How Canada got its name....

[Mike Cecil]

Now I heard recently about how Canada really got its name.

The settlers threw an alphabet's worth of letters in a hat, then drew them out one at a time....

The first letter was 'C'.

The assembled said 'C, eh?'

The second letter drawn was 'N'..

The assembled said 'N, eh?'

The third letter drawn was 'D'.

The assembled said 'D, eh?'

.... and that's how Canada got its name (or so I was reliably told by an American.....!)



Mike C

[Barry Churcher]

Thanks for that Mike. I've not heard that before.
Barry

[John McGillivray]

The real story of how Canada got its name is almost as funny.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O1jG58nghRo

[maple_leaf_eh]

So the first fella sez, U.

The second fella sez U.

Then the first guy goes, U S.

The second one goes, US eh?