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Came across this article today and thought it might be of interest to a few:  
 
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Apparently Manitoba was the last province to sign on to sponsor the 2010 games.. and he's used it as an opportunity to cut into us with a few of the usual stereotypes that only someone that lives a 24 hour drive and entire country away could. Here are a few of his doozies:  
 
"The obscure Canadian province (set your Google Earth pointer to that big space between Saskatchewan and Ontario), a land loved by Canadians for its inhospitable terrain, extreme temperatures and angry mosquitoes, finally raised the white flag over Winnipeg today."  
 
"Manitoba - the flag of which, curiously, features a British red ensign in what appears to be a standoff with an ill-tempered bison"  
 
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Our sources in Vancouver say the province has pledged to provide the following Games services in exchange for what is rumored to be 14 beer-obstructed seats to the hockey gold medal game:  
 
- Sports medicine expertise from the Birtle, Manitoba General Hospital, described by town fathers as being "surprisingly full-featured for a town of this size (690)."  
 
- Twelve bushels of rust-resistant wheat.  
 
- Free Illanaaq bar coaster adds in The Uniter, the University of Winnipeg student newspaper.  
 
- Two barrels of canola oil signed by every member of the 2002 Brandon Wheat Kings.  
 
- Lifetime supply of "vegetable product" for snowboard gold medalist Ross Rebagliati from secret underground government medicinal marijuana farm in Flin Flon (You think we would kid about this? Ha.  
 
Etc.  
 
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At least the Wheat Kings got a mention! ....  
I see the article has a spot at the bottom for comments :)