Canadians have a reputation for politeness. A joke is:
Q: What is Canada’s favorite (board) game?
A: Sorry!
“Canada’s favorite board game. Sorry. Haha. #WereSoPolite” was posted on Twitter on April 6, 2012. “Anyone who says hockey is Canada’s favorite game has clearly forgotten about Sorry!” was posted on Twitter on July 12, 2013.
“Some day, Canada will rule the world. Then you’ll all be sorry” and “The Canadian bodybuilder said, ‘I’m sore, eh’” are related jokes.
Wikipedia: Sorry! (game)
Sorry! is a board game that is based on the ancient cross and circle game Pachisi. Players try to travel around the board with their pieces faster than any other player. Originally manufactured by W.H. Storey & Co in England and now by Hasbro, Sorry! is marketed for two to four players, ages six through adult. The game title comes from the many ways in which a player can negate the progress of another, while issuing an apologetic “Sorry!”
Twitter
pdog55
@P_dog55
Canada’s favorite board game. Sorry. Haha. #WereSoPolite
12:06 PM - 6 Apr 2012
Twitter
T.K. Lynch
@tklynch
Canada’s favorite board game is “Sorry! Totally My Fault!”
12:20 PM - 30 Jan 2013
Twitter
Paul Iver
@Pauliver
Anyone who says hockey is Canada’s favorite game has clearly forgotten about Sorry!
1:06 PM - 12 Jul 2013
Twitter
Mike Nothnagel
@mikenothnagel
You know you listen to a lot of @NPRAskMeAnother when you call SORRY! “Canada’s favorite game” two seconds before @OphiraE says it.
4:13 PM - 21 Jul 2014
Twitter
It’s really mama
@notmamacolunga
As heard on npr. What is Canada’s favorite board game? Anyone? Anyone? #waitforit #waitforit Answer: Sorry #weapolitepeople #reallynpr
11:28 AM - 1 Mar 2015
NPR
Got Game
March 15, 2013 10:00 AM ET
Heard on Ask Me Another
(...)
BERNSTEIN: Sorry.
EISENBERG: Max, that is correct. It is Sorry.
(APPLAUSE)
EISENBERG: Canada’s favorite board game.
(LAUGHTER)
Reddit—Jokes
What’s Canada’s favorite board game?
submitted March 13, 2016 by vanzulu
Sorry
Reddit—Jokes
What is Canada’s favorite game?
submitted July 17, 2017 by IWillBeNobodyPerfect
Sorry!
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