[fvc-wat-disc] Funny ERRE story from Second City Toronto

[Jennifer Ross]

Thanks, Jay!  Just what I needed today.



On Mon, Aug 21, 2017 at 9:55 AM, Jay Judkowitz <judkowitz at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hey folks,
>
>      Friday, my wife and I went to Second City in Toronto for a show.  The
> theme of the show was making fun of America
> <https://www.secondcity.com/shows/toronto/canada-thinking-mans-america/> (though
> in a modest and self-deprecating way, of course).  Given how sad Sally and
> I are about what's going on over there, we figured we could use the laugh.
>  (And, it was a very funny show, in case you were wondering)
>
>      One skit has an American coming over the border and being tested for
> being an asshole.  And, of course, the American fails - he's a total
> asshole.  But, at the end of the skit, he turns it around and asks what
> about all the asshole things in Canada.  The very first example he gives
> is, "What about your PM, Trudeau - he promised electoral reform and broke
> that promise right away".
>
>      It was awesome seeing ERRE coming from the mouths of the comedians.
> It was ironically funny because I don't think more than 1 in 1000 Americans
> would actually know about ERRE or think it was the most asshole thing about
> the country.  So, it was definitely a Canadian slam on Canada put in the
> mouth of an "American".  But, any press, even ironic press, is a good thing
> if you ask me.
>
>       That was a bit of a long story, but I hope it makes your day a bit
> brighter.  People are talking about the issue in all sorts of places, not
> just political gatherings.
>
> Take care,
> Jay
>
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