{"id":8440,"date":"2025-03-12T14:05:06","date_gmt":"2025-03-12T21:05:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/onlineacademiccommunity.uvic.ca\/callmebog\/?p=8440"},"modified":"2025-03-12T14:05:06","modified_gmt":"2025-03-12T21:05:06","slug":"oh-canada","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/onlineacademiccommunity.uvic.ca\/callmebog\/2025\/03\/12\/oh-canada\/","title":{"rendered":"OH CANADA!!"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1 style=\"text-align: center\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ff00ff\"><span style=\"color: #00ff00\"><span style=\"color: #ff00ff\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">OH CANADA!<br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><strong style=\"color: #000000;font-size: 16px\">NOT to be overly patriotic but &#8230; how about some overly <span style=\"color: #ff0000\">Canadian Humour<\/span>!<\/strong><\/h1>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ff00ff\"><span style=\"color: #00ff00\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000\"><a href=\"https:\/\/onlineacademiccommunity.uvic.ca\/callmebog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/219\/2020\/05\/Canada-Flag-Eh.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-2468\" src=\"https:\/\/onlineacademiccommunity.uvic.ca\/callmebog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/219\/2020\/05\/Canada-Flag-Eh.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"294\" height=\"235\"><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/h1>\n<p>The first YouTube video below is the<strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000\"> single greatest Canadian Commercial OF ALL TIME<\/span><\/strong>! I remember when it came out and &#8230;. not to measure my own age &#8230; I was of legal age to drink! And Molson Canadian was THE beer that everybody I knew bought back then!&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"I Am Canadian : The Rant\" width=\"840\" height=\"473\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/WMxGVfk09lU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>This second one is not a beer commercial! More of a commercial for CANADA ITSELF!!! And look closely &#8230; same actor, same sets, same &#8216;Rant&#8217; (apologies to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=4Smjpw5MSPM\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff\"><strong>Rick Mercer and his beloved RANTS<\/strong> <\/span><\/a>&#8230;a little further, below!)<\/p>\n<div class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"We are Canadian.\" width=\"840\" height=\"473\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/1LzhCLzfJFg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>And a few new articles ABOUT (.. not ABOOT!) these commercials!&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff\"><strong> <a style=\"color: #0000ff\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/radio\/asithappens\/i-am-canadian-returns-1.7452665\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The &#8216;I am Canadian&#8217; ad is back in a big way. Its star has mixed feelings<\/a>&nbsp;<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff\"><strong><a style=\"color: #0000ff\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/news\/canada\/we-are-canadian-video-1.7475829\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">&#8216;We are Canadian&#8217;: 25 years later, Joe Canada is back with a new patriotic video<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Rick&#039;s Rant - Canada\" width=\"840\" height=\"473\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/4Smjpw5MSPM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<div class=\"mceTemp\">\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"color: #993366\">And &#8230; just to end on a<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ff0000\">Shameless OAC<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #cc99ff\">Bog Blog promotion &#8230;<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #993366\"><span style=\"color: #ff9900\">Here are some random Bog Blog<\/span> <span style=\"color: #99cc00\">favourite OAC posts!<\/span><\/span><\/h1>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff\"><strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff\" href=\"https:\/\/onlineacademiccommunity.uvic.ca\/callmebog\/2022\/05\/25\/my-favourite-favourites-at-oac\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">My Favourite \u2018Favourites\u2019 at OAC!<\/a><\/span><br \/>\n<a style=\"color: #0000ff\" href=\"https:\/\/onlineacademiccommunity.uvic.ca\/callmebog\/2021\/12\/01\/so-whats-next-for-2022\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">So \u2026 What\u2019s Next for \u2026 2022?