10 Great Canadian Contributions to Nerd-Dom

Canada, O Canada! Canadians tend to get a bad rap, because Americans are more or less in charge of the world and we’re jerks like that. Whenever we need affordable prescriptions, or a place to crash for a few years when they start the draft up, you’re always there.., and we’ve been less than gracious. We make fun of your flag, your baseball teams, the way you talk, and the fact that you’re part French… sorry about that, honestly (er, the making fun of you part, not the French part).Canada, sadly, hasn’t received the attention it deserves as a bastion of nerdery — probably because you’re culturally and linguistically not that different from us. We’re often surprised to learn that a particular actor, writer, artist, or fictional property is Canadian. We at Topless Robot felt it was high time your nation was honored for everything it has contributed to our subculture. These 10 items by no means represent all things nerdy and Canadian, so feel free to add anything you feel might have been left out in the comments, eh? (Sorry. We had to do it at least once.)

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