The Real 7 Wonders

So CBC put out a call for nominations, and subsequent votes for what Canadians thought were the Seven Wonders of Canada. Being a fairly young country, Canada struggles with its identity and makes a point of doing this shit on a regular basis. We also point out every single person in the world who is Canadian and hold them high and proud so that the rest of the world recognizes us for something. I'm ok with this (just like I'm ok with Steve Nash, Justin Morneau, and Joe Thornton...all being MVPs in their respective sports at the same time)...its like when you take some time in your late teens/early twenties to "find yourself" and start broadcasting to the world the things that make you unique...make you the person you want everybody to see you as.

I looked over the list and if it ends up being the final list, it should probably be re-named Canada's Seven Natural Wonders. Its ignores a lot of the more abstract ideas...like the Montreal bagel and the canoe. It includes such things as Nahanni National Park, The Bay of Funday and the Cabot Trail. It is a pretty good list though...well dispersed across the country and some pretty impressive spectacles are included. I would urge everyone to go in and check out all the nominations that were posted on the website...you're bound to learn something cool about the many parts of Canada.....my particular favourites are the Narcisse Snake Dens and Crooked Trees, Sask.

However, i have my own list...and since its too late for nominations, I can only share it with you:

Ray Law's Seven Canadian Wonders:

1. How the fuck Martin Short still has a career!?!??..and a relatively successful one…

2. Why Degrassi Jr. High can be so freaking entertaining…and on so many levels…even the new generation! Have you seen the Next Generation episodes where Miriam MacDonald's character goes crazy with sexual madness and starts giving every guy in school head?...those ones are cool.

3. How a country with one of the highest educational development rates in the free world can elect a total dip shit ass clown as a prime minister.

4. Toller Cranston has wrote a book called "Ice Cream"- If you don't find this hilarious, you're not human (check out the cover on the link). Oh, the "wonder" here is Toller Cranston's gayness…and how it reaches a level only Liberace could understand.

5. That ubiquitous gravel pit where everybody used to drink in high school…its a wonder that everybody and their dog knew where the underage drinking was going down, but cops never came around…good times!

6. The beaver…just because beaver should appear on as many lists as possible...

7. The fact that a typical city of 100,000 residents can have a Tim Hortons' at every 100 ft, and each store can still make a massive profit!

God I love this country!