<\/a><\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff\"><strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff\" href=\"https:\/\/onlineacademiccommunity.uvic.ca\/callmebog\/2021\/06\/09\/call-computer-refresh-deja-vu-all-over-again\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CALL Computer Refresh Deja Vu &#8230;.. All Over Again<\/a><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff\" href=\"https:\/\/onlineacademiccommunity.uvic.ca\/callmebog\/2024\/06\/19\/a-walk-down-memory-lane-or-1-domegemegrottebyte-worth\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">A Walk Down Memory Lane .. or .. 1 Domegemegrottebyte Worth!<\/a><br \/>\n<a style=\"color: #0000ff\" href=\"https:\/\/onlineacademiccommunity.uvic.ca\/callmebog\/favourite-and-useful-uvic-links\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Favourite and Useful UVic Links<\/a><br \/>\n<a style=\"color: #0000ff\" href=\"https:\/\/onlineacademiccommunity.uvic.ca\/callmebog\/2022\/02\/02\/new-call-layout\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NEW CALL LAYOUT !<\/a><br \/>\n<a style=\"color: #0000ff\" href=\"https:\/\/onlineacademiccommunity.uvic.ca\/callmebog\/the-call-facility-and-other-mysteries-of-uvic\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The CALL Facility &amp; other UVic Mysteries<\/a><br \/>\n<a style=\"color: #0000ff\" href=\"https:\/\/onlineacademiccommunity.uvic.ca\/callmebog\/uvic-social-media\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">UVIC Social Media<\/a><br \/>\n<a style=\"color: #0000ff\" href=\"https:\/\/onlineacademiccommunity.uvic.ca\/callmebog\/2021\/03\/04\/social-media-at-uvic-or-likes-and-follows\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Social Media at UVic or \u2026 LIKES and FOLLOWS<\/a><br \/>\n<a style=\"color: #0000ff\" href=\"https:\/\/onlineacademiccommunity.uvic.ca\/callmebog\/2021\/04\/09\/on-campus-photo-shoot\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">On Campus Photo Shoot<\/a><br \/>\n<a style=\"color: #0000ff\" href=\"https:\/\/onlineacademiccommunity.uvic.ca\/callmebog\/2024\/04\/24\/on-campus-photo-shoot-redux\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">On Campus Photo Shoot Redux<\/a><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff\" href=\"https:\/\/onlineacademiccommunity.uvic.ca\/callmebog\/call-jeopardy-opus\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">And of course &#8230;. CHD Jeopardy Opus (all the Jeopardy pdfs!)<\/a><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #339966\"><a style=\"color: #339966\" href=\"https:\/\/onlineacademiccommunity.uvic.ca\/callmebog\/uvic-recycling-links\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">And a favourite topic is &#8230; UVic Recycling!<\/a><br \/>\n<a style=\"color: #339966\" href=\"https:\/\/onlineacademiccommunity.uvic.ca\/callmebog\/2021\/06\/16\/the-recycling-of-call-and-hsd\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The ReCycling of CALL and \u2026 HSD!<\/a><br \/>\n<a style=\"color: #339966\" href=\"https:\/\/onlineacademiccommunity.uvic.ca\/callmebog\/2021\/05\/07\/comparing-apples-and-oranges-iii-the-recycling\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Comparing Apples and Oranges III . . . The ReCycling<\/a><br \/>\n<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center\">And one of my<br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ff00ff\">ABSOLUTELY <\/span><span style=\"color: #ff00ff\">FAVOURITE<br \/>\n<\/span>Bog Blog Posts &#8230;<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/onlineacademiccommunity.uvic.ca\/callmebog\/2021\/01\/15\/ssshhhh-clearihues-hidden-secrets-gems\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff\">Secret Gems of Clearihue<\/span><\/a>!<br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff\" href=\"https:\/\/onlineacademiccommunity.uvic.ca\/callmebog\/2021\/01\/15\/ssshhhh-clearihues-hidden-secrets-gems\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">SSShhhh . . . Clearihue\u2019s Hidden Secrets . . . &amp; GEMS<\/a><\/span><\/h3>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/onlineacademiccommunity.uvic.ca\/callmebog\/2021\/01\/15\/ssshhhh-clearihues-hidden-secrets-gems\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-8392 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/onlineacademiccommunity.uvic.ca\/callmebog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/219\/2024\/07\/Gems.jpg-e1720024767788.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"543\" height=\"353\"><\/a><span style=\"color: #339966\"><strong>And&nbsp; if&nbsp; you&nbsp; made&nbsp; it&nbsp; this&nbsp; far<br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #99ccff\">A SNEAK&nbsp; PREVIEW<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #993300\">of&nbsp; the NEXT CHD&nbsp; Jeopardy!