Thanks to Mike Myers for sending that "secret signal"
to his fellow Canadians via SNL last weekend!
And thanks to Gordie Howe, "Mr Elbows,"
for teaching generations of us how to do
what has become our Canadian ninja move --
The Elbow is even immortalized by Gordie Howe's statue
in his hometown of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan --
The tariff trade war with the Trump administration
will be a long and dirty fight, but we're ready!
Gordie taught us how!
(or should that be "howe"?)
... and today is Ash Wednesday.
ReplyDeleteGo for it, Canada. As I described in one of my earlier post, Denmark has begun marking EU goods with small blak stars.
DeleteThe Ash Wednesday remark was posted in a hurry, running out of the door - I forgot the time-zone difference, giving you many more hours posting about it - You're 8 (I think) hours behind me ;)
Just know that I think that when you wish our Muslim brothers Ramadan Moubarak, it's fair also to wish the Catholics a fruitful lent.
Sorry for my brevity, bordering on rudeness yesterday. And sorry if this sounds a bit miffed as well - I am not a native speaker and the border between flippant, clear and concise, and rude can be tough on us poor foreigners ;)
...yep, elbows up, eh!
ReplyDeleteThe last one says it all!! Thanks for these. Jayne from Ontario
ReplyDeleteThat’s a great statue of Howe... and how! My elbows are up in solidarity.
ReplyDeleteLove that Howe statue! Elbows up!
ReplyDeleteThanks Cordie for advising...BOW 😖
ReplyDeleteLove that last one, and love the elbow to The Felon's Melon.
ReplyDeleteSounds like a useful action to remember.
ReplyDeleteI my, I voted against HWSNBN, every time I could.
ReplyDeleteKeep those elbows up and batter those Red States.
ReplyDeleteHappy Ash Wednesday!!
Yes, elbows up. Gigi
ReplyDeleteOh, Canada, please save us!
ReplyDeleteI'm praying hard Canada wins this one.
ReplyDeleteThe Felon in our Whitehouse is an embarrassment to many of us. I wish someone would duct tape his mouth...or better yet sew it shut. He's such a jerk, a liar, and so many more things...none of which are good. I've followed hocky a long time but had never heard of the elbows up. I think that would make a fun trivia question. Thanks for posting the history and explaining it. Was he the player that said, don't get mad, get even?
ReplyDelete@ Sandy -- I don't know whether it was Gordie Howe who said "don't get mad, get even" but it was certainly his philosophy, LOL!
DeleteStart doing your arm exercises so your elbows are strong and extra-pokey.
ReplyDeleteElbows all the way up 45/47's arse.
ReplyDeleteHi Debra, Is "Elbows Up, Canada" anything like "Knees Up, Mother Brown"?
ReplyDelete--Jim
@ Parnassus (Jim) -- Not really, but both are fun in appropriate circumstanes!
Deleteyour boss was awesum at his presser yesterday!!!
ReplyDeletei'd never heard this phrase but i like it - thanks for enlightening us :)
ReplyDeleteYes, elbows up. Your country may just end up being the next leader of the free world. We seem to be in the process of forfeiting the title.
ReplyDeleteOh Mike Myers wasn't subtle. We Americans cheered when we saw it. God I'm so sorry. Sorry for us all
ReplyDeletePerfectly executed by Mr. Myers. I shall keep my elbows up all day on behalf of our Canadian neighbors.
ReplyDeleteI could NOT figure out who was playing Musk on SNL until the end of the show.
ReplyDeleteI have a feeling your elbows are going to be getting quite a workout from all the Riff Raff down here.
ReplyDeleteHaha Mayers let Leon HAVE it.
ReplyDeleteThe impersonation was perfect. And that t-shirt (and the elbow!) were *chef's kiss*.
XOXO
Today I am so proud of Canada and of course Mexico. NOT proud of the Orange sprayed Turd.
ReplyDeleteAs a hockey mom for a hundred years, I love it. It isn't starting a fight, it's being strong and tough in the corners, and if they try to come after you - you make them regret it.
ReplyDeleteWhen I saw him give the elbows up at the end of SNL it tugged on my heart. We're ready. "Skoden" (prairie hockey slang from Indigenous players).
We're all going to need plenty of padding as well! It's going to get bumpy.
ReplyDeleteThese memes make a good movement
ReplyDeleteStand your ground O'Canada.
ReplyDeleteOver the boards and elbows up. We're learning.
ReplyDeleteI wish we could elbow orange butt face and musk out of the oval office -- elbow them so hard they're never seen again. They are destroying our relationship with our best friends to the North and they're hellbent on ruining our economy. It will be much worse than it was under President Biden.
ReplyDeleteLove,
Janie
Mike Myers for the Win!
ReplyDeleteElbows are a very useful weapon...