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G.I. Joe or Anne of
Green Gables?
Friendly Fire between
Canada and the States
Copyright © Allan Gould, 2003
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NATIONAL LIBRARY OF CANADA CATALOGUING IN PUBLICATION DATA
Gould, Allan, 1944-
G.l. Joe or Anne of Green Gables? : friendly fire between
Canada and the States / Allan Gould.
ISBN 1-55022-602-9
i. Canada—Humor. 2. United States—Humor. 3. Canadian wit and humor (English) I. Title
PS8563.08438H68 2003 C8i8'.54O2 C20O3-9O2416-4 PR9199-3.G653H68 2003
The publication of
G.I. Joe or Anne of Green Gables?
has been
generously supported by the Canada Council, the Ontario Arts Council, and
the Government of Canada through the
Book Publishing Industry Development Program. CanadS
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Contents
Introduction: Caught Between Irate and a Cold Place
ix
Part 1 First Things First: Language, History, and Fame
The Gouldster's Canadian-American Dictionary, or,
"What We Have Here Is a Failure to Communicate"
3
9
Native Land: or, Where Were You Born, Anyway?
15
Part 2 Symbols: Official and Otherwise
2.5
Monarchist!! Versus Republicanism: or, The Grass Is Always
Barbie: Icon of Womanhood, Model for Millions, Slut?
47
Bumper Stickers: Poetry in Motion
51
Great Words from Great Statesmen
79
Part 4 Our Men and Women in Uniform: or, "Nice Forest
Camouflage, Too Bad You're in the Desert"
85
Part
5
"Neither Hail, Not Sleet, Nor Snow .. .": or, How the
Deliver da Letter, Da Sooner da Better
101
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