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July 03, 2008

This is the hottest man in Canada?

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Bryan Adams can sing. He can write. He plays a mean guitar. And he's a rugged, handsome guy. But is he really one of the 10 sexiest men in Canada?

Sure, if you follow the Huffington Post, which recently placed our beloved 80s crooner on its list of hottest males from the Great White North.

Would it put things into perspective if you knew Will Arnett and Tom Green also made the list? Yeah, thought so.

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Tom Green?

Steve, you gotta move to Canada where apparently they set the bar on "sexy" so low they need a shovel.

You'll be on the cover of Canadian Tiger Beat in no time.

Our neighbors to the north don't seem to be too picky. Most women wouldn't touch Tom Green with someone else's hands (who knows what drug he was using on Drew Barrymore).

Maybe the powers that be can see beneath the outer layer of a person. Is it possible the Canadians have super powers that allow them to literally view the intrinsic values of a person?
Has Tony Robbins hypnotized an entire nation in an elevator?

Riss,

I pretty sure that Tom Green doesn't belong on the "intrinsic values" list either.

First of all, the inclusion of Ryan Reynolds negates all the weirdness of Tom Green being on the list -- and then some.

Second of all -- Will Arnett has the sexiest voice in show biz.

Thirdly -- think of all the Canadian dudes that didn't make the list: Mike Myers, The Shatner, Geddy Lee. It could be worse.

Fourth -- did I mention Ryan Reynolds?

LOL yeah, I'm with Jeff. It's like when Seinfeld was describing Newman..."No, there's not more to him...there's less!"

I was gonna say maybe I should move to Canada, but then Jane had to go and ruin it by mentioning Ryan Reynolds...

LOL yeah, I'm with Jeff. It's like when Seinfeld was describing Newman..."No, there's not more to him...there's less!"

I was gonna say maybe I should move to Canada, but then Jane had to go and ruin it by mentioning Ryan Reynolds...

Not cool. I only posted that once! Argh.

Hey, I was grasping at straws. Mass hypnosis suggestion gets no notice? It's possible, ya know.

Sure, give me heck for trying to make sense of the Canadians. Maybe Al will give me props.

"Steve, you gotta move to Canada where apparently they set the bar on "sexy" so low they need a shovel.

You'll be on the cover of Canadian Tiger Beat in no time."

And Jeff. tsk tsk tsk. Steve is downright sexy right here in the USofA right this minute. Don't undersell Spearsy. Oh no. You'll have THIS Tiger beatin' on your door (respectfully).

Glad I wore that T-bone cologne today.

My cousin considered Bryan Adams the sexiest men in the world back in the days.She`s 4 years older than me,a teen in the 80s,so anytime i would go to her place,which was a lot a times(we grew up in the same neighborhood),i had to listen to Bryan Adams over and over again.Those Bryan Adams tapes would play,rewind,play,rewind,play....
Ah!The old tapes.Anytime i watch Say Anything a little nostalgia comes,when we see the party scene with a changing tapes moment.It`s just a second but it brings so many great memories.

Marissa- I'll join you on the beatdown.

There was indeed an art form to changing music back in the 80s. Tapes, records, whatever. I've yet to attend an "iPod" party that was anywhere near as randomly fun as a "tape" party.

The "tape party" talk reminds me of a Seinfeld episode in which Jerry was responsible for the music at a party (Joe Mayo's shindig, to be specific): "I was in charge of the music. I turned that mother out."

Huh? An Amerk website saying who is supposedly "hot"? Jeff, the list was made by Americans. So go figure.
That being said, Tom Green is one weird dude. I'm with you on that.

Right......any list that has Seth Rogan on it sucks. Period. That guy just isn't funny at all. Just my two cents.

Huffington Post, have you no shame? You use Wikipedia (real reliable source there) instead of a decent source? Come on. Where's the journalistic integrity in America?

Canada Day only began as a yearly observance in 1958.

The July 1 holiday was established by statute in 1879, under the name Dominion Day (since we were a Dominion in the Commonwealth). The first big celebration was in 1917, during the Great War, as the 50th anniversary.

I found that out in 5 minutes on the Government website.

I cannot stand lazy research. Onwards.

Why do I always sound so angry on the Internet?
Have a fun Independence Day, Amerks!

Riss/Rosa,

Easy, ladies.

I wasn't casting any aspersions on the Fearless Leader, (hey, his mother reads this blog!) I was merely offering a universally recognizable point of reference.

You know I'm too smart to come between you and your blog-crushes. That would be worse than coming between Steve and a Gordita.

Oh crap, I did it again.

So, I should be concerned that Steve's pet-name for me is "Darling Gordita"?

*that's a total fabrication. Steve has no pet-names for me*

Sure I would put Bryan on that list. I guess it all depends on your definition of what makes a person sexy.

Bryan Adams...I've seen him up close in London and er, no...

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