In Canada, there really isn’t all that much to be upset about. You’re not America, but you’re a close enough relative that you get to visit all the time without being responsible for almost anything. It snows a lot — which makes people angry — but at the end of the day you’re still the nicest people on the face of the planet.
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Even their Twitter fights are better than they are in the States as just like two boys fighting, someone hits too hard and things get real. Not in Canada though, as the biggest dispute on social media is over whether the NHL or CFL is the better sport.
It all started with a random Canadian guy politely getting excited about a pair of NHL and CFL games coming up soon.
@TorontoArgos vs @cfl_esks game Saturday. @BuffaloSabres vs @FlaPanthers in 2 weeks. If these games don't cheer me up. I'm a lost cause.
— 🇨🇦Johnny Ireland🇨🇦 (@johnnyi39) October 1, 2014
The Edmonton Eskimos, in classic Canadian fashion, tweeted the fan back to let him know everything is going to be okay.
@johnnyi39 @TorontoArgos @BuffaloSabres @FlaPanthers Cheer up. There is nothing better than sports!
— Edmonton Elks (@GoElks) October 1, 2014
The Toronto Argonauts then escelated things ever so slightly by claiming the CFL is the best sport.
@cfl_esks @johnnyi39 @TorontoArgos @BuffaloSabres @FlaPanthers Correction, there is nothing better than #CFL football....
— Toronto Argonauts (@TorontoArgos) October 1, 2014
@TorontoArgos @johnnyi39 @BuffaloSabres @FlaPanthers We can second that correction
— Edmonton Elks (@GoElks) October 1, 2014
Naturally, this didn’t sit with the Sabres or the Panthers, as Buffalo fired back at the Argonaut’s claim.
@cfl_esks @TorontoArgos @johnnyi39 @FlaPanthers Correction: @NHL hockey is the best.
— Buffalo Sabres (@BuffaloSabres) October 1, 2014
Then this happened…
.@cfl_esks @TorontoArgos @johnnyi39 @FlaPanthers @BuffaloSabres Alright, it's on. But no touching of the hair or face pic.twitter.com/50oXkr7sOd
— Toronto Argonauts (@TorontoArgos) October 1, 2014
@TorontoArgos @johnnyi39 @FlaPanthers @BuffaloSabres Nobody makes me bleed my own blood pic.twitter.com/T5gOWnC6NT
— Edmonton Elks (@GoElks) October 1, 2014
The Sabres failed to get in on the fun after the mic was dropped by the CFL and the Florida Panthers lame twitter account didn’t get in on the action at all. But for the guy who started it all — he knew what he did.
I might have started a war of words @TorontoArgos @cfl_esks @Ticats @FlaPanthers @BuffaloSabres
— 🇨🇦Johnny Ireland🇨🇦 (@johnnyi39) October 1, 2014
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