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Fri Mar 7, 2008 23:19 GMT
Turning Ianto Jones into a Canadian: The Real Story
Many people, on a Friday night would do things like, go to a movie, drink with friends, attend parties, go on dates, watch brain dead television and hang out with friends.
What did I do this Friday night? With the assistance of my best friend, I turned Ianto Jones, Welsh tea-boy extraordinaire, into a Canadian cliche.
It all started with a screencap of Ianto holding a field hockey stick. Being Canadian, while I respect field hockey as a viable sport, it still seems, well, wrong, he wasn't holding an ice hockey stick. Thus began a journey that required one screencap, 9 iconic Canadian images, Photoshop, 1.5 hours and two really proud Canadians.
Actual comments made during the Canadianization of Ianto:
"Can we put him in a Leafs' jersey?"
"Do you want this done right? Then I'm putting a shadow on the Tim Hortons coffee cup."
"Size that toque down otherwise he looks like Canadian pirate Ianto."
"No, I want a Tims' maple dip doughnut, not a Krispe Kreme! They look shellacked."
"Leafs', Sens, Canadiens and Canucks -- that's all the teams that count. "
"Usually, I have people who photoshop for me."
"You'd better not be giving him a mullet!"
"I want to hide the Sens' banner as much as possible."
"I'm putting a Roots' logo on his jacket. Yes, the one with the beaver."
"We couldn't make this more Canadian unless we put a beaver hiding under the couch! What? Myfanwy needs lunch."
"Do you really want our national animal to be eaten?"
Thus we have a fully Canadianized Ianto "Eh" Jones. Welcome to the country, let me take you out for a double-double in the Great White North.
In conclusion, we're not sure if we're really proud or just really geeked-out Canadians. In our defence, there are about 4 feet of snow outside and another 10-15cm falling tonight. Unless I shovel my driveway, what else are we going to do?
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Fie! Fie an American team
Theoriginalspy
on Sun, 2008-03-09 17:43
Fie! Fie an American team in my Canadianization of Ianto! Fie, I say!
I have to give the actual Photoshopping credit to my best friend's skills. As she put it, I "art directed." Plus, I really wanted the Roots logo with the beaver.








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An hour and a half well spent
Of course, being in the US means I kinda wanted to see him in Bruins colors but I can live with Canadian!Ianto.
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