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Now that Vancouver will be hosting the 2010 Winter Olympics, these are some questions people from all over the world are asking. 

 Believe it or not these questions about Canada were posted on an International Tourism Website.

 Obviously the answers are a joke; but the questions were really asked!

 
Q: I have never seen it warm on Canadian TV, so how do the plants grow? ( England )
A. We import all plants fully grown and then just sit around and watch them die.

 Q: Will I be able to see Polar Bears in the street? ( USA )
A: Depends on how much you've been drinking.

 Q: I want to walk from Vancouver to  Toronto - can I follow the Railroad tracks? ( Sweden )
A: Sure, it's only Four thousand miles, take lots of water.

Q: Is it safe to run around in the bushes in Canada ? ( Sweden )
A: So it's true what they say about Swedes.

 Q: Are there any ATM's (cash machines) in Canada ?  Can you send me a list of them in Toronto , Vancouver ,  Edmonton and Halifax ? ( England )
A: No, but you'd better bring a few extra furs for trading purposes.

Q: Can you give me some information about hippo racing in Canada ? ( USA )
A: A-fri-ca is the big triangle shaped continent south of Europe   Ca-na-da is that big country to your North...oh forget it. Sure, the hippo racing is every Tuesday night in Calgary  Come naked.

Q: Which direction is North in Canada ? ( USA )
A: Face south and then turn 180 degrees Contact us when you get here and we'll send the rest of the directions. 

Q: Can I bring cutlery into Canada ? ( England )
A: Why? Just use your fingers like we do.

Q: Can you send me the Vienna Boys' Choir schedule? ( USA )
A: Aus-t ri-a is that quaint little country bordering Ger-man-y, which is...oh forget it.  Sure, the Vienna Boys Choir plays every Tuesday night in  Vancouver and in Calgary , straight after the hippo races. Come naked.

Q: Do you have perfume in Canada ? ( Germany )
A: No, WE don't stink.

  Q: I have developed a new product that is the fountain of youth.  Where can I sell it in Canada ? ( USA )
A: Anywhere significant numbers of Americans gather.

  Q: Can you tell me the regions in British Columbia where the female population is smaller than the male population? ( Italy )
A: Yes, gay nightclubs.

  Q: Do you celebrate Thanksgiving in Canada ? ( USA )
A: Only at Thanksgiving.

Q: Are there supermarkets in Toronto and is milk available all year round? ( Germany )
A: No, we are a peaceful civilization of Vegan hunter/gathers. Milk is illegal.

Q: I have a question about a famous animal in Canada , but I forget its name. It's a kind of big horse with horns. ( USA )
A: It's called a Moose. They are tall and very violent, eating the brains of anyone walking close to them. You can scare them off by spraying yourself with human urine before you go out walking.

  Q: Will I be able to speak English most places I go? ( USA )
A: Yes, but you will have to learn it first.

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The best way to clean your Twitter contact list!

MyCleenr is a unique way to sort your friends by their last tweets. It allows you to get rid off all the inactive and useless accounts that you are following!

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This is exactly what I was looking for!

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Honda Racing have confirmed that Richard Branson's Virgin Group is in negotiations to buy the Formula One team.
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I'm not surprised. This would be a good boost to the team!

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40% Off Groceries...at Amazon.com. What?

Did anyone out there even know that Amazon.com sells groceries? It's tough to think of a weirder place to buy food than the place you get your books; okay fine, the auto supply store would be weirder. The point is it would never occur to us to shop for groceries at Amazon.com. But wave "40 percent off!" in front of us and we're willing to try anything once. Here's the deal: now through March 6 if you use the code FBCLEVNT you'll get 40 percent off a select set of grocery items from Amazon.com. It's regular stuff like Nabisco 100 Calorie Packs, Maxwell House Coffee, Ghirardelli Chocolates and more. We can't picture doing our whole grocery shop on the site; we draw the line at buying lettuce from Amazon.com. But with free shipping on orders over $25, it's too good not to try. Start Shopping!
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Next: Buy a Kindle, get a free cookie? :)

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These are some great tips!

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This is awesome! (thanks to @zaibatsu)

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Gaining readership for your blog is no different than a company selling its product. Like your blog, a product’s success is determined by its adoption (purchases, subscriptions, etc). Your blog’s success is determined by its readership. Your blog is your product.

And with so many blogs, you’ve got a ton of competitors. Thus, you have to think of your blog as a product in a saturated market. You will not get readership unless you promote, which brings me to detrimental assumption #1.

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Brian has a point here. I like the "If a tree falls in the forest and no one is around to hear it, did it really fall?”-quote :)

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Hello there! Remember our post "38 Beautiful Webdesigns: Made in Holland"? Well, we do! We got some real nice comments on that. Unfortunately nobody picked up the idea to do a showcase with webdesigns just from one country. So that's why we just decided to do another one ourselves. And why not pick the country closest to us? Exactly, our southern colleagues from Belgium. They have some great talent over there! Please enjoy this gallery of great webdesigns from Belgium and feel free to let us know what we should have listed as well!

Oh and please Digg this post too!

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