Weekend Funnies: some good posts, Craig Baird's Canadian border history lessons, a bit of staring into the abyss, and of course, Animal Crackers

Well, come to think of it, fuck yeah!

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Next, if you find this post a little confusing, just remember that March 15 is the Ides of March:

I'm seeing posts from US media noticing that Canada isn't going gentle into Trump's night:

We've managed to get Canada into a posture of militant, solidaristic nationalism. I can only say, congrats everyone. Great work. Really, great work.

— Josh Marshall (@joshtpm) March 16, 2025

Americans don't actually want us anyway:

Canadians don't want to be a part of the United States, nor do Americans want Canada in the US either

60% of Americans say they have no interest in Canada joining the UShttps://t.co/Dwr9TDDPCh pic.twitter.com/fXviwGBPh3

— Polling USA (@USA_Polling) March 14, 2025

But that doesn't mean we can't still be friends:

Colorado is opening our arms to celebrate the historic, economic and cultural bilateral friendship with Canada. We stand against tariffs and for even stronger ties built on trust and respect between our two great nations. pic.twitter.com/XBxbKRZ5X7

— Governor Jared Polis (@GovofCO) March 15, 2025

This is fun, too:

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Gurdeep, never change!

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Amaze your friends with how much you know about the Canada-US border! Just read this Craig Baird thread:

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Baird also has a thread about all the Great Lakes treaties and agreements, from 1783, 1818, 1842, 1909, 1972, 1985 and 2005. Here's the first one in the series:

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And at least there's a silver lining, really:

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Who, me? Nothing really, just staring into the abyss:

Animal Crackers:

An elephant swimming
pic.twitter.com/p78d7te88s

— Science girl (@gunsnrosesgirl3) March 14, 2025

Just because there's an opening it doesn't mean it's yours 😁😂 pic.twitter.com/VTfSd0ggz8

— 𝟲𝗶𝘅𓅓 (@six_papi) March 9, 2025

same software, different hardware pic.twitter.com/tCAZVe7CPy

— san 🍂 (@zoyalenski) March 9, 2025

Dogs, bruh

Dog clears sheep traffic jam pic.twitter.com/1ryj1hMAbb

— Nature is Amazing ☘️ (@AMAZlNGNATURE) March 9, 2025

When your coworker across the hall wants you to take a break and come play.. best coworker ever..🐾😊😅

📹bIuejello22 pic.twitter.com/jFJ5c3twWL

— 𝕐o̴g̴ (@Yoda4ever) March 8, 2025