<\/span><\/strong><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/onlineacademiccommunity.uvic.ca\/callmebog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/219\/2024\/06\/Jeopardy-Hunger-Games-Sneak-Peek-Optimized.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-8378 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/onlineacademiccommunity.uvic.ca\/callmebog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/219\/2024\/06\/Jeopardy-Hunger-Games-Sneak-Peek-Optimized.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"502\" height=\"283\"><\/a><\/h1>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>OH CANADA! NOT to be overly patriotic but &#8230; how about some overly Canadian Humour! The first YouTube video below is the single greatest Canadian Commercial OF ALL TIME! I remember when it came out and &#8230;. not to measure my own age &#8230; I was of legal age to drink! And Molson Canadian was &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/onlineacademiccommunity.uvic.ca\/callmebog\/2025\/03\/12\/oh-canada\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;OH CANADA!!&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":847,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[120,426,425,363,646,660,479,109,105,40,135,136,378,180,289,111,115,71,124,41,29,645,130,33,364,125,126,31,423,251,424,86,68,377,316,624,622,623,235,476,151,84,12,231,365,102,74,343,13],"tags":[174,191,137,527,47,138,233,78,15,526,23,54,20,662,663,636,27,661,6,75,77,28],"class_list":["post-8440","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-back-to-work","category-blogging","category-blogs","category-call-jeopardy","category-call-jeopardy-opus","category-call-upgrades","category-campus-sustainability","category-capybara","category-capybera","category-cartoons","category-chd","category-computer-help-desk","category-computer-humour","category-computers","category-counting","category-donut-day","category-donuts","category-english","category-enrufruf","category-funny","category-genius-of-language","category-gif","category-haiku","category-humour","category-jeopardy","category-keep-calm-and","category-keep-calm-and-enrufruf","category-languages","category-oac","category-old-computers","category-online-academic-community","category-poetry","category-puns","category-puns-and-jokes","category-random","category-st-snw","category-star-trek","category-star-trek-strange-new-worlds","category-stress","category-sustainability","category-systems","category-technology-and-languages","category-the-call-facility","category-the-it-crowd","category-training","category-uvic","category-vacation","category-working-from-home","category-youtube","tag-call","tag-call-facility","tag-chd","tag-chd-jeopardy","tag-coffee","tag-computer-help-desk","tag-help-desk","tag-holidays","tag-humour","tag-jeopardy","tag-language","tag-language-facts","tag-language-lab","tag-new-stuff","tag-secret-stuff","tag-september","tag-the-call-facility","tag-upgrades","tag-uvic","tag-vacation","tag-vacation-cats","tag-youtube"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/onlineacademiccommunity.uvic.ca\/callmebog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8440","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/onlineacademiccommunity.uvic.ca\/callmebog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/onlineacademiccommunity.uvic.ca\/callmebog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/onlineacademiccommunity.uvic.ca\/callmebog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/847"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/onlineacademiccommunity.uvic.ca\/callmebog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8440"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/onlineacademiccommunity.uvic.ca\/callmebog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8440\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8449,"href":"https:\/\/onlineacademiccommunity.uvic.ca\/callmebog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8440\/revisions\/8449"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/onlineacademiccommunity.uvic.ca\/callmebog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8440"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/onlineacademiccommunity.uvic.ca\/callmebog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8440"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/onlineacademiccommunity.uvic.ca\/callmebog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8440"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}