In a message dated 4/5/02 11:09:04 AM, [log in to unmask] writes: << A query, Molly: How are Canadian crutches different from Amercan ones? Do they have the Maple Leaf flag on them? <grin> >> Ha! No--but they do have a tricky pronunciation. The full spelling is Canadianeh, and the 'eh' is silent. :c) I have no idea why elbow cuffs make them Canadian. Ours is not to reason why. I'm smitten with my sticks. They're my longest-standing (har!) male relationship, and I named them Sacco and Vanzetti after two wrongly executed Italian anarchists from the 1920s. I toyed with Pierre and Jean-Guy for a while, because of their nationality, but I think I made the best choice. Molly