The country of Canada seems akin to your little brother...the one that is several years younger and hangs around you and your cool high school friends. The one that can be amazingly annoying, but your mom makes you let him hang around. Most times he's just annoying...sometimes he's absolutely hilarious and brings the house down when he pulls some crazy stunt. Tonight, though, that 'little brother' pulled off the best 'tongue in cheek' situation I think I've ever seen.
On opening night at the Olympics, steeped in tradition, four famous Canadian athletes come out to light the torch, but one of the arms doesn't swing up and suddenly a major faux pas has happened. It was an embarrassment to the whole country. At the closing ceremony a 'clown' dressed akin to a repairman on Super Mario Brothers came out and proceeded to fix the arm, raise it and allow the athlete to light not only her arm, but the other three also. It was a hit! So funny.
I love the humbleness of the Canadians...although tonight they're probably trying to hold it over the Americans in men's hockey. Seriously though...sometimes you want that little brother to truely impress your high school friends and make them split their sides laughing.
Tonight...yeah, they pulled it off! (And...only the Canadians would wear those crazy hats!)
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