis Lemieux — Thu, 27 Jul 2006 16:00:51 EDT

Hey Ogie, wanna get a rootbeer after the game?

Denis Lemieux

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Sir Hotbod Handsomeface — Thu, 27 Jul 2006 16:00:48 EDT

You wanna know what Gordie Howe got for a signing bonus? A team jacket!

Lousy agent.

Sir Hotbod Handsomeface

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bull47 — Thu, 27 Jul 2006 16:00:32 EDT

BigT...goofy? I say naw!

that may be the only good thing about canada!!

bull47

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lopey — Thu, 27 Jul 2006 15:59:46 EDT

BigTDog; you call it goofy...I call it heaven on earth.

lopey

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Denis Lemieux — Thu, 27 Jul 2006 15:59:34 EDT

lopey,
Canada and hockey go together like lamb and tunafish.

Denis Lemieux

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Drew Magary — Thu, 27 Jul 2006 15:58:25 EDT

Math problems? Is this why Pam Anderson moved to the US?

Drew Magary

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Rockin' Joe Stalin — Thu, 27 Jul 2006 15:57:22 EDT

Total spaceout, Skeets, but it's certainly third if not a tie for second.

Rockin' Joe Stalin

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badbabu — Thu, 27 Jul 2006 15:57:15 EDT

Our one chance to put that show boating Canadian wench behind bars, and you blow it!

badbabu

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Spaceman Bill Leah — Thu, 27 Jul 2006 15:55:48 EDT

What? No one wants to quote Youngblood?

Spaceman Bill Leah

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BigTDog — Thu, 27 Jul 2006 15:53:53 EDT

Yes Denis...that did spook me a bit. Along with no smoking in the casino and no alcohol in the casino after 3am.

And they've got some goofy ass zoning laws (or none). A drive down the street goes: Strip Club, Family Restaurant, Movie Theatre, Strip Club, Souvenir Shop, Strip Club, Dentist Office, Strip Club, Strip Club, Pharmacy, Strip Club, etc.

BigTDog

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lopey — Thu, 27 Jul 2006 15:53:31 EDT

Denis Lemieux says:

43 comments already. NOTE TO WILL: Do more Canada/Hockey posts.

what does this have to do with hockey?

lopey

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Skeets — Thu, 27 Jul 2006 15:51:55 EDT

"And from Mile 40, Saskatchewan, where he now runs a donut shop, number 10, former penalty-minute record holder for the years 1960 to 1968 inclusive, Gilmore Tuttle."

Rockin Joe, I'm going to assume that's your third favorite...

Skeets

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twoeightnine — Thu, 27 Jul 2006 15:51:55 EDT

But what happens if they get the question wrong?

twoeightnine

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parker91 — Thu, 27 Jul 2006 15:51:08 EDT

don't forget the Steamroller reference above. That was inspired.

parker91

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Dr. Jonas Venture, Jr. — Thu, 27 Jul 2006 15:50:58 EDT

What is this Canadia that people are speaking of?

Dr. Jonas Venture, Jr.

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Chief Illiniwek — Thu, 27 Jul 2006 15:50:31 EDT

I'd kiss you if I didn't have puke-breath

Chief Illiniwek

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Rockin' Joe Stalin — Thu, 27 Jul 2006 15:47:50 EDT

In the span of five posts, parker and bull have referenced my two favorite movies about Canadians.

Rockin' Joe Stalin

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bull47 — Thu, 27 Jul 2006 15:47:05 EDT

awwww canadians...they remind aboot Candian Bacon

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0109370/quotes

bull47

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Rockin' Joe Stalin — Thu, 27 Jul 2006 15:46:53 EDT

Free beer, eh.

Rockin' Joe Stalin

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KOGOD — Thu, 27 Jul 2006 15:46:30 EDT

cel-ci-us?

KOGOD

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Denis Lemieux — Thu, 27 Jul 2006 15:45:07 EDT

BigT, did it also freak you out that random frenchmen can bet on your hand at the blackjack tables? They throw money down behind your bet and then stand over your shoulder giving you menacing looks when they want you to hit but instead you stay. That city blows my mind.

