Originally Posted by Tark

There is a drunk American in a bar. He stumbles over to a Canadian watching an Oilers game and says to him: "You Canadian?" The Canadian says: "Yes I am." The American sits down with a grin and says:"We have a sayin' in America: 'Canada is the grumpy and whining neighbour above a really great party.'" The Canadian says: "Really? Well, we have a saying in Canada too: 'America is like North America's basement. It's where you put all the crap and try to forget about it.'"