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 Jun 6 2008, 12:22 PM
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Can you name or describe any of the following?
1.A list of Canadian Cult Classics: Any movies, tv shows or classic Canadian entertainers that are a staple for CDN humour or Canadian B movies that you will always remember or have in your collection. 2. Name Canadian inventions, either in technology, aviation or anything that made an impact to change the direction of any industry? 3. have any useless facts about Canada that are not generally known to the public but are interesting? Please help me with my research, thanks! |
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Jun 6 2008, 12:25 PM
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1. USA
2. USA 3. USA All gone to USA. |
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Jun 6 2008, 12:27 PM
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QUOTE (HK immigrant boy @ Jun 6 2008, 01:25 PM)  1. USA 2. USA 3. USA All gone to USA. Yes, many have gone to the US, including tecnology bought by Us but created here, but I would like a list of the Canadians that made changes. or of inventions created here. I'm very interested in hearing about the various canadian cult classics as well. |
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| Gony |
Jun 6 2008, 12:28 PM
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Most Canadians are obsessed with the US. So they can't answer your questions.
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Jun 6 2008, 12:29 PM
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Jun 6 2008, 12:45 PM
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QUOTE (M @ Jun 6 2008, 12:22 PM) Can you name or describe any of the following? 1.A list of Canadian Cult Classics: Any movies, tv shows or classic Canadian entertainers that are a staple for CDN humour or Canadian B movies that you will always remember or have in your collection. 2. Name Canadian inventions, either in technology, aviation or anything that made an impact to change the direction of any industry? 3. have any useless facts about Canada that are not generally known to the public but are interesting? Please help me with my research, thanks! 1. SNL 2. Sushi 3. DV is canadian |
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Jun 6 2008, 12:45 PM
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QUOTE (M @ Jun 6 2008, 12:22 PM) Can you name or describe any of the following? 1.A list of Canadian Cult Classics: Any movies, tv shows or classic Canadian entertainers that are a staple for CDN humour or Canadian B movies that you will always remember or have in your collection. Kids in the Hall!!! Attention: REGISTER / LOGIN to view the image! I'll get back to you on the rest lol. I gotta go! |
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Jun 6 2008, 01:25 PM
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Cube is a Canadian cult movie and a Canadian invented instant mashed potatoes. RESPECT
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Jun 6 2008, 01:31 PM
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Me Me Me
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Jun 6 2008, 02:05 PM
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corner gas
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| irishblokeATTORNEY AT LAW |
Jun 6 2008, 02:10 PM
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i dont give a fiddlers fart about canada
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Jun 6 2008, 02:13 PM
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bob and doug mckenzie, take off eh? ...John Candy was canadian, bryan adams, celine....
we invented pretty damn good beer! A canadian invented the first lightbulb, albeit a different one than what Thomas edison created, but he took the technology from the canadians invention.... |
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Jun 6 2008, 02:15 PM
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The First Electric Light Bulb Bruce Ricketts Think back. Who invented the light bulb? Thomas Edison? Right? WRONG!Attention: REGISTER / LOGIN to view the image!
