Fun with trivia

Time for a little fun with trivia.  

Only in Canada, eh?   

1. Only in Canada... can a pizza get to your house faster than an ambulance.  
2. Only in Canada... do banks leave both doors open and then chain the pens to the counter. 
3. Only in Canada... do we leave cars worth thousands of dollars in the driveway and put our useless junk in the garage. 
4. Only in Canada... do drugstores make the sick walk all the way to the back of the store for their prescriptions while healthy people can buy cigarettes at the front door.  
5. Only in Canada... do we buy hot dogs in packages of 10, and buns in packages of eight. 
6. Only in Canada... are there handicap parking places in front of a skating rink. 
7. Only in Canada... do we use answering machines to screen calls and then have call waiting so we won't miss a call from someone we didn't want to talk to in the first place. 8. Only in Canada... do we use the word "politics" to describe the process so well: "poli" in Latin meaning "many" and "tics" meaning "bloodsucking creatures".  

     The following are some actual label instructions found on consumer goods.  

1. On a Sears hairdryer: Do not use while sleeping.  
2. On a bag of Fritos: You could be a winner. No purchase necessary. 
3. On packaging for a Rowenta iron: Do not iron clothes on body. 
4. On Tesco's Tiramisu dessert (printed on bottom): Do not turn upside down. 
5. On Boots Children's Cough Medicine: Do not drive a car or operate machinery after taking this medication. 
6. On Nytol Sleep Aid: Warning- may cause drowsiness. 
7. On a Swedish chainsaw: Do not attempt to stop chain with your hands. 
8. On Sunsbury's peanuts: Warning- contains nuts. 
9. On a bar of Dial soap: Directions- Use like regular soap. 
10. On a child's superman costume- Wearing of this garment does not enable you to fly.          

     Three Irish ladies met each week for conversation. All hard of hearing, the first one says, "It's windy," "No, it's Thursday," "So am I, let's go have tea."

— beulah