Category: Blame Canada

Vera Farmiga Used Instagram To Argue With The Prime Minister Of Canada That She Needs A Trip Home To The U.S.

June 21, 2021 / Posted by:

While some things are opening up in our post-pandemic world, like patios and Disneyland, others – like the U.S./Canadian border – remain closed. But you don’t have to tell Vera Farmiga this. Vera, a U.S. citizen, is currently in Toronto, Canada, where she was filming a project. And she’s been stuck in Canada for going on eight weeks. According to Vera, she’s trapped in the land of ice, snow, random U’s thrown into words, and a never-ending supply of maple-flavored snacks. She’s so desperate to leave, she’s been pleading with the Prime Minister of Canada, Justin Trudeau, to do something, anything, so that she may hop across the border and see her family for a bit. The only problem is, she doesn’t know him personally or have his contact information. Actually, her plan is not unlike a desperate fan trying to get a shout-out from a pop star. Vera has been trying to get JT’s attention by tagging him in multiple Instagram posts.

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Open Post: Hosted By Smokey Robinson Having A Little Trouble Pronouncing The Word “Chanukah”

December 15, 2020 / Posted by:

I know you’ve heard about The War on Christmas but have you heard about The Assassination of Chanukah? If not the holiday itself, the pronunciation of the word was badly disfigured by none other than Smokey Robinson. A Twitter user named Jeff Jacobson commissioned a Cameo video from Smokey for his mom and asked him to wish her a Happy Chanukah. Smokey gamely complied (as well he should, his Cameos go for $350, a bargain honestly, legend that he is) but perhaps experienced a little confusion at the spelling of the word, which he pronounced “chanooka,” adding “I have no idea what ‘Chanooka’ is, but happy ‘Chanooka’ because they said so,” making it sound like a Canadian holiday celebrating rock hard bubble gum.

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