In 1875, Edison purchased half of a Toronto medical electrician's patent to further his own research. That researcher was named James Woodward. Woodward and a colleague by the name of Mathew Evans, described in the patent as a "Gentleman" but in reality a hotel keeper, filed a patent for the Woodward and Evan's Light on July 24, 1874. Working at the Morrison's Brass Foundry on Adelaide St. West in Toronto, they built the first lamp with a shaped rod of carbon held between electrodes in an glass bulb filled with nitrogen. Woodward and Evans were treated as cranks and subject to much public ridicule. "Who needs a glowing piece of metal!!" They attempted, with very little success, to form a company to raise money to refine and market their invention. (Where is the federal government when you really need them?) In 1876, Woodward obtained a U.S. patent on his electric lamp and, in 1879, Edison considered it sufficiently important to completely buy out the patent from Woodward, Evans, and all their Canadian partners. Woodward sold a share of his Canadian patent to Thomas Edison in 1885. Thus the electric light bulb became American. |
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Jun 6 2008, 02:22 PM
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Jun 6 2008, 02:23 PM
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Red Green Show
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J. 1922, 12, 141 BELL, ALEXANDER G.; BALDWIN, CASEY 1922 HYDROFOIL BOATS US1410875, US1410876 (1922-03-28) BELL, ALEXANDER GRAHAM 1889 PHONOGRAPH/GRAMOPHONE BERLINER, EMILE 1890 PHONOGRAPH/GRAMOPHONE BIGELOW, WILFRED PACEMAKER BLACHUT, T.J.; COLLINS, STANLEY 1965 STEREO-ORTHOGRAPHY MAP MAKING SYSTEM BOMBARDIER, JOSEPH ARMAND 1922 SNOWMOBILE(SKIDOO) BREAKEY, NORMAN J. 1946 PAINT ROLLER US2545700 (1951-03-20), GB613188 (1946-06-14) BROWN, ALAN; TISDALE, FREDRICK; DRAKE, THEODORE 1930 PABLUM BROWN, JAMES 1835 WASHING MACHINE BURTON, ELI F.; HALL, CECIL; HILLIER, JAMES; PREBUS, ALBERT 1937 ELECTRON MICROSCOPE BURTYK, NESTOR; WEIN, MARCELI 1969 KEY FRAME ANIMATION CADENHEAD, A.F.G.; MATHESON, H.W. ACETONE MANUFACTURE FROM ACETYLENE CARROLL, THOMAS 1938 SELF-PROPELLED COMBINE HARVESTER CHALMERS, WILLIAM 1931 POLYMERIZED METHYL METHACRYLATE (PLEXIGLASS) CHELL, WALTER 1969 BLOODY CAESAR DRINK CHISHOLM, ALEXANDER MORE SPIRIT LEVEL TO MEASURE ANGLES CLARK, KARL A. 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JACS 1953, 75, 4118 LEVY, MAURICE 1957 AUTOMATIC POSTAL SORTER LUCAS, HELMUT 1971 ELECTRIC PROSTHETIC HAND LYONS, JOHN MITCHELL 1888 SEPARABLE BAGGAGE CHECK MACPHERSON, CLUNY 1915 MACPHERSON GAS MASK MARKLE, WILSON 1983 FILM COLOURIZATION US4862256 (1987-12-01) MCCOY, ELIJAH 1920 AUTOMATIC MACHINERY LUBRICATOR US1338385 (1920-04-27) MCCOY, ELIJAH 187X RUBBER SHOE HEELS MCCOY, ELIJAH 187X LAWN SPRINKLER MCCURDY, ARTHUR WILLIAMS 1920 PORTABLE FILM DEVELOPING SYSTEM US1329785 (1920-02-03), US1347109 (1920-07-20) MCINTOSH, JOHN 1796 MCINTOSH APPLE MCKEEN, SAMUEL 1854 ODOMETER MCLAUGHLIN, JOHN A. 1907 CANADA DRY GINGER ALE MCLENNAN, SIR JOHN C. 1915 EXTRACTION OF HE FROM NATURAL GAS MUNRO DAN 1932 TABLE TOP HOCKEY GAME MURPHY, WENDY 1990 WEEVAC NAISMITH, JAMES 1892 BASKETBALL NOORDUYUN, ROBERT 1936 NORSEMAN BUSH AIRCRAFT PARSONS, DUNLOP & CURRAN 1952 POSITION HOMING INDICATOR PASJACK, STEVE 1957 TUCK AWAY HANDLE