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Canada overcome by celeb spokesbeavers Canada may be starved for proper celebrities, judging by the popularity of Frank and Gordon, the animated spokesbeavers who have been promoting Bell Canada since the winter. “A recent poll by a Canadian radio station found that 89 percent of the country’s citizens wanted to see more of the furry rodents, making them Canada’s most popular celebrities,” according to one account. The beavers were created by Buzz Image Group and Cossette Communication Group; check out their Web site here and a sample 30-second commercial here. Canadians are prone to giving spokesanimals a higher place in the food chain than they might deserve. The last one that inspired a nationwide love affair was Telus’ hippopotamus. —Posted by Tim Nudd

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Cute - in a not-very-funny kind of way.

Different voices might've been better, but what do I know - I'm Amurrican - and not tuned-in to the subtleties of Canuck humor.

Posted by: Kinetic | Jul 17, 2006 9:36:13 AM

That is, the subtleties of Canuck humour.

Posted by: Nick | Jul 17, 2006 12:21:47 PM

This just proves that Canadians are as easily entertained as Americans. As for this Canadian, I was sick of those hosers by the end of their very first commercial.

Canada's national symbol: The Beaver. A smelly, buck-toothed rodent.

Posted by: David | Jul 17, 2006 12:54:59 PM

We have a smelly, buck-toothed rodent as a national symbol here in America, too: President Bush.

(Oh, come on, somebody had to say it.)

Posted by: A Coulter | Jul 17, 2006 1:40:57 PM

Ah, yes, Nick - humour, the colour of which, though not my favourite, is fine enough when locked indoors on cold days in mid-summer.

Ha ha ha - beavers.

I still don't get it. Give me the Quizno bushbabies any day.

Posted by: Kinetic | Jul 17, 2006 2:19:44 PM

The only place in North America that's cold in summer is San Francisco.

Posted by: yikes | Jul 17, 2006 4:32:42 PM

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