---
title: "No smiling! We're Canadian"
url: "https://osherove.com/blog/2003/8/27/no-smiling-were-canadian.md"
canonical: "https://osherove.com/blog/2003/8/27/no-smiling-were-canadian.html"
published: "2003-08-27T13:18:00"
updated: "2003-08-27T13:18:00"
tags: ["Off Topic"]
author: "Roy Osherove"
description: "I just had to post this . Sorry :) “ The new measure took effect on Aug. 15, but there is a smile amnesty for the next two months to accommodate those who have already filed happy-looking photos or have not heard of the…"
usage: "Licensed under CC BY 4.0 — reuse, quote and adapt with attribution (Roy Osherove, link to the original page)."
license: "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/"
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# No smiling! We're Canadian

By Roy Osherove August 27, 2003 In [Off Topic](https://osherove.com/blog/category/off-topic)

**Historical article** · Originally published August 27, 2003; technical details may be outdated.

I just **had** to post [this](http://www.globeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20030827.wsmile0827/BNStory/National/). Sorry :)

“_The new measure took effect on Aug. 15, but there is a smile amnesty for the next two months to accommodate those who have already filed happy-looking photos or have not heard of the ban on grins._

_"We have already received photos with small smiles that we are ready to accept," Ms. Meunier said._”

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[All posts in Off Topic](https://osherove.com/blog/category/off-topic)

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- Aug 28, 2003

    ### [Ed has left the building](https://osherove.com/blog/2003/8/28/ed-has-left-the-building.html)

- Aug 26, 2003

    ### [Advice for article writers - part II](https://osherove.com/blog/2003/8/26/advice-for-article-writers-part-ii.html)

- Aug 26, 2003

    ### [MSFT.Opml](https://osherove.com/blog/2003/8/26/msftopml.html)


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## About the author

**Roy Osherove**: Senior Solutions Architect at AWS working on AI for production and AI-driven development; author of The Art of Unit Testing and Elastic Leadership, with about 20 years of consulting and training on unit testing, TDD, team leadership and continuous delivery.

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