BEER CARTON PATCH, JOHN 1833 SHIP SCREW PROPELLOR PIDGEON, LLOYD M. 1943 MAGNESIUM PROCESS US2330143 (1943-09-21), US2387677 (1945-10-23), US2837328 (1958-06-03) PINKNEY, LLOYD; BASSO, GORDON; MCCAFFREY, FRED 1973 ROADWAY GUARDRAIL PLANTE, JACQUES 1960 GOALIE MASK POIRIER, LOUISE 1964 PUSH-UP BRA (WONDERBRA) POOLE, OLIVIA 1959 JOLLY JUMPER REZLAFF, GEORGE 1955 INSTANT REPLAY (TELEVISION) ROBB, MORSE FRANK 1930 ELECTRIC ORGAN US1785915 (1930-12-33), US1922397 (1933-08-15) ROBERTSON, PETER L. 1908 ROBERTSON SCREW CH49778 (1909-09-25), DE 48628 (1911-06-26) ROBINSON, W.A. 1868 LOCOMOTIVE BRAKING SYSTEM ROGERS, EDWARD SAMUELS 1925 AC RADIO TUBE ROLSTON, NORM 1986 ABLE WALKER RUTTAN, HENRY 1858 AIR-CONDITIONED RAILWAY COACH RYAN, THOMAS E. 1909 5-PIN BOWLING SAINT-GERMAIN, JEAN 1950 DISPOSABLE BAG NURSER SAUNDERS, SIR CHARLES E. 1908 MARQUIS WHEAT SEWELL, RICHARD 1970 OIL SPILL CLEANUP SHARP, SAMUEL 1857 RAILWAY SLEEPER CAR SICARD, ARTHUR 1929 SNOWBLOWER US1703786 (1929-02-26), US2092536 (1937-09-07) SIFTON, CLIFFORD 1903 COMMERCIAL MOTION PICTURE SIMINOVITCH, D.; BUTLER, J.W. 1967 AGRIFOAM CROP COLD PROTECTOR SKRYPUCH, MARSHA 1986 NURSING MOTHER BREAST PADS SPARAEROSPACE 1975 CANADARM STEPHENSON, SIR WILLIAM 1924 WIREPHOTO STEVINSON, HARRY T.; MAKOW, DAVID M. 1959 CRASH POSITION INDICATOR SUNDBACK, GIDEON 1913 HOOKLESS FASTENER (ZIPPER) THOMPSON, ELAINE 1982 EMULSIFIED RUBBER ASPHALT THORTON-TRUMP, W.E. DYNASTAT WHEEL TIBBETS, BENJAMIN FRANKLIN 1842 COMPOUND STEAM ENGINE TOWNSEND, PAM 1992 WATER SKI TRAINING DEVICE TRIMBLE, JIM 1965 FOOTBALL GOALPOST TSUI, IAP-CHEE 1989 DISCOVERY OF CYSTIC FIBROSIS GENE TURNBULL, WALTER R. 1922 VARIABLE PITCH AIRCRAFT PROPELLOR URRY, LEWIS 1959 ALKALINE BATTERY WASYLYK, HARRY; HANSEN, LARRY 1960 POLYETHYLENE GARBAGE BAG US3260488 (1966-07-12) WATTS, WILLIAM 1845 POTATO DIGGER WHELPLEY, JAMES ALFRED 1884 LONG REACH ICE SPEED SKATES WHITEHEAD, LORNE 1988 LIGHT PIPE US4834495 (1988-11-09) WILLSON, THOMAS L. 1895 CALCIUM CARBIDE Willson, T.L.; Suckert, J.J. J. Franklin Inst. 1895, 139, 321 WILLSON, THOMAS L. 1895 OXYACETYLENE TORCH CH9887 (1895-08-31) WILLSON, THOMAS L. 1915 SUPERPHOSPHATE FERTILIZER CH68193 (1915-03-01), DE65382 (1914-06-25) WILLSON, THOMAS L. 1904 SELF-PRODUCING ACETYLENE BUOY WILSON, PAUL 1981 HEAT VENT PUTTING HOLE WITTE, THEODORE 1894 CAULKING GUN WOODWARD, HENRY; EVANS, MATTHEW 1874 ELECTRIC LIGHT BULB US181613 (1876-08-29) WRIGHT, J.E.G. 1958 R-THETA NAVIGATION SYSTEM WRIGHT, JOHN JOSEPH 1883 ELECTRIC STREETCAR YEN, ALLAN; GALT, JOHN; LOCKE, JACK; BROTEN, NORMAN; CHISHOLM, ROBIN 1968 LONG BASELINE INTERFEROMETER References: |
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Jun 6 2008, 02:25 PM
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List of Canadian films
Cinema of Canada List of Canadian films For all the industry's challenges, quite a few Canadian films have succeeded in making a cultural impact. Some of the most famous or important Canadian films include: Away From Her Atanarjuat (The Fast Runner) Black Christmas Black Robe Bon Cop, Bad Cop Les Boys The Company of Strangers Le Confessionnal (The Confessional) The Corporation Crash (1996) C.R.A.Z.Y. Cube Cypher Dead Ringers Le Déclin de l'empire américain (The Decline of the American Empire) Duct Tape Forever Eastern Promises Exotica FUBAR: The Movie Ginger Snaps Goin' Down the