Eric Nicol Quotes

Canada, Writer
December 28, 1919 – February, 2, 2011.

Eric Patrick Nicol was a Canadian writer, best known as a longtime humour columnist for the Vancouver, British Columbia newspaper The Province. He also published over 40 books, both original works and compilations of his humour columns, and won the Stephen Leacock Memorial Medal for Humour three times.

Most Americans don't understand Canadian political parties. Neither do most Canadians

Eric Nicol
- Political
- Party
The first humans to come to Canada were the Indians. There is some mystery as to where the Indians came from. Some experts say that they came from the same place as the Eskimo. This doesn't help much because nobody knows where the Eskimo came from either. (Except the Eskimo, and they aren't talking.)

Eric Nicol
- History
- Helping
- Mystery

Clearly, if Confederation is to survive another 100 years, Canada must find a national esprit de corps. Cohesion cannot depend indefinitely on hating Toronto.

Eric Nicol
- Hate
- Years
- Depends
The fashionable Canadian drug habit, instead of cocaine, is to sniff real snow.

Eric Nicol
- Real
- Drug
- Snow
If the rest of his foursome are bunched directly behind his ball, or assume the foetal position with their backs to the tee, the golfer is reminded that his drive tends to be erratic. More cruel yet is for his opponent to stand directly in the projected line of flight, as the safest place to be.

Eric Nicol
- Golf
- Behinds
- Balls
Very little is known about the War of 1812 because the Americans lost it.

Eric Nicol
- War
- Lost
- Littles