Good strip clubs though

Denis Lemieux

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parker91 — Thu, 27 Jul 2006 15:44:45 EDT

Does anybody know what happens if I find a mouse in a bottle?

parker91

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Chief Illiniwek — Thu, 27 Jul 2006 15:43:40 EDT

Not only do Canadian winners have to answer a math question to claim their prize, but they must also beat these guys in 2 out of 3 falls.

http://www.wrestlingworld.it/Historical/Tagteamgallery/que...

Chief Illiniwek

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WiserTime — Thu, 27 Jul 2006 15:43:35 EDT

Rush, Larry Walker, cheap film-shooting locations and whores-a-plenty during the Detroit Super Bowl. That about covers it.

WiserTime

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BigTDog — Thu, 27 Jul 2006 15:43:00 EDT

Denis Lemieux:
I was similarly situated in Montreal at a blackjack table. I always wondered how so many non-english speakers could play BJ without knowing the language...then I played in french and I understood.

BigTDog

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Dr. Jonas Venture, Jr. — Thu, 27 Jul 2006 15:40:52 EDT

If little Martha was sent to the corner store in MooseJaw to buy 5 6-packs of Molson, and she can only carry 2 6-packs at a time, how many trips must she take?

Dr. Jonas Venture, Jr.

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Denis Lemieux — Thu, 27 Jul 2006 15:40:44 EDT

43 comments already. NOTE TO WILL: Do more Canada/Hockey posts.

Denis Lemieux

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adderrall_slim — Thu, 27 Jul 2006 15:40:16 EDT

Have y'all seen that Viking ship show on ESPN2. Those asians have to stop midway thru the obstacle course and do math problems.

An american would sue if they were required to do anything involving a thought process.

adderrall_slim

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ILovePaleHoseandPaleHos — Thu, 27 Jul 2006 15:39:07 EDT

Do Canadian lawyers still wear powdered wigs?
Someone get Fergie Jenkins on the phone. I need answers.

ILovePaleHoseandPaleHos

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AcilletaM — Thu, 27 Jul 2006 15:38:31 EDT

UM, about 30 degrees Celcius

AcilletaM

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Skeets — Thu, 27 Jul 2006 15:38:18 EDT

EH!

Skeets

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adderrall_slim — Thu, 27 Jul 2006 15:38:13 EDT

They must have a kick-ass Mathlete team up there.

adderrall_slim

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The Professor — Thu, 27 Jul 2006 15:38:03 EDT

How many Canadians does it take to screw in a lightbulb?

The Professor

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Skeets — Thu, 27 Jul 2006 15:38:02 EDT

I'm asked an unaided, time-limited mathematical skill-testing question every time I log into my Deadspin account.

True story, Bowdenx3!

Skeets

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Rosebud Henri Withmustard — Thu, 27 Jul 2006 15:37:54 EDT

A bunch of Canadian legal sites just got a record number of hits.

Rosebud Henri Withmustard

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Spaceman Bill Leah — Thu, 27 Jul 2006 15:37:20 EDT

Hockey on tv is waaaaay better than Poker. The only tit-fucker references around a poker table are about the players' man boobs.

Spaceman Bill Leah

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GTB — Thu, 27 Jul 2006 15:36:40 EDT

It's also Robocop's Fourth Directive.

GTB

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Lance Uppercut — Thu, 27 Jul 2006 15:36:05 EDT

Barbaro, although I think Barbabo has its nuaces. Whatever I am not the one who wants to give the horse a happy ending.

Lance Uppercut

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AcilletaM — Thu, 27 Jul 2006 15:35:05 EDT

I found this while googling this requirement, 2nd page of results. This same requirement is the 5th rule of the Outback Steakhouse No Rules Sweepstakes. The 6th rule is no inappropriate hugging.

AcilletaM

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KOGOD — Thu, 27 Jul 2006 15:34:49 EDT

jenp, you already live in utah...what's the difference?

