Eh Mail

By J. Marshall Craig

"A hilarious and timely little book that had me laughing out loud on almost every page--though as a Canadian I find it curious and even disturbing that Craigs publisher is...American." --Ian Ferguson,... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0595287913
• ISBN13: 9780595287918
• Release Date: July 2003
• Publisher: iUniverse
• Length: 64 Pages
• Weight: 0.24 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 6.5" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

Hilarious Cultural Commentary

J. Marshall Craig has chosen a unique vehicle, that of email correspondence, to carry on in the tradition of "The Canadian Conspiracy" and almost everything ever done by Rick Mercer. Having been born in Canada and now living in the US, he is uniquely qualified to observe for us the foibles and quirks of both cultures, all neatly wrapped up in a package conspiracy theorists will delight in.Deep belly laughs ensue. Puns are served with the care and preparation of a gourmet dish. Satire is delivered with gentle understatement. One of the funniest looks at our culture I've read.

In stitches!

A hilarious little read! I think i woke most my fellow flyers on a recent flight back, ironically, from Boston. I couldn't put it down. I don't know what I enjoyed more, a Canadian's view of an American, or an American's interpretation of a Canadian. Eh-Mail's sure to chisel an overdue smile onto your face!

A view from the US Eh?

J. Marshall Craig's charming book, Eh Mail, is a fast, funny and vividly voyeristic read consisting entirely of e-mail correspondence between an American intelligence agent stationed in Canada, his wife and sister in his hometown of Boston and his CIA supervisor in Washington, DC.Predictably, the laugh riot correspondence chronicles, with both astonishment, contempt and a nano-drop of grudging admiration, the Canadian way of life: Ottawa winters (long and cold), health care (universal and free), Canadian cuisine (including such French Canadian delicacies as poutine and tortier), strong beer(Moosehead), government funding of the arts (vigorous) and the lack of non-stop flights to Edmonton, Alberta ("a radically right-wing Canadian version of Texas"), where local newspaper columnists "loudly and defensively proclaim" their satisfaction with living there.Any Canadian living in US will laugh out loud at agent Avery Beckett's voyage of discovery north of the 49th parallel. (No, Toronto is not the capital of Canada. Yes, Raymond Burr, Alex Trebeck, Jim Carrey, Peter Jennings and Michael J. Fox were all born in Canada.) And everyone will be tickled by the clever humor and ubiquitous references to the many Canucks in Hollywood.

Mikey's Review

Canadians have been the brunt of allot of jokes. Second City comics made a living from skeches that raked the absurd nature of the Canadian wanky colloquial jargon, now Craig takes things on to the 21st century. Funny and witty this book will get you giggling. What a relief in these troubled times, eh.

Mikeys Review

Canadians have been the brunt of allot of jokes. Second City comics made a living from sketches that raked the absurd nature of the evolved colloquial jargon, now Craig takes things on to the 21st century. Funny and witty this book will get you giggling. What a relief in these troubled times, eh.