This poll was prepared for Geist by Wreford & Associates. Depositions were taken randomly at major Canadian intersection.

Failure, self-deprication, the underdog hero: a list of literary devices common to Canadian Literature, according to Wikipedia.

"Forget the cat. Focus instead on the topless lady. You have been provided with paper for notes. Remember, this is only a test."

sure enough when we quieted downwe could hear its faint cries and senseits frantic little bird heart rattling in its cage of bones

We plan, like architects to bring the outdoors in.

These facts about the mating rituals of garden-dwellers were gathered from Guests in Your Garden: Facts and Folklore About Bugs, Slugs, and Other Garden Creatures, written by Michele Davidson and illustrated by Eve Corbel, published by Arsenal Pulp

Billy Collins, former Poet Laureate of the United States, says poetry is optional. And that your reader's crotch is the one thing you never worry about.

I use the thicker rope for hanging men. I don’t like to use the same piece twice. A fresh length each time and left on, disposed of with the body.

Musician Carolyn Mark remembers a wild night with her record label, two roller derby girls, and a pellet gun.

If elected, punk rocker Joe Keithley promises to put YOU THE PEOPLE first!!

The top 5 most pirated eBooks on July 13, 2011, according to piratebay.com

A list of vintage party games, including Who Tapped Me?, Blindfold Penny-Magic, Who's Your Future Wife? and more.

A list of possible forthcoming titles in a choose-your-own-adventure series.

Instructions on how to do laundry without electricity, from a 1962 article.

A man infiltrates his elderly neighbour's home disguised as a Meals-On-Wheels representative.

This excerpt from Claudia Cornwall's At World's Edge, Curt Lang's Vancouver 1937-1998 details Lang's time in Europe and his refascination with Canada.