# Canadians DO know their History!

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/canadians-do-know-their-history/9076>\
**Category:** The Show\
**Created:** [January 6, 2008, 5:46pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/canadians-do-know-their-history/9076 "2008-01-06T17:46:19Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![tonythetarga](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ecc23a/32.png) [@tonythetarga](https://community.cartalk.com/u/tonythetarga)\
**Post date:** [January 6, 2008, 5:46pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/canadians-do-know-their-history/9076/1 "2008-01-06T17:46:19Z")

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Even though this weeks show (Jan 5/07) was an encore, I must have missed the original airing. Mindy with the Mazda valve problem let her hair color prove that the theory once again. O Canada was used from the early 1900’s even though God Save the Queen was the Official anthem. After Canada introduced the Maple Leaf flag in 1965, the Parliament introduced a bill to make O Canada the National Anthem in 1967, however, it became official finally in 1980.  
  
 So, Mindy, speak for yourself and remain blissfully dumb and blonde!

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**Author:** ![Craig58](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/3da27b/32.png) [@Craig58](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Craig58)\
**Post date:** [January 6, 2008, 7:12pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/canadians-do-know-their-history/9076/2 "2008-01-06T19:12:49Z")

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At least you have a National Anthem that can actually be sung by humans.

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**Author:** ![pleasedodgevan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/51bf81/32.png) [@pleasedodgevan](https://community.cartalk.com/u/pleasedodgevan)\
**Post date:** [January 7, 2008, 5:48am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/canadians-do-know-their-history/9076/3 "2008-01-07T05:48:11Z")

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Ours in the country South of Canada can be sung by humans if they would only try to do it right. I keep the TV muted until kickoff.

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**Author:** ![Craig58](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/3da27b/32.png) [@Craig58](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Craig58)\
**Post date:** [January 7, 2008, 2:18pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/canadians-do-know-their-history/9076/4 "2008-01-07T14:18:05Z")

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I don’t know, there are not many folks who can actually hit all the notes in the southern canadian National Anthem.

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**Author:** ![jtsanders](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c2a13f/32.png) [@jtsanders](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jtsanders)\
**Post date:** [January 7, 2008, 4:07pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/canadians-do-know-their-history/9076/5 "2008-01-07T16:07:55Z")

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The US national anthem was set to a tune that many sang at the time - a Brit drinking song. It was easier to remember that way. Does that mean we should get a snoot full before we sing it? :^)

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**Author:** ![Craig58](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/3da27b/32.png) [@Craig58](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Craig58)\
**Post date:** [January 7, 2008, 4:19pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/canadians-do-know-their-history/9076/6 "2008-01-07T16:19:18Z")

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That might help the quality of the singing. Maybe they sound sing it at the end of the football games when everyone is already smashed.