KOGOD

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GTB — Thu, 27 Jul 2006 15:33:30 EDT

Don't make me steamroll you...Steamroller!

GTB

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lopey — Thu, 27 Jul 2006 15:32:31 EDT

I think doing math for prizes would be far more awesome than having hockey on TV all the time.

lopey

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Denis Lemieux — Thu, 27 Jul 2006 15:32:27 EDT

Has anyone tried to play craps at the casino in Montreal? Screw doing math problems, it takes skill just to know if you won the roll or not. I broke even after 10 minutes and just ran away.

Denis Lemieux

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Djlethal01 — Thu, 27 Jul 2006 15:32:12 EDT

I so should move to canada and become a lawyer.

Skill testing questions are a legal requirement attached to many contests in Canada.

The combined effect of Sections 197 to 206 of the Canadian Criminal Code bans for-profit gaming or betting, with exceptions made for provincial lotteries, and licensed casinos and charity events. Many stores, radio stations, and other groups still wish to hold contests to encourage more purchases or increase consumer interest. A classic example of such a contest is Tim Hortons' Roll up the Rim to Win, that gives chance to win prizes with every cup of coffee purchased, with prizes ranging from vehicles to doughnuts. These organizations take advantage of the fact that the law does allow prizes to be given for games of skill, or mixed games of skill and chance. In order to make the chance-based contests legal, such games generally have mathematical skill-testing questions incorporated.

The most common form that these questions take is as an arithmetic exercise. A court decision ruled that these must contain at least three operations to actually be skill testing; for example, a common question might be "(2 Ã 4) + (10 Ã 3)" (Answer: 38). Enforcement of these rules is not very stringent, and especially for small prizes, the player may not be required to answer the skill-testing question to claim a prize. Anecdotally, getting the answer wrong is also often not an obstacle to claiming a prize. For contests held in the United States or other countries that are open to Canadians, the questions must also be asked of any Canadian winner.

The same section of law prohibits receiving consideration in exchange for playing the games, resulting in a related peculiarity of Canadian contests: the "free entry alternative", which is usually telegraphed by the fine print "No purchase necessary". Generally this means that it is possible to enter the contest for free by, for example, writing a letter to the entity sponsoring the contest and requesting a game piece or entry form.

Djlethal01

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BowdenBowdenBowden — Thu, 27 Jul 2006 15:32:10 EDT

What is your favorite color?

BowdenBowdenBowden

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Lance Uppercut — Thu, 27 Jul 2006 15:32:03 EDT

That Mountie looks like he is about the give that doll the Barbabo treatment.

Lance Uppercut

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amr — Thu, 27 Jul 2006 15:31:58 EDT

Like the first rounds of "Who Wants to be a Millionaire"!

Is that show still around?

amr

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Jen P — Thu, 27 Jul 2006 15:31:43 EDT

I always thought I'd like to move to Canada. Hockey on TV all the time would be awesome. But being forced to do math for prizes? I'm going to have to think long and hard about this ...

Jen P

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Rockin' Joe Stalin — Thu, 27 Jul 2006 15:30:24 EDT

What is the capital of Assyria?

Rockin' Joe Stalin

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KOGOD — Thu, 27 Jul 2006 15:30:22 EDT

What in God's name is Jaques and Ray Rougeau doing to that poor child?!?!?!

KOGOD

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Packman — Thu, 27 Jul 2006 15:29:20 EDT

"Activities relating to contests and games of chance with no appreciable skill component are offences under ss. 206(1) (a), (b), (c) and (d) of the Code. The case law provides little guidance as to what physical or mental feats constitute a viable skill component.[16] For this reason, contest organizers usually require entrants to answer a mathematical skill-testing question before claiming any prizes; this insulates the contest from ss. 206(1)(a), (b), (c) and (d) of the Code by transforming it into a game of mixed skill and chance, as discussed hereinafter. Case law supports the notion that the addition of such a question transforms a game of pure chance into one of "mixed skill and chance."

Evidently, they require the mathematical problem to discern it from gambling or some shit. I really didn't read it too close.

