Me: Yay women's speed skating!
Announcers: Oh noes! The ice machines are broken! The speed skating track is ruined! Delays! Spare machines brought in from Calgary!
Paul: This is Canada. They had to go all the way from Vancouver to Calgary to find a zamboni?
Me: They should've started with the neighbors' garage.
Paul: Or Home Depot. Cryin' out loud.
ETA: Actually, the better punchline would've suggested Canadian Tire. Our USA is showing.
I just hurt myself laughing and I am pretty sure that soy milk will never come out of my nasal cavity...
My work here is done. Thank you, Goodnight!
(hands you a neti pot)
Canadian Tire would have been the funnier response.
Actually they are using special custom made all electric Zamboni machines so required special parts. Doesn't seem like the right time to get too creative.. with something this big, go with well known and well tested equipment.
Actually, they are not using Zambonis at all. Due to sponsor contracts, the machines were made by GM. Due to the green image Vancouver tries to display, GM had to build electric machines, which they had no experience with. Your average zamboni is not suited for the special needs in speed skating, so they needed the special zamboni from Calgary. If you look carefully, you will notice that the logo "Zamboni" was taped when it was riding the ice.
Thanks for the info, Paul. In all honesty, I figured that it was something like that.
As for the logo: Oh, advertising.