Awesome Canadian People and Items

With Vancouver hosting the winter Olympics this year, it is only fair to give some Canadian people and items their due props. Sure, Canadians carry the stereotypes of being arrogant, talking funny, and economically leeching off America, but there are some bright spots. The following is an abbreviated list, so feel free to enlighten us with more cool Canadians in the comments section.

Steve Nash
Anyone who thinks that Canadians only play hockey has never watched Nash drop dimes all over the rest of the NBA. The two-time MVP (much to Shaq’s chagrin) didn’t start playing basketball until age 12, but has been running the point as well as anyone since his days in college as a Santa Clara Bronco.

Crown Royal
Although we love our native bourbon here in the bluegrass state, it’s tough to refuse when someone offers you some of Canada’s finest whiskey. Crown and cokes have been the demise of many men, be it a native canuck or a whiskey drunk American.

Michael J Fox
Not sure if there has ever been a greater trilogy than Back to the Future, and Marty McFly is a big reason why. The native Canadian’s feuds with Biff Tannen were classic, even if you found his other works, such as Teen Wolf, to be lacking. Fox’s TV stint on Family Ties was solid. His time as the lead character for four seasons on Spin City was also quality, before he gave way to everyone’s favorite domestic disputer, Charlie Sheen.

Wolverine
One of Marvel’s all-time bad ass characters was born as James Howlett, a Canadian. While we’re unsure if adamantium claws are a common characteristic of our northern neighbors, there’s no denying that Wolverine would make a nasty defenseman on an NHL team.

BC Bud
If you don’t know about this one, there’s no need to even ask. Some of the cannabis emanating from the pacific northwest gives me a contact high despite the fact I’m over 2,000 miles away. Let’s hope the government spends our hard-earned tax dollars on something other than trying to eradicate this natural beauty.

James Naismith
We have Naismith to thank for the game of basketball, but we also have him to thank for the founding of the University of Kansas basketball program. I guess you have to take the good with the bad. Naismith is also credited with introducing the first football helmet. Neurologists of today can thank him for keeping them in business as they tend to delusional former football players.

John Molson and his Molson beers
Molson beers may cost a little more than your standard american lagers, but there’s a reason why: the stuff is potent. Think of it as a beer that can keep the Canadians warm during their brutal winters. The maple leaf on the top of the beer cap should be a reminder that you are messing with forces that watered down American beers can’t even comprehend.