Beaver is, of course, the national animal of Canada, and for good reason: who doesn’t like a friendly beaver? Why, there’s nothing so welcoming to travel-weary tourists as the sight of a naked beaver straddling the dotted line in the middle of the highway, greeting the newcomers with what passes for wild abandon here in Canuckistan.
You’ve heard, perhaps, of the Canadian who asked the US border guard to say “Please?” He got pepper sprayed.
And a few years ago there was a lineup at an ATM in Montreal. A Canadian got to the front of the line, got his money from the machine, said “Thank you,” to the machine…
And the American in line behind him beat him up.
raincoaster 
I think this shot of a hot, wet beaver is even better.
You Canadians really are too polite. I notice you always say “Please assume the position” when you detain us at the border crossings.
Standing in the middle of a freeway?? Is there anything people won’t do to take a video and post it on youtube? They and the beaver itself are lucky as hell not to be as flat as its tail. Idiots.
It’s a miracle both the beaver and the photographer survived. This said, I like beavers
Ian, Ian, Ian, it’s a Canadian highway. People slow down.
You know the joke: how do you get 200 Canadians out of a swimming pool? You say: would everyone please get out of the pool?
I don’t get it. :/ Was it a real beaver?
Blog stats slowing down since you disappeared into the Twitter, eh?
Speaking of statjacking, I’ve been posting less lately, with the result that my number-one hit is “Hot Chick With Hairy Beaver! Bikinis and Wet, Oily Beaver! Beaver Eating!”
I’d find it slightly depressing if it didn’t confirm some of my more cynical ideas about the power of the internet.
Indeed, stats have taken a sudden, inexplicable upward jog. Wonder how that happened?
naked beaver?
Do beavers wear clothes in Chinatown?
Most of the beavers you see around town are well-covered, except the ones at Brandi’s and Number Five Orange.
And approaching 2.5 million hits. Did you know that makes raincoaster an inspiration?
I bet you did.
I do. Alas, I have become irregular and logy, and thus my popularity is waning. I need to be more blogmiscuous.
Erm …. yes … um ….. but Courage, ma Marchionesse, Courage
Nous aimons les Platypus Canadiens
Everybody loves beaver!
2,373,010 wows
Weltmacht und kein NiederGang
Wer braucht ein Quiz, wenn man einen Canadienische Beaver hat
Es macht man denken, nee
Das ist es doch
hWoops – translation
Vorld Domination und NO Annihilation
Who needs ein Quiz if you haff ein Canadien Platypus
Harumph
Harrumph
Harrrumph
I despise the word beaver. It makes me feel dirty. And hairy.
You can wax a beaver. But it’s hell getting them to keep still.