Re: OT Re: Fw: 12 Prospects for the Chevy Nova Award
From: adrian.johnson@s...
Date: Wed, 22 Mar 2000 22:22:52 -0500
Subject: Re: OT Re: Fw: 12 Prospects for the Chevy Nova Award
>Okay - I have a nomination - the country of Canada - the particular
item
the
>Canadaian nickel: five cent piece - why?:
>
>Only Candians would put the head of their ruling female sovereign on
one
side
>and a picture of a beaver on the other. Leading to quips about heads
and
>tails+ the queen and her "beaver".
Blasphemy!
:)
Honestly, having lived here for 31 years now, I've NEVER heard anyone
make
that joke before.
But remember - this is from the country that for our $1 coin put the
Queen
on one side and a bird, the Loon, on the other. And EVERYONE calls them
"Loonies"....