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JohnnyCanuck · 2009-03-24, 12:09 AM

... as they often do on How I Met Your Mother, the fantastic writers had some more fun with Canada. The show has a running thing about creating mock websites to go along with the dialog. Tonight's was www.canadiansexacts.org. Cracked me up (along with Robin Sparkle's MySpace page.

Pretty respectful way to poke fun at Canada (in light of the Fox News uproar). Some of their other great mock websites: Barney's Awesome Video Resume, Ted Mosby is a Jerk, and the now defunct (and superfluous) Slapbet Countdown Clock.

dosborne · 2009-03-24, 07:32 AM

The character "Robin" is portrayed as a Candian in this show. I find they do a reasonable job of keeping it "funny" in their jabs at Canada/Canadians where some shows cross the line a bit too far.

My return shot: At least they know where Canada is, unlike many American's

DLPAddict · 2009-03-24, 10:45 AM

The actress who play "Robin" is Canadian her name is "Cobie Smulder"
Born in Vancouver,BC

So she knows about being a Canadian eh!

Kingclancy · 2009-03-24, 12:00 PM

I thought it was a hilarious episode. Who knew my Nickname was also a sex act. I also live in Wawa.

We Canadian complain when we are ignored and not mentioned and when we are, we get offended because they are making fun of us.

jumpy27 · 2009-03-24, 06:28 PM

Was last nights episode a repeat or new one?

NB Josh · 2009-03-24, 06:43 PM

There was a new one at 8, and an encore at 8:30 for some reason.

Unlike the guys a Fox News, the writers are funny and they don't make fun of our trp. It's one of my favourite comedy shows.

I laughed at "two girls, one Stanley Cup"

2009-03-24, 12:09 AM	#1
JohnnyCanuck Moderator Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Vancouver, BC Posts: 4,645	TV Show "How I Met Your Mother": Poking fun at Canada ... ... as they often do on How I Met Your Mother, the fantastic writers had some more fun with Canada. The show has a running thing about creating mock websites to go along with the dialog. Tonight's was www.canadiansexacts.org. Cracked me up (along with Robin Sparkle's MySpace page. Pretty respectful way to poke fun at Canada (in light of the Fox News uproar). Some of their other great mock websites: Barney's Awesome Video Resume, Ted Mosby is a Jerk, and the now defunct (and superfluous) Slapbet Countdown Clock.

2009-03-24, 10:45 AM	#3
DLPAddict Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Toronto,Ontario Posts: 469	The actress who play "Robin" is Canadian her name is "Cobie Smulder" Born in Vancouver,BC So she knows about being a Canadian eh! __________________ HL-R5064+DTB-260F,HL67A750,DVD-HD860,SA-DA10,Cable Free! ,OTA-DBGH,AT-PL120 A-Technica , OTA HTCP, PS3 Slim

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Kingclancy Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 74	Lighten up I thought it was a hilarious episode. Who knew my Nickname was also a sex act. I also live in Wawa. We Canadian complain when we are ignored and not mentioned and when we are, we get offended because they are making fun of us.

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2009-03-24, 07:32 AM	#2
dosborne Veteran Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Ottawa, ON - Sharp Aquos 52" LCD - Bell 9200, 4x5900, 3x3100, E50 DVD-R, Harmony 880, Garmin C550 Posts: 2,814	The character "Robin" is portrayed as a Candian in this show. I find they do a reasonable job of keeping it "funny" in their jabs at Canada/Canadians where some shows cross the line a bit too far. My return shot: At least they know where Canada is, unlike many American's

2009-03-24, 06:28 PM	#5
jumpy27 Veteran Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 2,225	Was last nights episode a repeat or new one?

2009-03-24, 06:43 PM	#6
NB Josh Veteran Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: New Brunswick - Shaw Direct Posts: 3,150	There was a new one at 8, and an encore at 8:30 for some reason. Unlike the guys a Fox News, the writers are funny and they don't make fun of our trp. It's one of my favourite comedy shows. I laughed at "two girls, one Stanley Cup"