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DELUNft X LtooLDATf AA/ND PlKE __ drills So much IF They U)ould >ot A Fire P° lL 1a) fpiE, jSTfflRUJSLL - NON MIA c U L P A n, ' o://no " ml * ,,l '”" ome ' w % om iuppi Y ii ACI liIIHIA¥D®IRAIL DlNlTi^¥DIW8 Come get help from the experts! Did you know that most employers use behavioral interviewing techniques? Come to this seminar and learn strategies to ace these questions and more! ♦ When was the last time you were a leader? ♦ When did you have to motivate a group to do something? Door prizes will be given away! March 1 - 5:45pm - 292A MSC Presented by:New England Financial Employees Benefit Group areer Center 209 Koldus 845-5139 http://aggienet.tamu.edu/cctr RETIREMENT INSURANCE MUTUAL FUNDS TRUST SERVICES TUITION FINANCING I DON'T GET IT BY GRINN & BARRETT South Park song gets Oscar nomination LOS ANGELES (AP) — Fans of [“South Park” will have a ready-made en- [emy to vilify if the animated film fails to [win the Oscar for best song. They can [blame Canada. t The movie South Park: Bigger, Longer k Uncut mocked just about all creeds, traces and nationalities, but the main targets ofits crude humor were Canadians. “Blame Canada,” a song in which American parents fault the nation to the north for their own potty-mouthed chil dren, scored a victory for crudity when it received an Oscar nomination for best original song. Themovie, a solid hit with $52 million attheaters last summer, also was the latest longue-in-cheek jab the movie industry has taken at the speech, appearance, man nerisms and lifestyle of Canadians. Its nomination also comes in a year when Canadian-born actors Jim Carrey and Christopher Plummer delivered acclaimed performances that were passed over by Os- carvoters. Notable past film forays include Michael Moore’s comedy Canadian Ba con, about a faltering U.S. president who initiates a cold war with Canada, and Strange Brew, starring Dave Thomas and Rick Moranis as “hosers” Doug and Bob McKenzie, Canadian brothers in bulky parkas and ski hats on a perpetual search for the next beer or hockey game. "I was definitely a Bob and Doug fan when I was a kid,” said “South Park” co creator Trey Parker, who co-wrote “Blame Canada.” "That was more Canadians mak ing fun of Canadians, though, where we’re Americans making fun of Canadians, which really sort of ticks people offmore.” “Canadians are just so defensive. That’s what makes them so fun to make fun of.” In the movie, children begin spewing profanity after sneaking in to see an ob scenity-laden movie by Canadian comics Terrance and Phillip. Enraged parents whip up anti-Canadian sentiment, Terrance and Phillip are sentenced to death and bloody war breaks out. The American parents sing: “No! Blame Canada, Blame Canada! With all their beady little eyes and flap ping heads so full of lies.” “It sums up one of the basic points of the movie, which is people blaming every one but themselves for the raising of their children,” said “Blame Canada” co-writer Marc Shaiman. Canadians are drawn with beady eyes and flapping heads. The Canadian ambas sador is scorned by other diplomats when he pronounces “about” as “aboot.” Canadi ans living in the United States are herded into camps, and Anny recruitment is aided by the slogan "Kill some Canadian scum.” Lyette Dore of the National Film Board of Canada said Canadians took it all in stride. “We kind of smiled and took it with a bit of a chuckle,” Dore said. “It was clear from reading the words of the song that it’s done in jest.” If Canadians are at all bothered by this year’s Oscars, it’s because The Hurricane by Canadian director Norman Jewison fared poorly, Dore said. 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