Isn't it just wonderful to wake up Canadian? Happy Canada Day to our northerly inclined readers. To celebrate, here's an ad that the Canadian government put together this spring to alert non-Canadians that one day (April 17, actually), they might wake up Canadian, too. It's a stirring commercial. Just ignore the excessively long URL at the end, and the confusion over what a forward-slash looks like. —Posted by Tim Nudd

July 1, 2009 in Canada, Nudd | Permalink

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I like that even the Canadian government reduces being Canadian to hockey skates, tukes, moose and Mounties.

Posted by: An ad guy | Jul 1, 2009 1:26:29 PM

I think that (/) is a forward slash - the backslash is this one \. Right?

But less than and greater than always gave me trouble, too.

Posted by: Dave | Jul 1, 2009 2:05:22 PM

I can say for a fact that / is a forward slash. Why make a long URL longer by saying "Forward?" I don't know. But it's correct. Slash would suffice, though, as backslashes are not used in web addresses.

The easy way to remember it is by thinking of it as a person leaning. If it leans forward, it's a forward slash.

Posted by: Chad Garrett | Jul 5, 2009 10:04:37 PM

That is like my worst nightmare.

Posted by: Rebecca Cullers | Jul 6, 2009 9:09:53 PM

But notice that Canadian Flag---a clear rip off of the NY City Parks Department logo

Posted by: Sergeant Preston | Jul 7, 2009 1:04:25 AM

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