Road The Grey Fox The Hanging Garden Hard Core Logo Highway 61 A History of Violence I've Heard the Mermaids Singing Les Invasions barbares (The Barbarian Invasions) Jésus de Montréal (Jesus of Montreal) Johnny Mnemonic Juno Last Night Léolo Lilies Mambo Italiano Margaret's Museum Maria Chapdelaine Meatballs Men with Brooms Mon oncle Antoine My Big Fat Greek Wedding New Waterford Girl Neighbours Porky's Prom Night The Rocket The Saddest Music in the World Saint Ralph Scanners The Little Girl Who Lived Down The Lane The Sweet Hereafter The Take Tales from the Gimli Hospital They Wait Thirty Two Short Films About Glenn Gould Titanic Touch of Pink Trailer Park Boys: The Movie Videodrome Water waydowntown Wavelength Whale Music' Winter Kept Us Warm Un Zoo la nuit (Night Zoo) [edit] |
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Jun 6 2008, 02:46 PM
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another one to add to list:
4. Can you name your favorite Canadian Author? |
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| irishblokeATTORNEY AT LAW |
Jun 6 2008, 02:49 PM
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THERE WAS A CANADIAN GIRL CALLED M WHO HAD AN ASSHOLE TRANSPLANT THE ASSHOLE REJECTED HER
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Jun 6 2008, 02:57 PM
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Jun 6 2008, 03:12 PM
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Jun 6 2008, 03:22 PM
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Jun 6 2008, 03:23 PM
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QUOTE ( PinkiePie @ Jun 6 2008, 02:15 PM) The First Electric Light Bulb Bruce Ricketts Think back. Who invented the light bulb? Thomas Edison? Right? WRONG!Attention: REGISTER / LOGIN to view the image! In 1875, Edison purchased half of a Toronto medical electrician's patent to further his own research. That researcher was named James Woodward. Woodward and a colleague by the name of Mathew Evans, described in the patent as a "Gentleman" but in reality a hotel keeper, filed a patent for the Woodward and Evan's Light on July 24, 1874. Working at the Morrison's Brass Foundry on Adelaide St. West in Toronto, they built the first lamp with a shaped rod of carbon held between electrodes in an glass bulb filled with nitrogen. Woodward and Evans were treated as cranks and subject to much public ridicule. "Who needs a glowing piece of metal!!" They attempted, with very little success, to form a company to raise money to refine and market their invention. (Where is the federal government when you really need them?) In 1876, Woodward obtained a U.S. patent on his electric lamp and, in 1879, Edison considered it sufficiently important to completely buy out the patent from Woodward, Evans, and all their Canadian partners. Woodward sold a share of his Canadian patent to Thomas Edison in 1885. Thus the electric light bulb became American. Actually an Englishman named Joseph Swan beat them both to the punch. Joseph Swan light bulb |
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Jun 6 2008, 03:41 PM
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Jun 6 2008, 03:42 PM
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How about this for your Canadian knowledge?
Explain why Canada has been losing its manufacturing jobs since the late 1980's. |
