To kick-off our week-long celebration of everything Canadian, By George Journal announces the “As Canadian as…” Contest. We look forward to sharing our sense of Canada – and on Canada Day, this journal will publish (with pride) the top ten Canuck similes.
Complete the following: “It is as Canadian as…”
Here are a few examples to get your red-and-white-maple-leaf-blood pumping:
- It is as Canadian as sitting in a canoe and watching water drip off the end of a paddle blade.
- It is as Canadian as mindlessly taping a hockey stick at 6 a.m. in a cold arena hallway.
- It is as Canadian as sitting lakeside in an Adirondack and hearing the song of the loon.
- It is as Canadian as sailing on the Bluenose, cutting through the morning fog of the Luneburg harbour.
- It is as Canadian as eating a beavertail on the Ottawa canal in February.
- It is as Canadian as tapping the steering wheel while sitting on the 400 on a Friday afternoon.
- It is as Canadian as scanning an endless horizon of golden wheat fields and mile-high, blue prairie sky.
- It is as Canadian as wrapping a scarf up over your nose in a January blizzard.
- It is as Canadian as counting your sightings of roadside moose and brown bears on the roads through the Rockies.
- It is as Canadian as cracking your first smile of the day, sipping your first Timmies’ double-double.
We are looking for creative, spirited similes. Join our quest on our Facebook page, via @ByGeorgeJournal Twitter (#asCdnas) or comment to the By George Journal.