Packman

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chalker7 — Thu, 27 Jul 2006 15:29:09 EDT

This is a law in both Canada and Great Britain (and I'm assuming other British territories). They want to prevent gambling and the like, so they require any giveaway to be a contest. If you've ever watched Fifth Gear (A British car tv show), they use the same concept for their weekly car giveaway, where they ask an obvious question that everyone will automatically know.

chalker7

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BigRicks — Thu, 27 Jul 2006 15:28:29 EDT

The Canadian Government has apologized for Bryan Adams on several occasions.

BigRicks

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Johnny LaRue — Thu, 27 Jul 2006 15:28:19 EDT

get off my nutsac, you homo Mountie. And no, I don't want any damn candy.
/s/ the inflatable doll

Johnny LaRue

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Yinka Double Dare — Thu, 27 Jul 2006 15:28:15 EDT

What, like "What is the airspeed of an unladen swallow?"

Yinka Double Dare

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BigTDog — Thu, 27 Jul 2006 15:27:25 EDT

Nice Matty.

BigTDog

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Rob Iracane — Thu, 27 Jul 2006 15:27:17 EDT

I fell off the jungle gym and when I woke up I was in here.

Rob Iracane

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Felonious Monk — Thu, 27 Jul 2006 15:26:01 EDT

Ya, Houston. We play hockey there, eh?

But yeah, I've seen this elsewhere too. I'll have to investigate this. And by investigate, I mean say "huh." and continue checking the same four websites over and over again.

Felonious Monk

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Spaceman Bill Leah — Thu, 27 Jul 2006 15:25:47 EDT

We moved here from Canada, and they put me in this class because they think I'm slow, EH

Spaceman Bill Leah

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Smoking Pope — Thu, 27 Jul 2006 15:25:34 EDT

The question: If Pierre has 3 hockey sticks and gives 2 hockey sticks to Michele, how many Molsons will he be able to consume before being eaten by a bear?

Smoking Pope

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Chief Illiniwek — Thu, 27 Jul 2006 15:25:21 EDT

That wasn't a hole-in-one ay, he was in the crease!

Chief Illiniwek

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AcilletaM — Thu, 27 Jul 2006 15:24:17 EDT

Glad to see the Deadspin staff using personal pictures for the posts.

AcilletaM

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bull47 — Thu, 27 Jul 2006 15:24:15 EDT

canadians golf?

Boomer: I'll tell you one thing: their beer sucks!

bull47

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Matty Cash — Thu, 27 Jul 2006 15:24:00 EDT

in Canada, it's actually an X585.36 driver.

Matty Cash

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lopey — Thu, 27 Jul 2006 15:23:36 EDT

Any chance we can just make them take Celine Dion as part of the prize package?

lopey

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Rob Iracane — Thu, 27 Jul 2006 15:23:35 EDT

This smells of loophole to me.

Rob Iracane

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bizzo5000 — Thu, 27 Jul 2006 15:23:02 EDT

See, the trick is the answers must be non-metric.

bizzo5000

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ILovePaleHoseandPaleHos — Thu, 27 Jul 2006 15:23:01 EDT

Huh, so Dudley Dooright always DOES get his man!

ILovePaleHoseandPaleHos

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GTB — Thu, 27 Jul 2006 15:22:37 EDT

Take off, you hosers

GTB

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Denis Lemieux — Thu, 27 Jul 2006 15:22:27 EDT

I've seen that stipulation before. I think it was when I used to collect hockey cards and they ran contests. But yeah, there is some rule in a lot of contests that states Canadians must also do a math problem in order to get the prize. I guess its a way to make sure they don't get lazy and start relying on contests to provide them with a way to make a living. Or it has something to do with universal healthcare.

Denis Lemieux

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Dr. Michael Mancini — Thu, 27 Jul 2006 15:21:01 EDT

For some reason, all Canadian contests require the winner to answer a "mathematical skill-testing question." From the same set of laws that don't allow caffeine in Mountain Dew.

Dr. Michael Mancini