Oshawa, Ontario is about 30 minutes drive rast of Toronto, and is mostly known for it's big GM plant and the Oshawa Generals, a minor league hockey team that some greats have played for (Eric Lindros, Bobby Orr etc...).
I was a huge fan of the Daily Show when I had cable, and I've caught the Colbert Report a few times (when at a place showing it), and I must admit his pseudo-right wing caricature is brilliantly funny.
Due to a joke made on Stephen Colbert's show about the Generals playing the Saginaw Spirit (Colbert's hometown minor league hockey team), the mayor of Oshawa ran with it, and declared yesterday "Stephen Colbert Day".
No kidding. A band played, some comedian performed and Don Cherry headlined. I never knew Don Cherry could headline something. There was even a look-alike contest.
Everything was taken in jest, and the mayor got a ton of free publicity out of it. There was just one thing missing. Stephen Colbert never showed up.
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