Yesterday (April 30th) my cousin and I traveled from Michigan to Canada to see a movie that is not being shown in the US (Trailer Park Boys: Don't Legalize It).
Now, I don't know if anyone out there has heard of the Trailer Park Boys since I don't know many people outside of my family that have, but it started out as a Canadian TV series that had, I believe, 7 seasons. It is rather stupid, but in my opinion is very funny. They also have two other movies out there. It is centered around a Canadian trailer park and follows around three individuals as they do a variety of illegal things (grow dope, steal, etc.) as well as fight with the trailer park supervisor who is an ex-cop that got dismissed because of a prank by one of the main characters.
Anyway, on our way across the border, the Canadian Border Services guy was asking us the normal questions, "What brings you two to Canada tonight" etc. When we told him we were going over to see a movie, he asked why we would travel to another country just to watch a movie. When we told him we were going to see Trailer Park Boys, he seemed genuinely surprised, and asked us how we know about them. We told him we had watched all their stuff on Netflix and my brother also had all the season on DVD. He had been very stern and authoritative during the entirety of our short encounter. After I told him that, he asked us "Now how am I supposed to believe you two aren't stoned out of your mind right now?" and then laughed and said "I'm just kidding, you two have a good time." and gave us our stuff back and sent us on our way.
I found his sense of humor very funny, especially having had run ins with some US Customs and Border agents who are always very strict and stern (nothing wrong with that, just stating a fact). All in all, no real rhyme or reason to the post, just found it enjoyable that the guy could complete his job and have a good sense of humor with the people he comes in contact with.
Now, I don't know if anyone out there has heard of the Trailer Park Boys since I don't know many people outside of my family that have, but it started out as a Canadian TV series that had, I believe, 7 seasons. It is rather stupid, but in my opinion is very funny. They also have two other movies out there. It is centered around a Canadian trailer park and follows around three individuals as they do a variety of illegal things (grow dope, steal, etc.) as well as fight with the trailer park supervisor who is an ex-cop that got dismissed because of a prank by one of the main characters.
Anyway, on our way across the border, the Canadian Border Services guy was asking us the normal questions, "What brings you two to Canada tonight" etc. When we told him we were going over to see a movie, he asked why we would travel to another country just to watch a movie. When we told him we were going to see Trailer Park Boys, he seemed genuinely surprised, and asked us how we know about them. We told him we had watched all their stuff on Netflix and my brother also had all the season on DVD. He had been very stern and authoritative during the entirety of our short encounter. After I told him that, he asked us "Now how am I supposed to believe you two aren't stoned out of your mind right now?" and then laughed and said "I'm just kidding, you two have a good time." and gave us our stuff back and sent us on our way.
I found his sense of humor very funny, especially having had run ins with some US Customs and Border agents who are always very strict and stern (nothing wrong with that, just stating a fact). All in all, no real rhyme or reason to the post, just found it enjoyable that the guy could complete his job and have a good sense of humor with the people he comes in contact with.

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