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Every day I learn something new
Every day I learn something new
Jan
.
11th
,
2012
03:38 pm
james_davis_nicoll
Today, it's the existance of the Canadian Shack meme.
Not everything I learn about is of equal utility.
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http://james-nicoll.livejournal.com/3539978.html
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But of some entertainment value?
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2012-01-11 05:34 pm (UTC)
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You've seen
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then?
I think most of the Due South fandom has forgotten that the show was supposedly mocking American stereotypes of Canada in the first place. (I dunno how successful it was; I mostly ignored that show.)
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2012-01-11 04:22 pm (UTC)
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Do you mean the famous
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eddie_Shack
?
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2012-01-11 08:08 pm (UTC)
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This stuff?
http://www.trickster.org/speranza/ShackedUp.html
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2012-01-13 06:52 am (UTC)
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carbonel
The second one. It's been 10 years since the original Canadian Shack experience, and Cesperanza is organizing a revival.
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Date: 2012-01-11 05:34 pm (UTC)I think most of the Due South fandom has forgotten that the show was supposedly mocking American stereotypes of Canada in the first place. (I dunno how successful it was; I mostly ignored that show.)
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Date: 2012-01-11 08:08 pm (UTC)http://www.trickster.org/speranza/ShackedUp.html
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