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Re: CBC "The Greatest Canadian" contest - bullshit

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From: Ivan Gowch
Date: Thu, 22 Apr 2004 04:48
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On Wed, 21 Apr 2004 20:31:48 -0300, Chromedomicon <chrome@dome.plh>
wrote:

==>>The CBC has a contest where you, Joe/Jane Public, gets to nominate who the
==>>Greatest Canadian is/was. After you nominate, they tally the votes and pick
==>>a winner.
==>
==>BRIAN MULRONEY !


		That's hilarious.

		A week or so ago, CBC Radio in Toronto had
		a public contest to name the worst-ever
		Canadian.  There were lots of calls.

		Guess who the runaway winner was?

		(If you said Brian Mulroney, give yourself a
		little smooch, you smartie, you.)




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